Arica Himmel

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Arica Himmel
Born (2005-02-23) February 23, 2005 (age 20) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
Known forRainbow Johnson in Mixed-ish (2019)
Mother Zelma Davis

Arica Himmel (born February 23, 2005) [1] is an American actress, best known for her role as Rainbow "Bow" Johnson in the ABC comedy series, Mixed-ish .

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Life and career

Himmel was born and raised in New York City. She is the daughter of Liberian singer-songwriter Zelma Davis and Brandon Himmel. [2] Himmel has a sister, Zoe, who has also worked as an actress. [1] She made her stage debut in the off-Broadway production of The Layover at the age of 11. [3] In 2019, she made her film debut appearing in an supporting role opposite Judith Light in the comedy-drama film Before You Know It that premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. [3]

In 2019, Himmel was cast as young Rainbow "Bow" Johnson, the leading character in the ABC comedy series Mixed-ish , a prequel spin-off of Black-ish . [4] [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 God Friended Me Lindsay LevyEpisode: "Return to Sender
2019 Before You Know It Olivia
2019–2021 Mixed-ish Rainbow "Bow" JohnsonSeries regular
2020 Black-ish Young BowEpisode: "Friendgame"
2021–2022 Side Hustle Tabitha3 episodes
2023 Prom Pact ZenobiaMain role
2024 Parish Michaela6 episodes [6]
2025 Law & Order Angela RossEpisode: "Greater Good"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hanson-Firestone, Dana (September 27, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Arica Himmel". TVOvermind.
  2. "What 'mixed-ish' Star Arica Himmel Learned From Her "Godsister" Teyana Taylor". Bustle.
  3. 1 2 "Arica Himmel | mixed-ish". ABC.
  4. Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 18, 2019). "'Black-ish': Anders Holm, Tika Sumpter, Arica Himmel & Gary Cole Among 7 Cast In Bow-Centric Potential Spinoff Episode".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "'black-ish' gets a season 6 and a new prequel series 'mixed-ish' on ABC". EW.com.
  6. Ritman, Alex (July 29, 2022). "Ivan Mbakop, Arica Himmel, Dax Rey Join Giancarlo Esposito in AMC's 'The Driver' Remake (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2022.