Early life and career
Rachelle Henry was born on December 16, 2000, in Richland, Washington, and raised in Seattle. [12] She began acting, modeling, and training at age six and was cast in the title role of Twelfth Night Productions' Oliver! [13] at age 10. Shortly afterward, she began appearing regularly in television commercials and independent films across the Pacific Northwest. [14]
At 15, Henry won a grant from Adobe Systems to produce a social change-themed project as part of the Adobe Pitch Project [15] in collaboration with Reel Grrls. [16] She wrote, produced, and directed the short film Missing, earning the Best Director award at the 2016 Premio Cinematografico Palena Film Festival in Palena, Italy, [17] and Best Short Film with a Social Message at the 2016 NEZ International Film Festival in Kolkata, India. [18]
Henry received two nominations at the 38th Young Artist Academy Awards [19] and won Best Performance in a Short Film – Teen Actress on March 17, 2017, for her role as Daisy in Jersey Gurl. [20] [21] That same week, the Young Entertainer Awards named her Best Young Actress in a Short Film for her portrayal of Alex, a teenage pickpocket in Grifters, which she also produced. [22] [23] In 2019, she won Best Young Actress for her performance in Mehndi, [24] which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival [25] and was an official selection at Outfest [26] Los Angeles. She later became the first recipient of the Best Producer award at the 40th Young Artist Academy Awards, where she earned four nominations. [27]
Henry co-starred in several festival-acclaimed projects, including Creased [28] (featured at the 2016 San Diego Asian Film Festival [29] and the HollyShorts Film Festival), [30] Losing It [31] [32] (premiered at Slamdance Film Festival [33] and the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner), [34] and Wallflower (2017), [35] [36] in which she portrayed the alter ego of the Capitol Hill Massacre killer. [37] The latter premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. [38] In 2018, she appeared alongside Willow Shields ( The Hunger Games ) and Meg DeLacy ( The Fosters ) in the feature film Woodstock or Bust, named Best Feature Film at the Artemis Film Festival. [39] The same year, she earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role as Molly in My Summer as a Goth. [40] [41]
In 2019, Henry portrayed Lisa Hunt, eldest daughter of Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, in the Starz series Gaslit starring Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, and Dan Stevens. [42] In 2022, she joined the cast of Netflix's Dead to Me as a young woman mirroring Christina Applegate's character, Jen Harding, in hospital flashbacks during her mother’s cancer battle. [43] [44] [45] She also guest-starred as Annie in Justin Theroux's Apple TV+ series The Mosquito Coast, aiding runaway protagonist Dina Fox. [46]
Henry was appointed Junior Editor at We Blab Entertainment Magazine in 2017. [47] She frequently moderates panels [48] [49] and mentors aspiring artists, [50] [51] advocates for youth-focused legislation, [52] and promotes student development initiatives through civic engagements. [53]
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