Rachel Melvin

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Rachel Melvin
Born (1985-02-09) February 9, 1985 (age 39)
Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materMountain Pointe High School
OccupationActress
Years active2004–2018, 2023–present
Spouse
Kevin Barrett
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(m. 2022)​

Rachel Melvin (born February 9, 1985)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Chelsea Brady on Days of Our Lives (2005–2009) and as Penny in Dumb and Dumber To.

Early life and education

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Melvin was born in Elmhurst, Illinois,[1] but moved to Phoenix, Arizona, at age four, where she was raised. She has an older sister named Jessica. She graduated from Mountain Pointe High School in 2003. Melvin passed up a full scholarship to college so that she could move to California to pursue an acting career. In Los Angeles, she took acting classes every weekend.[1]

Career

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Melvin landed her first acting job in the 2005 independent film Boo.[1] She later won the role of Georgia LaMarque, a French girl whom Bo and Billie had been falsely led to believe was their daughter on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, but only appeared in five episodes. Months later, she took over the role of Chelsea Brady (originally portrayed by Mandy Musgrave). She and her dog were seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, when she was randomly interviewed at a gas station for a segment. Melvin has also guest-starred on Summerland, Jack & Bobby and 8 Simple Rules. With her family, she has also appeared on Family Feud.

In 2010, Melvin starred as Kaia in Seven Deadly Sins which premiered on Lifetime alongside Dreama Walker. The first part premiered on May 23 while the second part premiered on May 24, 2010. In 2011, Melvin appeared in episodes of House M.D. and Castle.

In 2014, Melvin appeared as Penny Pinchelow in Dumb and Dumber To, portrayed Mary in Zombeavers, and Sarah in the drama thriller film Madtown.[2]

She appeared in the final season of MTV's Awkward.[3]

Melvin reprised the role of Chelsea Brady in August 2023 when she appeared for Victor Kiriakis' (John Aniston) funeral.[4]

Personal life

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Melvin lives in Los Angeles, California.[1] Her idols include Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, Anne Hathaway, Cynthia Nixon and Toni Collette.[1][5] She is married to Kevin Barrett.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2005 Boo Meg Film debut
2008 Legacy Julie Direct-to-video; also known as Pretty Little Devils
2009 Cry of the Mummy Le Petit Sirene Agent
2010 Girlfriend Rebecca
Seven Deadly Sins Kaia Two-part film
2012 My Funny Valentine Stevie
2014 Dumb and Dumber To Penny Pinchelow
Zombeavers Mary Direct-to-DVD
All I Need Ashley
2015 Backup Boyfriend Celia
Madtown Sarah
2017 Sleepwalker Dawn
2017 The Trouble With Mistletoe Willa Davis
2018 The Rake Nicole

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
2004 Summerland Teen Girl 1 episode
2005 8 Simple Rules Cute Girl 1 episode
2005–09,
2023 		Days of Our Lives Chelsea Brady 522 episodes
2006 Heroes Annie 3 episodes
2011 House Wynn Phillips 1 episode
Castle Nicole Hixton 1 episode
2012 Good Luck Charlie Syd (hairdresser) 1 episode
2015 Bones Kate Kolfax 1 episode
2016 Awkward. Lizzie Recurring;
7 episodes
2017 Sleepy Hollow Alex Norwood Main;[6]
13 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Rachel Melvin Biography - TV.com". TV.com. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Melvin, Rachel; Rubin, Jordan; Atkins, Lexi (March 20, 2015). "Q&A: A Dam Fun Time With "ZOMBEAVERS" Stars and Director". Fangoria (Interview). Interviewed by Michael Gingold (published March 20, 2019).
  3. ^ Melvin, Rachel (May 27, 2015). "Spotlight". AfterBuzz TV (Interview).
  4. ^ "Rachel Melvin Returns to DOOL as Chelsea Brady". Celeb Dirty Laundry. August 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Rachel Melvin bio - NBC.com Archived March 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 5, 2016). "Sleepy Hollow Adds Masterchef Junior Runner-Up, Days Vet, Empire Alum". TVLine. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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