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Home/People/Rachel Melvin
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Born
Feb 9, 1985
Age 41
Place of Birth
Elmhurst, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

14
Movies
12
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Rachel Melvin

Acting

Biography
Rachel Melvin is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Chelsea Brady on Days of Our Lives and as Penny in Dumb and Dumber To. Melvin landed her first acting job in the 2005 independent film Boo. She later won the role of Georgia LaMarque, a French girl whom Bo and Billie had been falsely led to believe was their daughter on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, but only appeared in five episodes. Months later, she took over the role of Chelsea Brady (originally portrayed by Mandy Musgrave). She and her dog were seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, when she was randomly interviewed at a gas station for a segment. Melvin has also guest-starred on Summerland, Jack & Bobby and 8 Simple Rules. With her family, she has also appeared on Family Feud. In 2010, Melvin starred as Kaia in Seven Deadly Sins which premiered on Lifetime alongside Dreama Walker. The first part premiered on May 23 while the second part premiered on May 24, 2010. In 2011, Melvin appeared in episodes of House M.D. and Castle. In 2014, Melvin appeared as Penny Pinchelow in Dumb and Dumber To, portrayed Mary in Zombeavers, and Sarah in the drama thriller film Madtown. She appeared in the final season of MTV's Awkward.
The Thin Line poster

The Thin Line

as Courtney-Lynn Stack
2019
The Rake poster

The Rake

as Nicole
2018
Mom and Dad poster

Mom and Dad

as Jeannie
2018
The Trouble with Mistletoe poster

The Trouble with Mistletoe

as Willa Davis
2017
Sleepwalker poster

Sleepwalker

as Dawn
2017
All I Need poster

All I Need

as Ashley
2016
Madtown poster

Madtown

as Sarah
2016
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' poster

"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'

as Self
2015
Backup Boyfriend poster

Backup Boyfriend

as Celia
2015
Dumb and Dumber To poster

Dumb and Dumber To

as Penny
2014
Zombeavers poster

Zombeavers

as Mary
2014
Girlfriend poster

Girlfriend

as Actress on Television (voice) (uncredited)
2010
The Boneyard Collection poster

The Boneyard Collection

as 'Le Petite Sirene' Writer (segment "Cry of the Mummy")
2008
Boo poster

Boo

as Meg
2005