Rachelle Vinberg

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Rachelle Vinberg
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Rachelle Vinberg (2019)
Born (1998-08-27) August 27, 1998 (age 26)
Occupations
  • Skateboarder
  • actress
Years active2016–present

Rachelle Vinberg (born August 27, 1998) is an American skateboarder and actress. She is best known for starring as Camille, a fictionalized version of herself, in the film Skate Kitchen and the TV series Betty inspired by the real group of female skaters she is a part of.

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Early life and education

Vinberg was born in Long Island, New York, to divorced parents, a Colombian mother and an American father. She has an older brother and a younger brother. As of 2018, Vinberg was a sophomore at Brooklyn College, where she was majoring in film. [1] [2]

Career

Skateboarding

Vinberg learned to ollie the summer before she turned 12, taught by an older cousin. [1] Vinberg continued learning tricks by watching YouTube and started skating with the boys in her neighborhood. [1] Vinberg befriended Nina Moran over YouTube and the two started skating together in NYC. [1] While in NYC, Vinberg and Moran met Crystal Moselle. [1] [3] Moselle shot a 13-minute film with Vinberg, Moran and several of their friends titled That One Day, which was then reworked and expanded into the feature film, Skate Kitchen . [4] [5]

Acting

Vinberg was skating at LES Skatepark when a casting director approached her to appear in "A Perfect Day", a Samsung commercial directed by Cary Fukunaga. [6] In 2018, Vinberg played Camille in Crystal Moselle's film Skate Kitchen . [1] Vinberg stars in the HBO produced series Betty , based on Skate Kitchen. [7]

Rachelle, Loren Michelle (Pablo Ramirez's mother), Dede Lovelace, and friend at a skatepark clean-up at Fat Kid Skatepark - Dec, 2019 Rachelle Vinberg, Loren Michelle, and friends at FatKid.jpg
Rachelle, Loren Michelle (Pablo Ramirez's mother), Dede Lovelace, and friend at a skatepark clean-up at Fat Kid Skatepark – Dec, 2019

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2016That One DayRachelle Crystal Moselle Short film
2018 Skate Kitchen Camille Crystal Moselle

Television

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2020–2021 [8] Betty Camille Crystal Moselle 12 episodes

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