Rachel Avery

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Rachel Avery
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Rachel Avery

Occupation(s) Film, television actor
Years active2003–present
SpouseRobert Delf

Rachel Avery is an American film and television actress known for appearances in Scrubs , HBO's Big Love and more recently Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder . [1]

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Avery was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Tropic Thunder Speedman's Assistant

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