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Rachael Harris

Rachael Harris

22 movies on Netflix

Biography

Rachael Harris is an American actress and comedian who trained with the Groundlings improv company in Los Angeles, joining its main company in 2000. Born in Worthington, Ohio, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater from Otterbein College and acted onstage before making her movie debut in 1992. Her work as a correspondent on The Daily Show during the 2002 to 2003 season was seen as her breakout into comedy. Harris had the lead as Linda White in Natural Selection (2011) and played Susan Heffley across the Diary of a Wimpy Kid trilogy (2010 to 2012). She appeared in The Hangover (2009), Bad Words (2013), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), Old Dads (2023) and Mother of the Bride (2024), and on television she starred as Dr. Linda Martin in Lucifer and recurred as Sheila Sazs in Suits. She has been nominated for a Saturn Award and for an Independent Spirit Award.

58years old

Turns 59 on January 12in 86 days

  • Born Worthington
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Rachael Elaine Harris (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
22
Career span
22 years2002 to 2024

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  1. Early training

    Harris took classes with the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings and joined its main company in 2000, and she later taught at the Groundlings school.

  2. First role

    Harris's first acting job during college was on the showboat Majestic in Cincinnati, where she played Maria from The Sound of Music.

  3. Big break

    Rachael Harris got noticed by Christopher Guest, a screenwriter and director of mockumentaries, thanks to her work with the Groundlings. She had a role in his feature film Best in Show in 2000.

Rachael Harris movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Hangover2009 Comedyas Melissa

    IMDb rating 7.7945K votes

  2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid2010 Comedy, Familyas Susan Heffley

    IMDb rating 6.369K votes

  3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules2011as Susan Heffley

    IMDb rating 6.744K votes

  4. Showtime2002as Teacher

    IMDb rating 5.667K votes

  5. The Soloist2009as Leslie Bloom

    IMDb rating 6.757K votes

  6. Old Dads2023as Dr. Lois Schmieckel-Turner

    IMDb rating 6.248K votes

  7. Mother of the Bride2024as Janice

    IMDb rating 4.919K votes

  8. Unfrosted2024as Anna Cabana

    IMDb rating 5.538K votes

Most often with

David Bowers directed two of these films, Robbie Pickering two. Ten actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Rachael Harris's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.0 billion

16 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 22 films: 16 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.

  • 16Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 1Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Wreck-It Ralph2012as Deanna (voice)
    $471M23.3% of the total
  2. 2
    The Hangover2009as Melissa
    $469M23.2% of the total
  3. 3
    $363M18.0% of the total
  4. 4
    The Haunted Mansion2003as Mrs. Coleman
    $182M9.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Showtime2002as Teacher
    $78M3.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days2012as Susan Heffley
    $77M3.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid2010as Susan Heffley
    $76M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    $72M3.6% of the total
License to Wed (2007), $69.3 millionAfter the Sunset (2004), $61.3 millionKicking & Screaming (2005), $56.1 millionThe Soloist (2009), $38.3 millionBad Words (2013), $7.8 millionBarely Lethal (2015), $933,847Freaks of Nature (2015), $70,958Natural Selection (2011), $55,282

$234 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 12% of the total