Rachel Moss

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Rachel Moss is an actor who has starred on Off Broadway plays and TV shows. She has also appeared in commercials for Pepsi and Playhouse Disney. [1]

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Early life and education

Moss began her performance career in early childhood. She started dancing at age three. After entering acting at age five, Moss performed in a production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown . [2] Four years later, she starred in The People Garden, an Off Broadway show. [1]

During her years in middle school, Moss played the role of a young girl in Summer and Smoke at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. [3] She graduated from Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, New Jersey in 2013 after receiving the senior theatre award. [4] During her high school studies, Moss participated in the Crimsingers, the school's a cappella group, and on the forensics team. [1] She also starred in the school's productions of Bat Boy: The Musical , [5] A Midsummer Night's Dream, [6] and Bye, Bye Birdie . [7] In 2013, Morris Arts awarded Moss their Elaine Ehlers Arts Scholarship. [8] Funding from the scholarship supported her college studies at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. [9]

Acting career

During her acting career, Moss has made guest appearances on network TV series. She has appeared on One Life to Live on ABC-TV, Person of Interest on CBS-TV, and 30 Rock on NBC-TV. Moss also worked as the voice actor for the character Wiffle in the mini-series Wiffle and Fuzz on Playhouse Disney. [2] She played the role of Miniature Girl in The Outskirts .

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Scarantino, Drew Anne (June 21, 2010). "New Faces NJ: Rachel Moss; a talented high school student aims high". New Jersey Monthly.
  2. 1 2 "Meet Rachel Moss, Morristown-Beard's future movie star".
  3. ↑ Lenzi, Linda (January 15, 2007). "Photo Coverage: Summer and Smoke Opens at Paper Mill". Broadwayworld.com.
  4. ↑ "Upper School Students Honored".
  5. ↑ "Bat Boy Soars at MBS".
  6. ↑ "MBS to Stage "Midsummer"".
  7. ↑ "Say Hello to "Bye Bye Birdie" Feb. 27 - March 2".
  8. ↑ "Deadline extended to Jan. 23 for Morris Art's scholarship applications". The Independent Press. January 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "About Morris Arts". "The 2013 Elaine Ehlers Arts Scholarship ($5,000) was awarded to actor Rachel Moss who graduated from the Morristown Beard School and will be attending the Muhlenberg College."
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