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A third generation Miner in show business, she is the daughter of director and teacher Peter Miner and the granddaughter of director/producer [[Worthington Miner]] and actress [[Frances Fuller]]. In 1998 she married ''[[Home Alone]]'' actor [[Macaulay Culkin]].<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20473177.html "He's not home alone now. (teen actors Rachel Miner and Macaulay Culkin, both 17, announce their marriage intentions.] Highbeam.com. 1998-04-13. Retrieved 2009-08-07.</ref> The marriage ended in divorce four years later.<ref name="foxnews">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60843,00.html|title=Macaulay Culkin's Happy 'Ending'|work=Fox News.com|date=August 20, 2002|accessdate=2010-02-21 | first=Roger | last=Friedman}}</ref> |
A third generation Miner in show business, she is the daughter of director and teacher Peter Miner and the granddaughter of director/producer [[Worthington Miner]] and actress [[Frances Fuller]]. In 1998 she married ''[[Home Alone]]'' actor [[Macaulay Culkin]].<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20473177.html "He's not home alone now. (teen actors Rachel Miner and Macaulay Culkin, both 17, announce their marriage intentions.] Highbeam.com. 1998-04-13. Retrieved 2009-08-07.</ref> The marriage ended in divorce four years later.<ref name="foxnews">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60843,00.html|title=Macaulay Culkin's Happy 'Ending'|work=Fox News.com|date=August 20, 2002|accessdate=2010-02-21 | first=Roger | last=Friedman}}</ref> |
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In 2013, it was confirmed that Miner suffers from multiple sclerosis. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Rachel Miner | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 29, 1980 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Macaulay Culkin (1998–2002) |
| Parent | Peter Miner (father) |
| Relatives | Worthington Miner (grandfather) Frances Fuller (grandmother) |
Rachel Miner (born July 29, 1980) is a Broadway, film, and television actress, born in New York City.
Career
Television
Miner's television credits include Vickie in Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (1990), Michelle Bauer on Guiding Light (1989–1995), a guest starring role as Laurel in a Sex and the City episode, "Twenty-something Girls vs. Thirty-something Women" (1999) and Astrid in NY-LON (2004).
She appears in the 2007 television series Californication, as Dani California, a reference to a character appearing in several songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
In 2008, she appeared in "The Sacrifice", an episode of Fear Itself.
In 2009, she appeared in "Sympathy for the Devil", the fifth season premiere of Supernatural, as Meg Masters demon and the same season's tenth episode, "Abandon All Hope". She reprised the role in season six's "Caged Heat", also the tenth episode of that season, and season seven's "The Born-Again Identity", with further appearances in "Reading is Fundamental" and the season finale "Survival of the Fittest." She reprised her role as Meg episode "Goodbye Stranger".
Theater
Among her theater credits are Jennifer in Laura Cahill's Naked Faith: The Way at Naked Angels in New York (1994), Margot Frank (replacing original cast member Missy Yager) in The Diary of Anne Frank on Broadway (1997), Rivkele in Donald Margulies's adaptation of Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance at ACT Theatre in Seattle (2000), Sandy in Rebecca Gilman's Blue Surge at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago (2001) and at The Public Theater in New York (2002).
Personal life
A third generation Miner in show business, she is the daughter of director and teacher Peter Miner and the granddaughter of director/producer Worthington Miner and actress Frances Fuller. In 1998 she married Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin.[1] The marriage ended in divorce four years later.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Alice | 12-year old Alice | |
| 1990 | Shining Time Station: 'Tis A Gift | Vickie | Television movie |
| 1997 | Henry Fool | Girl in Library No. 3 | |
| 1999 | Joe the King | Patty | |
| 2001 | Bully | Lisa Connelly | Won – Stockholm Film Festival for Best Actress |
| 2004 | Haven | Eva | |
| 2005 | Man of God | Karen Cohen | |
| 2005 | Little Athens | Allison | |
| 2005 | Circadian Rhythm | Sarah | |
| 2006 | Fatwa | Cassie Davidson | |
| 2006 | Thanks to Gravity | Sophia | |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia | Martha Linscott | |
| 2006 | Onion Underwater | Tara | Short film |
| 2006 | Grasshopper | Terri | Short film |
| 2006 | Penny Dreadful | Penny Deerborn | Part of the After Dark Horrorfest 2006 |
| 2007 | Cult | Mindy | |
| 2007 | The Still Life | Robin | |
| 2007 | The Blue Hour | Julie | |
| 2007 | The Memory Thief | Mira | |
| 2007 | Tooth & Nail | Neon | |
| 2008 | Hide | Betty | |
| 2008 | The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations | Jenna Reid | |
| 2009 | Life of Lemon | Esther | |
| 2010 | The Love Affair | Karen Hall | Short film |
| 2010 | Love & Distrust | Terri | |
| 2011 | 51 | Sgt. Hannah | Syfy film |
| 2012 | In Their Skin | Jane | Formerly titled Replicas |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1995 | The Guiding Light | Michelle Bauer | Won – Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series (1992, 1994) Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series (1993, 1995) Nominated – Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Child Actor (1993, 1994) Nominated – Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series (1995) |
| 1995 | American Experience | Multiple roles | Voice only, 1 episode; "Orphan Train" |
| 1999 | Sex and the City | Laurel | 1 episode; “Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women” |
| 2004 | NY-LON | Astrid | 7 episodes |
| 2005 | Bones | Mary Costello | 1 episode; "The Girl in the Fridge" |
| 2006 | Medium | Emilia 'Lia' Purcell | 1 episode; “Lucky in Love” |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Valerie Whitehall | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Julia Martic | 1 episode; “Damage Done” |
| 2007–2008 | Californication | Dani | 12 episodes, recurring role |
| 2008 | Fear Itself | Chelsea | 1 episode; "The Sacrifice" |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Sarah Gibbons | 1 episode; “The Eleventh Hour” |
| 2008 | Life | Squeaky Uhry | 1 episode; "Canyon Flowers" |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Tammy Witten | 1 episode; "Presumed Guilty" |
| 2009–2013 | Supernatural | Meg | 7 episodes, recurring role |
| 2009 | Psycho Girlfriend | Meagan | 1 episode; “The New Girl” |
| 2009–2010 | The Online Gamer | Beth | 2 episodes; “Game Night”, “Origin Story” |
| 2010 | Cold Case | Anna Coulson | 1 episode; "Two Weddings" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Rebecca Jessup | 1 episode; "No Ordinary Quake" |
| 2010 | Terriers | Eleanor Gosney | 2 episodes; : "Pilot", "Hail Mary" |
| 2010 | Army Wives | Jasmine Wilkes | 1 episode; "Deadly Force" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Molly Grandin | 1 episode; "Today I Do" |
| 2011–2012 | Sons of Anarchy | Dawn Trager | 2 episodes; "With an X", "Sovereign" |
Music Videos
- Sunday, Sonic Youth (1998)
- Only One, Yellowcard (2005)
References
- ^ "He's not home alone now. (teen actors Rachel Miner and Macaulay Culkin, both 17, announce their marriage intentions. Highbeam.com. 1998-04-13. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Friedman, Roger (August 20, 2002). "Macaulay Culkin's Happy 'Ending'". Fox News.com. Retrieved February 21, 2010.