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Rachel True (born November 15, 1966) is an African-American actress originally from New York. Watching performances of her stepmother, actress Verona Barnes, True developed a love for acting as a child. While she was young, she participated in different plays.

In 1991, True had an appearance on The Cosby Show beginning a string of TV jobs, including turns on Beverly Hills 90210, The Drew Carey Show, Once and Again, and HBO's Dream On.

By 1993, she had moved to Los Angeles and appeared opposite Chris Rock in his movie CB4
. After CB4, she was cast alongside Alyssa Milano for the movie Embrace of the Vampire
. True's next movie was The Craft, where she played a member of a gothic teenage coven along with Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell and Fairuza Balk. True and Campbell became best friends during the filming, a friendship they maintain.

True played the girlfriend of a pothead who hid his habit from her in Half Baked
. True has also appeared in Nowhere, Groove, and New Best Friend
.

In 2002, True teamed up with Essence Atkins to star in the UPN comedy, Half & Half. For three seasons she has played the character Mona Thorne, a wacky, twenty-something music industry executive in San Francisco who is working on strengthening her relationship with the half sister who has just moved into her apartment building.

True has been known for playing characters with a dark side, such as the one she played in Embrace of the Vampire, the witch in The Craft, and Julianne in New Best Friend. She is now more associated with her comedic talents, shown in her work on Half & Half.

Filmography

Movies

New Best Friend
, 2002
Who Is A.B.?, 2001
Love Song, 2000, (TV)
Groove_(movie), 2000
The Auteur Theory, 1999
The Apartment Complex, 1999, (TV)
The Big Split, 1999
With or Without You, 1998
Half Baked
, 1998
Nowhere, 1997
The Craft, 1996
A Walton Wedding, 1995, (TV)
Embrace of the Vampire
, 1994
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back, 1993, (TV)
CB4
, 1993

Television

Half & Half
Dawson's Creek
Once and Again
Providence
The Drew Carey Show
Boston Common
Dream On
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Thea
Beverly Hills, 90210
Renegade
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
The Cosby Show

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