Senta Moses


Senta Michelle Moses is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her co-starring role as Phoebe, the lab assistant in the children's series Beakman's World.

Life and career

Moses was born on August 8, 1973, in Elmhurst, Illinois. She is of Italian and Lebanese descent.
She has been in show business since she was six months old appearing in a diaper commercial—which she refers to as "embarrassing". She has since appeared in more than 100 national commercials—including ones for Teleflora, Wendy's and Toyota.
At the age of seven, she landed the role of Molly in the National Touring Company of Annie, appearing in 487 performances. While pursuing her high school diploma at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, Moses co-starred in the 1990 feature film Home Alone and its 1992 sequel, , as a cousin of Kevin McCallister. After graduation at age sixteen, Moses moved to California to attend University of Southern California's School of Theatre.
Moses has appeared in the feature films Choose Connor, Can't Hardly Wait, D.C. Cab, Scream Queen, The Kiss and Tequila Body Shots. Her television credits include Strong Medicine, The Education of Max Bickford, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Division, Touched by an Angel and Party of Five has had recurring roles on My So-Called Life, Sister Sister, Greek and General Hospital. In 1993, Moses was a series regular on the NBC Saturday morning sitcom Running the Halls, the series lasted one season.
Moses was also in an improv troupe "Danger Danger". She currently lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Lottery!Season 1, episode 14 – "Miami: Sharing"
1986ABC Weekend SpecialRebecca"The Day the Kids Took Over"
1991Who's the Boss?TaylorSeason 8, episode 10 – "Field of Screams"
1992Baby TalkSeason 2, episode 14 – "Requiem for a Lightweight"
1993Running the HallsNikki Watson13 episodes
1994California DreamsRosie MelcherSeason 3, episode 5 – "Yoko, Oh No!"
1994-95My So-Called LifeDelia Fisher3 episodes; recurring role
1995Party of FiveMadelineSeason 1, episode 21 – "All-Nighters"
1995Step by StepLaurenSeason 5, episode 9 – "The Wall"
1996KirkTina BalducciSeason 1, episode 13 – "The Spare"
1996CBS Schoolbreak SpecialSeason 13, episode 3 – "Crosstown"
1996Maybe This TimeFeliceSeason 1, episode 16 – "Stand Up Your Man"
1997Born Into ExileLaurenFilm
1996-97Beakman's WorldPhoebe26 episodes
1997-98Sister SisterDot6 episodes; recurring role
1998Touched by an AngelKatySeason 4, episode 25 – "Last Dance"
1998Perfect PreyLady #3Film
1998Everybody Loves RaymondLisaSeason 3, episode 3 – "The Sitter"
1998One WorldNatalie ZuckermanSeason 1, episode 8 – "Crushes, Lies & Zuckerman"
1999SororityMeganPilot
1999Vengeance UnlimitedGinaSeason 1, episode 14 – "Critical"
2000Opposite SexPetraSeason 1, episode 8 – "The Car Episode"
2000BullCookie Rutigliano4 episodes; recurring role
2001The Education of Max BickfordMs. Prattseason 1, episode 1 – "Pilot"
2003The DivisionLaurenSeason 3, episode 5 – "Testimonial"
2005Strong MedicineDelia PryorSeason 6, episode 1 – "New Blood"
2007Ghost WhispererAlyssa AdamsSeason 2, episode 17 – "The Walk-In"
2007The KidnappingKarenFilm; also known as Black Friday
2008BonesApril PresaSeason 3, episode 10 – "The Man in the Mud"
2009General HospitalWinifred Leeds42 episodes
2008-09GreekLizzi5 episodes; recurring role
2009The Wishing WellMichelleFilm
2010CastleMichele LangfordSeason 2, episode 14 – "The Third Man"
2011Working ClassMeganSeason 1, episode 11 – "Short, Then Sweet"
2012The MentalistTiffany StarkSeason 5, episode 9 – "Black Cherry"
2012Rizzoli & IslesRuby BurkeSeason 3, episode 13 – "Virtual Love"
2015Girl Meets WorldAlterna-CorySeason 2, episode 1 – "Girl Meets Gravity"
2014-16Faking ItPrincipal PenelopeRecurring role
2015-16Bella and the BulldogsMrs. SilversteinRecurring role