Rachel True

Rachel True (born November 15, 1966) is an African-American actress from New York. True is the step-daughter of actress Verona Barnes, and developed a love for acting as a child, watching her step-mother participate in different plays.

In 1991, True had an appearance on The Cosby Show beginning a string of TV jobs, including turns on Beverly Hills 90210, The Drew Carey Show, Once and Again, and HBO's Dream On.

By 1993, she had moved to Los Angeles, and appeared opposite Chris Rock in his movie spoof CB4. After CB4, she was cast alongside Alyssa Milano for the movie Embrace of the Vampire. True's next movie was The Craft, where she played a member of a gothic teenage coven along with Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell and Fairuza Balk. True and Campbell became best friends during the filming, a friendship they maintain.

True played the girlfriend of a pothead who hid his habit from her in Half Baked. True has also appeared in Nowhere, Groove, and New Best Friend.

True is known for playing characters with a dark side, such as the one she played in Embrace of the Vampire, the witch in The Craft, and Julianne in New Best Friend.

Filmography

Movies

  • New Best Friend, 2002
  • Who Is A.B.?, 2001
  • Love Song, 2000, (TV)
  • Groove_(movie), 2000
  • The Auteur Theory, 1999
  • The Apartment Complex, 1999, (TV)
  • The Big Split, 1999
  • With or Without You, 1998
  • Half Baked, 1998
  • Nowhere, 1997
  • The Craft, 1996
  • A Walton Wedding, 1995, (TV)
  • Embrace of the Vampire, 1994
  • Moment of Truth: Stalking Back, 1993, (TV)
  • CB4, 1993

Television

  • Half & Half
  • Dawson's Creek
  • Once and Again
  • Providence
  • The Drew Carey Show
  • Boston Common
  • Dream On
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  • Thea
  • Beverly Hills, 90210
  • Renegade
  • Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
  • The Cosby Show

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True is known for playing characters with a dark side, such as the one she played in Embrace of the Vampire, the witch in The Craft, and Julianne in New Best Friend. Her second was screenwriter, Robert Muller. True has also appeared in Nowhere, Groove, and New Best Friend. Her first husband was the actor Peter Vaughan. True played the girlfriend of a pothead who hid his habit from her in Half Baked. She was awarded the CBE in 1991. True and Campbell became best friends during the filming, a friendship they maintain. She has won acclaim for her performances in dramas such as the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Wessex Tales.

True's next movie was The Craft, where she played a member of a gothic teenage coven along with Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell and Fairuza Balk. She has also appeared frequently on television, often in costume dramas such as Jane Eyre and A Tale of Two Cities. After CB4, she was cast alongside Alyssa Milano for the movie Embrace of the Vampire. She trained at RADA and made her stage debut in 1950 and her film debut in 1953, soon becoming a regular in British films of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Charlie Bubbles (1967). By 1993, she had moved to Los Angeles, and appeared opposite Chris Rock in his movie spoof CB4. Billie Whitelaw (born 6 June 1932) is a distinguished British actor. In 1991, True had an appearance on The Cosby Show beginning a string of TV jobs, including turns on Beverly Hills 90210, The Drew Carey Show, Once and Again, and HBO's Dream On. Gumshoe (1972).

True is the step-daughter of actress Verona Barnes, and developed a love for acting as a child, watching her step-mother participate in different plays. Night Watch (1973). Rachel True (born November 15, 1966) is an African-American actress from New York. The Omen (1976). The Cosby Show. Cooper.

Hangin' with Mr. Renegade. Beverly Hills, 90210. Thea.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Dream On. Boston Common. The Drew Carey Show.

Providence. Once and Again. Dawson's Creek. Half & Half.

CB4, 1993. Moment of Truth: Stalking Back, 1993, (TV). Embrace of the Vampire, 1994. A Walton Wedding, 1995, (TV).

The Craft, 1996. Nowhere, 1997. Half Baked, 1998. With or Without You, 1998.

The Big Split, 1999. The Apartment Complex, 1999, (TV). The Auteur Theory, 1999. Groove_(movie), 2000.

Love Song, 2000, (TV). Who Is A.B.?, 2001. New Best Friend, 2002.