Rebecca Henderson

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Rebecca Henderson
Born	(1980-06-04)June 4, 1980 Canada
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Russian Doll Westworld
Spouse	Leslye Headland ​ (m. 2016)​

Rebecca Henderson (born June 4, 1980) ^[1] is a Canadian actress. ^[2] She is known for her portrayal of Lizzy on the Netflix series Russian Doll ^{[3] [4] [5]} and for her roles in independent films Appropriate Behavior , They Remain, and Mickey and the Bear . ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Biography

Henderson was born and raised in Canada. ^[9] She moved to New York for college, ^[10] and holds an M.F.A. degree from Columbia University. ^[11]

In October 2019, it was announced that Henderson would star alongside Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline in Amblin Partners' feature The Good House . ^[12] In 2021, she joined the main cast of Freeform's Single Drunk Female as Olivia, a lesbian journalist. ^[13] She joined cast of the Hulu comedy Sex Appeal in April 2021. ^[14]

Henderson is a lesbian. ^[15] In 2016, she married writer-director Leslye Headland. ^{[16] [17]} They reside in New York. She is best friends with Katherine Waterston. ^[18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	A Lone Star State	Katie	Short
2010	Meskada	Lyla Burrows
2011	Little Horses	Judy	Short
	Genau	Julie
2012	Compliance	Lawyer
2013	Diving Normal	Rhonda
	Frank the Bastard	Melody
2014	Appropriate Behavior	Maxine
	The Mend	David
2015	True Story	Ellen Parks
	Actresses	Danielle	Short
	Mistress America	Anna
	Buzzer	Lora	Short
	And It Was Good	Chorus
2017	Tooth and Nail	Kate	Short
2018	They Remain	Jessica
	A Simple Wedding	Lynne
2019	Mickey and the Bear	Leslee Watkins
	Lady Liberty	Dr. Herman	Short
2021	Werewolves Within	Dr. Jane Ellis
	The Good House	Tess Good
2022	Sex Appeal	Ma Kim
	Call Jane	Edie
2023	You Hurt My Feelings	Alice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Good Wife	Will's Assistant	Episode: "Mock"
2013	Wallflowers	Michelle	Episode: "Square Pegs"
2015	The Impossibilities	Alex	Recurring Cast
2016	Rectify	Jenny Paar	Episode: "Happy Unburdening"
2017	Cleansed	Candace	Main Cast
	I'm Sorry	Leah	Episode: "Too Slow"
	Manhunt	Judy Clarke	Recurring Cast
2018	Westworld	Goldberg	Recurring Cast: Season 2
	Orange Is the New Black	Alice Denning	Episode: "Chocolate Chip Nookie"
	The First	Cathleen Spencer	Episode: "Separation"
2019	Boy Shorts	Sara	Episode: "SNL"
2019–22	Russian Doll	Lizzy	Recurring Cast
2020	Helpsters	Farmer Flynn	Episode: "Nurse Nina & Farmer Flynn/Firefighter Fran & Painter Pat"
2022	Inventing Anna	ADA Catherine McCaw	Recurring Cast
	The Accidental Wolf	-	Episode: "Cockfight"
2022–23	Single Drunk Female	Olivia	Main Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2024	The Acolyte	Vernestra Rwoh	Main Cast

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Grand Theft Auto IV	Michelle / Karen Daniels
2013	Grand Theft Auto V
2017	Grand Theft Auto Online

Awards and honours

Henderson received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble performance in Signature Theatre's 2015 revival of "The Wayside Motor Inn" by A.R. Gurney. ^[19]

References

1. "Russian Doll star Rebecca Henderson calls out Friends for 'hostile' gay jokes". Metro. February 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
2. "Russian Doll's Rebecca Henderson on her biggest Netflix role". The Journal. March 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
3. "Russian Doll's Rebecca Henderson on Lizzy, Love and Working With Her Wife". Autostraddle. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
4. Azzopardi February 22, 2019, Chris. ""Russian Doll" Star Rebecca Henderson Says Show Is Reminder to Accept Herself". LOGO News. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
5. Paiella, Gabriella (February 12, 2019). "A Russian Doll Star on Acting in Her Wife's Breakout TV Hit". The Cut. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
6. Kenigsberg, Ben (March 1, 2018). "Review: In 'They Remain,' Scientists Investigate the Site of a Cult Massacre (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 26, 2021.
7. "'Russian Doll' star Rebecca Henderson dishes on how it was working with Greta Lee and Natasha Lyonne". meaww.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
8. "Russian Doll's Rebecca Henderson on Lizzy, Love and Working With Her Wife". Autostraddle. February 21, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
9. "Russian Doll's Rebecca Henderson on her biggest Netflix role". The Journal. March 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
10. "Interview: Rebecca Henderson From The New Netflix Show, Russian Doll". QUAIL BELL MAGAZINE. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
11. "Rebecca Henderson". WP Theater. January 20, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
12. D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 8, 2019). "Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Beverly D'Angelo & More Move Into Amblin Partners' 'The Good House'". Deadline. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
13. Otterson, Joe (February 26, 2021). "Freeform Orders Comedy Series 'Single Drunk Female' Starring Ally Sheedy, Sofia Black-D'Elia". Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
14. N'Duka, Amanda (April 5, 2021). "'Sex Appeal': Margaret Cho, Skai Jackson, Paris Jackson & More Join Hulu Comedy From American High". Deadline. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
15. "Russian Doll's Rebecca Henderson on Lizzy, Love and Working With Her Wife". Autostraddle. February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
16. Bendix, Trish (February 11, 2019). "The Queer Wives Who Helped Make "Russian Doll" Tell All". them. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
17. Menza, Kaitlin (November 30, 2017). "A Cozy Celebration in Manhattan". The Cut. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
18. Paiella, Gabriella (February 12, 2019). "A Russian Doll Star on Acting in Her Wife's Breakout TV Hit". The Cut. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
19. "'Hamilton' and 'Curious Incident' Win Big at 2015 Drama Desk Awards". AMERICAN THEATRE. June 1, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

External links

• Rebecca Henderson at IMDb