Rachel Boston

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Born
Rachel Elizabeth Boston

(1982-05-09) May 9, 1982 (age 41)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
SpouseTolya Ashe [1]
Children1 [2]

Rachel Elizabeth Boston (born May 9, 1982) is an American actress. She has had leading roles in a number of independent films, and was a regular cast member in several television series. She starred in the NBC drama series, American Dreams as Beth Mason from 2002 to 2005, in the short-lived CBS sitcom The Ex List in 2008, and on the USA Network series In Plain Sight from 2008 to 2012. From 2013 to 2014, Boston starred as Ingrid Beauchamp in the Lifetime fantasy-drama series, Witches of East End .

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Early life

Boston was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to William Terry Boston and Brenda Billingsley Boston. Her father was executive vice president of power system operations for the Tennessee Valley Authority. [3] [4] She grew up in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, before moving to New York City at the age of seventeen to attend New York University. She was Miss Tennessee Teen USA in 1999, placing in the Top 10 at the national pageant. [5]

Career

Boston starred in the NBC series American Dreams , which aired from 2002 to 2005. She portrayed the character Beth Pryor (née Mason), the wife of the oldest son of the Pryor family, around whom the series was centered. She has made guest appearances in other series such as The Closer , Las Vegas , The Daily Show , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Grey's Anatomy , Rules of Engagement , and Crossing Jordan, and NCIS .

Boston at the Paley Center in April 2012 Rachel Boston12PF1.jpg
Boston at the Paley Center in April 2012

Boston landed the lead role on ABC's Ric Swartzlander comedy pilot The News (2007). The show was set in a chaotic Phoenix television newsroom. Boston played a rising star at the station who had recently been promoted to executive producer of all news programs. Boston also starred with Donal Logue in the Fox pilot "Hackett", directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and starred with Ed O'Neill and Christine Baranski in the CBS pilot Inseparable.

Boston starred as Daphne Bloom in the short-lived CBS series The Ex List . In that same year she also guest starred on NBC's ER playing an American soldier. She filmed Ghosts of Girlfriends Past with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner in February 2008. She has also filmed 500 Days of Summer with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in spring 2008.

In early 2011, Boston joined the cast of USA Network's hit series In Plain Sight , [6] where she played Abigail Chaffee, an Albuquerque Police Detective and the love interest of Marshall Mann (Frederick Weller). For the fifth and final season, Boston continued her role as a series regular. [7]

Boston at Entertainment Weekly Party, Beverly Hills Post Office, Sep 20, 2008 RachelBoston.jpg
Boston at Entertainment Weekly Party, Beverly Hills Post Office, Sep 20, 2008

For her role opposite Noah Bean in the independent feature The Pill, Boston garnered rave reviews on the festival circuit and earned accolades including the Best Actress Award from the San Diego Film Festival, [8] the Stargazer Award from the Gen Art Film Festival, [9] and the Emerging Artist Award from the Big Apple Film Festival. [10]

Boston was the executive producer for the independent film Black Marigolds, and also starred in the film, which reunited her with her costar from The Pill, Noah Bean. [11] The film was shot over a 2-week span in the Palomar Mountain Range of Southern California.

In 2012, Boston starred in the feature film It's a Disaster alongside Julia Stiles and America Ferrera. [12] Also in 2012, Boston would then be cast as one of the leads in the Lifetime fantasy-drama series Witches of East End , based on a novel of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz, opposite Julia Ormond, Jenna Dewan and Mädchen Amick. [13] [14] [15] The show debuted on October 6, 2013. [16] [17]

During her tenure on Witches of East End, she was cast in the original independent romantic comedy A Ring by Spring, a Hallmark original film, directed by Kristoffer Tabori. [18] Shortly thereafter she was cast in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' original telefilm A Gift of Miracles, opposite Jesse Moss and Rita Moreno. [19]

Shortly after Lifetime's cancellation of Witches of East End, Boston signed on to Hallmark Channel's original telefim, Ice Sculpture Christmas, a part of Hallmark's 2015 Countdown to Christmas event. [20] [21] In April 2016, Boston completed work on Hallmark Channel's original telefilm Stop the Wedding , co-starring Niall Matter, Alan Thicke, Lini Evans and Teryl Rothery. [22] [23] At the end of 2016, Boston announced a partnership with Hallmark and author de la Cruz on a new original movie, Christmas in Angel Falls, about an angel who falls in love during the Christmas season. [24]

Between 2018 and 2019, Boston would sign on to her first theatrical leading role in 6 years, in the film I Hate Kids opposite Tom Everett Scott. [25] In November 2018, Boston would guest on the ABC drama the Good Doctor as Claire's college roommate and friend, Kayla, who is seeking treatment for her cancer. [26]

Personal life

Boston and professional chef Tolya Ashe were engaged June 16, 2021. In January 2022 she gave birth to the couple's first child, a baby girl named Grace.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Smoking HerbJaquelyn Mason
2006 Fifty Pills Lindsay
2009 (500) Days of Summer Alison
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Deena the Bridesmaid
201010 Years LaterKyra Lee
2011Chance of ShowersWoman in Yellow
The Pill Mindy
2012Blind TurnSamantha Holt
Coming HomeMegan Morgan
It's a Disaster Lexi Kivel
2013Black MarigoldsKate ColeAlso Executive Producer
Who the F Is Buddy ApplebaumJanie
2019I Hate KidsSydney Bartlett

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 The Andy Dick Show TinaEpisode: "Professor Talcum"
2002–05 American Dreams Beth MasonSeries regular (50 episodes)
2005Peep ShowMarsha Pilot
The Closer JenniferEpisode: "About Face"
Love, Inc. JillEpisode: "Thick and Thin"
2006InseparableStephPilot
Crumbs AlisonEpisode: "Maybe I'm Tony Randall"
The Loop JennaEpisode: "Jack Air"
Happy Hour ShaunaEpisode: "Crazy Girls"
NCIS Siri AlbertEpisode: "Dead and Unburied"
7th Heaven Ms. Margo3 episodes
2007The NewsApril TarnoffPilot
Grey's Anatomy RachelEpisode: "Great Expectations"
Crossing Jordan Geneva ToddEpisode: "Mr. Little and Mr. Big"
Rules of Engagement AmyEpisode: "Flirting with Disaster"
Las Vegas PatsyEpisode: "The Glass Is Always Cleaner"
Curb Your Enthusiasm WaitressEpisode: "The N Word"
2008HackettAudreyPilot
ER Beth AckermanEpisode: "Status Quo"
2008–11 The Ex List Daphne BloomSeries regular (12 episodes)
2009 The Cleaner Ruby GeilerEpisode: "Split Ends"
Eastwick CharleneEpisode: "Fleas and Casserole"
2010 Accidentally on Purpose BrendaEpisode: "Speed"
Scoundrels Tanya Leterre3 episodes
Castle Penny MarchandEpisode: "He's Dead, She's Dead"
2011 Mad Love Erin SinclaireEpisodes: "Fireworks", "The Spy Who Loved Me"
2011–12 In Plain Sight Det. Abigail ChaffeeSeries regular (16 episodes)
2012Holiday High School Reunion (Renamed in 2019 as Christmas Crush)Georgia Lifetime movie; also executive producer
2013–14 Witches of East End Ingrid BeauchampSeries regular (23 episodes)
2014A Ring by SpringCaryn Briggs Hallmark movie; also associate producer
2015For JusticeLisaPilot
A Gift of MiraclesDarcy Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie; also associate producer
Ice Sculpture ChristmasCallieHallmark movie; also associate producer
2016 Stop the Wedding Annabelle ColtonHallmark movie
2017A Rose for ChristmasAndy LindryHallmark movie
Christmas in Angel FallsGabby MessengerHallmark Movies & Mysteries movie; also executive producer
2018 The Good Doctor KaylaEpisode:"Hubert"
A Christmas in TennesseeAllison BennetLifetime Movie
2019The Last BridesmaidBeccaHallmark Movie; also executive producer
Check Inn to ChristmasJulia CrawleyHallmark Movie; also executive producer
2020 Kidding LisaEpisode: "The Puppet Dalai Dilemma"
2020-2021 SEAL Team Hannah Oliver11 episodes
2020A Christmas CarouselLila ThomasHallmark Movie
2022Dating the DelaneysMaggieHallmark Movie
The Engagement PlotHanna KnightTV movie
A Christmas Cookie CatastropheAnneHallmark Movie
2023The More Love GrowsHelenHallmark Movie
Field DayHallmark Movie

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  1. ↑ "Rachel Boston Opens up About Portraying a Mom for the First Time Since Welcoming Her Own Daughter".
  2. ↑ "Rachel Boston on Instagram: "Welcome to the world my little angel!!!! 💗💗💗 Baby Grace is here and our hearts are so very full!!! Thank you to everyone surrounding us with so much love. 💓💓💓 #amazinggrace #2022 #welcomehome"".
  3. ↑ Kufahl, Pam (December 23, 2013). "Terry Boston: A Gentleman's Rise in the Energy World". T&D World. Endeavor Business Media. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "1997 Engineer of Distinction: William Terry Boston" (PDF). Tennessee Tech. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rachel Boston Biography". Buddytv.com. May 9, 1982. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
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  11. ↑ Borys Kit. "Rachel Boston to Star in 'Black Marigolds' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ Borys Kit. "Rachel Boston Joins Indie Comedy 'It's a Disaster' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
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  14. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (September 19, 2012). "Witches of East End Casts Rachel Boston — Pilot". TVLine. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
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  16. ↑ LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist (July 27, 2013). "TCA: Lifetime's 'Witches Of East End' Debuts Oct. 6". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  17. ↑ Etkin, Jaimie (July 26, 2013). "'Witches Of East End' Premiere Set For October On Lifetime". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  18. ↑ Kit, Borys (November 19, 2013). "'Witches of East End' Actress to Star in Romantic Comedy 'Ring by Spring' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  19. ↑ "'A Gift of Miracles'". HallmarkMysteriesandMovies.com. February 15, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  20. ↑ Bill Keveney. "Mariah Carey tops Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas". USA Today. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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  22. ↑ "'Stop the Wedding': Hallmark -- Hollywood Actor to Marry Naive Widow in TV Movie Based on Book, Starring Rachel Boston, Alan Thicke". June 9, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Hallmark Channel Debuts Four Original Movies This June for Its "June Weddings" Celebration". the Futon Critic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  24. ↑ Denise Petski (December 28, 2016). "Author Melissa De La Cruz Inks Three-Film Deal With Brad Krevoy TV, Including 'Angel Falls' Starring Rachel Boston For Hallmark - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  25. ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro (July 26, 2017). "Rhea Seehorn & Rachel Boston Board Comedy 'I Hate Kids'". Deadline. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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