Allyn Rachel

Allyn Rachel (born Allyn Rachel Lichtenfeld) is an American actress, writer and comedian best known from a variety of national commercials that began airing in the United States in 2011. She co-created the web series Couple Time with her partner Patrick Carlyle, which was developed for FOX but was not ordered to series.

Allyn Rachel
Born
Allyn Rachel Lichtenfeld

Pikesville, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationActress/Comedian/Writer
Years active2011–present

Life and career

Rachel was born in Baltimore, attended the prestigious Park School of Baltimore, and began performing at Maryland's Center Stage. She is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.[1]

In 2011, she was selected to perform in the New Faces Characters showcase at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.[2] Around that same time, Rachel began appearing in a number of heavily viewed national commercials (including spots for Toyota, eBay, McDonald's, Wal-Mart, IHOP, and Dish Network) which increased her profile[1][3]

She co-created Couple Time (which seeks to portray the "weird things couples do when no one else is around") with her partner Patrick Carlyle and in 2012 they developed the web videos into a television series, which sold to FOX with Ellen DeGeneres serving as executive producer.[4] The pilot was not picked up though and the series never went into production.

She is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.[1]

She also voices the character of Bee on the internet show Bee and PuppyCat, created through Frederator Studios' Cartoon Hangover series.[5]

Filmography

Film
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West Wild Girl
2014 Million Dollar Arm Theresa
2016 Loudini Sandy Short film
2017 Kong: Skull Island Secretary O'Brien
2018 Instant Family Kim
2020[6] Valley Girl Rachel Donahue

Television
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Workaholics Bridesmaid Episode: "Karl's Wedding"
2012 Weeds Monica 4 episodes
2013–present Bee and PuppyCat Bee Voice role
2013-2014 Comedy Bang! Bang! Darla Gardner Episode: "Rainn Wilson Wears a Short Sleeved Plaid Shirt & Colorful Sneakers"
Female Fan Episode: Dane Cook Wears a Black Blazer & Tailored Pants
2014 New Girl Rachael Episode: "Sister"
2014 Selfie Bryn 5 episodes
2015 Togetherness Head Hipster Episode: "Kick the Can"
2015 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Joanna Episode: "True Love Will Find You"
2016-2017 The Good Place Betsy 2 Episodes
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gollark: Why is verlet integration difficult but N-body medium? I think the difficulty should just be entirely ignored.

References
  1. Ad Age Interview
  2. New Faces Press Release
  3. Miller, Gregory E. "Girl interrupting". New York Post. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. Deadline Article - Fox Buys Couple Time
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoKGhce5-08
  6. https://www.wildaboutmovies.com/2020_movies/valley-girl/. Retrieved November 27, 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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