Rachael Harris


Rachael Elaine Harris is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her numerous television roles, such as starring as Dr. Linda Martin on Lucifer and as a guest star on TV shows such as Sister, Sister, Reno 911!, New Girl, Suits and The Good Wife.

Career

Stage

Harris performed with the Los Angeles improvisational comedy troupe the Groundlings and taught for a time with the Groundlings school.
Off-Broadway, she performed in Love, Loss, and What I Wore.

Television

She debuted on television on SeaQuest DSV in 1993. After an appearance on ' in 1997, Harris went on to a recurring role in The WB's Sister, Sister. Other television credits include a stint as a correspondent for The Daily Show's 2002–2003 season, as well as guest roles on The Sarah Silverman Program, Reno 911!, The West Wing, The Good Guys, Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Monk, ', and Desperate Housewives in November 2008. Harris played the supporting role of Kevyn Shecket, Kirstie Alley's personal makeup artist, on the Showtime series Fat Actress in 2005-2009. She also appears in Suits as Sheila Sazs, Louis Litt's on-and-off again love interest. She played Cooper in the ABC sitcom Notes from the Underbelly.
Harris hosted Smoking Gun TV in 2004, and has made multiple appearances on such VH1 documentaries as I Love the '80s, I Love the '90s, and Best Week Ever. On ABC's Cougar Town, she played Shanna, a woman that the network describes as being the "nemesis" of Jules. Also on ABC, she made a guest appearance in the Modern Family episode "Caught in the Act" as an Amelia, a restaurateur and mother to a playmate of Lily Pritchett.
In March 2014, Harris began a new role in the very short-lived series Surviving Jack with Chris Meloni. In March 2015, Harris was cast as Linda, Lucifer's therapist in the Netflix original series Lucifer.
In 2018, Harris appeared alongside Cheryl Hines on the reality series Hell's Kitchen where they both sat in the blue team's chef's table in the episode "Hell Freezes Over".

Feature films

She debuted on film in the 1992 film Treehouse Trolls as Big Mama, Harris recalls the experience, "But Treehouse Trolls, that just came out of an audition in this shitty theater. Like, it wasn’t even a theater. It was a room. Near Times Square. And I was like, "I hope this is a legitimate audition. I could be going in for a porn. I don’t know"".
Her film credits include roles in Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, Kicking & Screaming, and Daddy Day Care. In the 2009 comedy The Hangover she plays Melissa, the domineering girlfriend to Ed Helms's character Stu. She previously co-starred with Helms on The Daily Show. She plays the mother of the main character in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid and its two sequels.

Advertisements

Harris' TV commercial work includes ads for Dinty Moore, Avis, Expedia, Quaker Oats, T-Mobile, GEICO, and a Super Bowl commercial for the 2010 Census. She is the voice of turtle Karolyn Slowsky in the Comcast Slowskys television commercials.

Personal life

Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1986 and Otterbein College in 1989, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre.
Harris and violinist Christian Hebel eloped on April 30, 2015 and wed in New York City. Their first son, Henry, was born on July 19, 2016. On August 25, 2018, Harris welcomed her second child, son Otto. Harris filed for divorce from Hebel in 2019.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993SeaQuest DSVRose1 episode
1997'MartisEpisode: "Before and After"
1998Sister, SisterSimone5 episodes
1999Serial Experiments LainFemale KnightVoice: English version
2000The Amanda Show1 episode
2000Two Guys and a GirlPregnant Damsel1 episode
2001Grosse PointeReporter1 episode
2001Three SistersSal1 episode
2002Judging AmyAlumni Volunteer #21 episode
2002FriendsJulieEpisode #8.23: "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby "
2003FrasierErinEpisode #11.09: "Guns N' Neuroses"
2003Stuart LittleMargaloEpisode #1.02: "A Model Driver"
2003–2009Reno 911!Debbie Dangle-Frost, Claire the Madam6 episodes
2004Curb Your EnthusiasmJoanne2 episodes
2004According to JimMindy1 episode
2004The West WingCorrine McKennaEpisode: "The Hubbert Peak"
2005Fat ActressKevyn Shecket7 episodes
2005MonkAlice Westergren1 episode
2005CommittedRuby1 episode
20058 Simple RulesMargaret Brandenbauerbern1 episode
2006Reno 911!Debbie Dangle3 episodes
2007The New Adventures Of Old ChristineClaire1 episode
2007Notes from the UnderbellyCooperMain cast
2007Matters of Life and DatingCarlaMovie
2007–2008The Sarah Silverman ProgramSchool Teacher2 episodes
2008Desperate HousewivesSandra BirchEpisode: "City on Fire"
2008'Megan1 episode
2008Pushing DaisiesGeorgeann Heaps1 episode
2008Suburban ShootoutNatalie Davenport
2008Hollywood ResidentialRachaelVoice, 3 episodes
2008Frisky DingoA.L.E.X.2 episodes
2008Emily's Reasons Why NotLila Cox-Weiner1 episode
2008–2009Worst WeekJulie2 episodes
2008–2010The Life & Times of TimAdam's DateVoice, 3 episodes
2009Cougar TownShanna1 episode
2009True Jackson, VPKitty Monreaux1 episode
2009In the MotherhoodBlair5 episodes
2010My BoysMarcia3 episodes
2010Glenn Martin, DDSMelissa the Wedding PlannerVoice, 1 episode
2010Childrens HospitalMrs. Throman1 episode
2010The Good GuysCynthia Savage1 episode
2010Party DownMarguerite Tayler1 episode
2010Gary UnmarriedRachael1 episode
2011Modern FamilyAmeliaEpisode: "Caught in the Act"
2011ArcherRona Thorne1 episode
2011$h*! My Dad SaysSoledad Cho1 episode
2012New GirlTanya Lamontagne4 episodes
2012Happy EndingsSuzanneEpisode "Sabado Free-Gante"
2013NewsreadersWendy Hayflack1 episode
2013The OfficeRachael1 episode
2012–2019SuitsSheila Sazs28 episodes
2014Surviving JackJoanne DunlevySeries regular
2014MaronHerself1 episode
2014Bad JudgeDana McCoy1 episode
2015BoJack HorsemanCardigan Burke 1 episode
2015RuPaul's Drag RaceHerself/Judge1 episode
2016–presentLuciferDr. Linda MartinMain cast
2018Hell's KitchenHerselfCo-VIP guest diner for the blue team; Episode: "Hell Freezes Over"