Rachel Chagall (born Rachel Levin) is an American actress, best known for roles as Gaby in the film Gaby: A True Story (1987), for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama and as Val Toriello on The Nanny (1993–1999).
Rachel Chagall | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rachel Levin |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–2006 |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Spouse | Greg Lenert (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
editRachel Levin was born in New York City, to a Jewish family.
In 1982, she contracted Guillain–Barré syndrome, recovering sufficiently to be cast in the starring role of Gaby, A True Story.[1][2]
She is perhaps best known for her role as the dimwitted sidekick Val Toriello, on the 1990s television series The Nanny. She and her husband Greg Lenert, who was The Nanny's stage manager, had twins – a girl and a boy – on March 19, 1999.[citation needed]
She made guest appearances on Just Shoot Me! and Strong Medicine. She also played a mysterious woman in What I Like About You. As Rachel Levin, Chagall appeared in Gaby: A True Story (1987) in the title role as Gabriela Brimmer and White Palace (1990) in the role of Rachel. She also appeared in The Last Supper (1995). On December 6, 2004, Chagall appeared at the cast reunion for The Nanny, The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Gaby: A True Story | Gaby | Nominated: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama |
| 1990 | White Palace | Rachel | |
| 1993–1999 | The Nanny | Val Toriello | 79 episodes |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Abortion Activist | |
| 1998 | The Simple Life | As Val from The Nanny. | |
| 2001 | Odessa or Bust | Declining Agent | |
| Just Shoot Me! | Aunt Mindy | "Sid & Nina" | |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Renee Edwards | "Like Cures Like" |
| The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember | Herself | ||
| 2006 | What I Like About You | Chocolate Lady | "Now and Zen" |
References
edit- ^ Passafiume, Andrea. "Gaby - A True Story". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Gaby - A True Story Details | Sony Movie Channel". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26.
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