Rachel Keller (actress)

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Rachel Keller
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Born
Rachel Rye Keller [1]

Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Rachel Rye Keller is an American actress, best known for her roles as Sydney "Syd" Barrett in the FX television series Legion and as Simone Gerhardt in the second season of the FX black comedy crime drama anthology series Fargo .

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Early life

Keller was born in Los Angeles, and grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota. [2] [3] She attended the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and graduated in 2014 from Carnegie Mellon University. [4] Keller's father is Jewish, and she also celebrates Hanukkah. [5]

Career

Keller began her career with roles in various short films and guest starring roles in the television series The Mentalist and Supernatural .

Keller received wide recognition for her recurring role as Simone Gerhardt in the second season of the FX anthology television series Fargo . [6]

Between 2017 and 2019, she starred as Sydney "Syd" Barrett, the female lead in the FX series Legion . [7]

In 2019, Keller starred as Cassandra Pressman in the Netflix mystery drama series The Society . In 2022, she had a leading role in the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice , replacing Odessa Young. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012I Still Adore YouCigarette Girl Short film
FlutterKaylinShort film
2014 Hollidaysburg Tori
2016Wig Shop ShoshanaShort film
2018 Write When You Get Work Ruth Duffy
Diddie Wa Diddie JanetShort film
2019 In the Shadow of the Moon Jean
2020House SitCatherineShort film
2022 A Man Called Otto Sonya
Butcher's Crossing FrancinePost-production
2023 Chestnut Tyler
TBAThe First SealJessica VelardiPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 The Mentalist AnneEpisode: "White Orchids"
Supernatural Sister MathiasEpisode: "Paint It Black"
Fargo Simone Gerhardt7 episodes
2017–2019 Legion Sydney "Syd" Barrett27 episodes
2019 The Society Cassandra Pressman3 episodes
2020 Dirty John Linda Kolkena8 episodes
2022–present Tokyo Vice SamanthaMain role, 18 episodes [8]

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