Editing Rachel Boston

{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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'''Rachel Boston''' is an American actress. She has had leading roles in a number of independent films, and was a regular cast member in several television series. She starred in the [[NBC]] drama series, ''[[American Dreams]]'' as Beth Mason from 2002 to 2005, in the short-lived CBS sitcom ''[[The Ex List]]'' in 2008, and on the [[USA Network]] series ''[[In Plain Sight]]'' from 2011 to 2012. From 2013 to 2014, Boston starred as Ingrid Beauchamp in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] fantasy-drama series, ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]''.

==Early life==
Boston was born in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], to William Terry Boston and Brenda Billingsley Boston.  Her father was executive vice president of [[power system operations]] for the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kufahl |first1=Pam |title=Terry Boston: A Gentleman's Rise in the Energy World |url=https://www.tdworld.com/overhead-transmission/article/20966979/terry-boston-a-gentlemans-rise-in-the-energy-world |access-date=May 20, 2021 |work=T&D World |publisher=Endeavor Business Media |date=December 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1997 Engineer of Distinction: William Terry Boston |url=https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/pdf/alumni/eod/90-99/William_Terry_Boston.pdf |website=Tennessee Tech |access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> She grew up in [[Signal Mountain, Tennessee]], before moving to New York City at the age of seventeen to attend [[New York University]]. She was [[Miss Tennessee Teen USA]] in 1999, placing in the Top 10 at the national pageant.<ref name=buddy>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/rachel-boston-info.aspx |title=Rachel Boston Biography |publisher=Buddytv.com |date=May 9, 1982 |access-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313221658/http://www.buddytv.com/info/rachel-boston-info.aspx |archive-date=March 13, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
Boston starred in the [[NBC]] series ''[[American Dreams]]'', which aired from 2002 to 2005. She portrayed the character Beth Pryor (née Mason), the wife of the oldest son of the Pryor family, around whom the series was centered. She has made guest appearances in other series such as ''[[The Closer]]'', ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'', ''[[The Daily Show]]'', ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'', and ''[[Crossing Jordan]],'' and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''.

[[File:Rachel Boston12PF1.jpg|160px|left|thumb|Boston at the Paley Center in April 2012]]

Boston landed the lead role on ABC's Ric Swartzlander comedy pilot ''The News'' (2007). The show was set in a chaotic [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] television newsroom. Boston played a rising star at the station who had recently been promoted to executive producer of all news programs. Boston also starred with Donal Logue in the Fox pilot "Hackett", directed by [[Barry Sonnenfeld]], and starred with [[Ed O'Neill]] and [[Christine Baranski]] in the CBS pilot ''Inseparable''.

Boston starred as Daphne Bloom in the short-lived CBS series ''[[The Ex List]]''. In that same year she also guest starred on NBC's ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' playing an American soldier. She filmed ''[[Ghosts of Girlfriends Past]]'' with [[Matthew McConaughey]] and [[Jennifer Garner]] in February 2008. She has also filmed ''[[500 Days of Summer]]'' with [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] and [[Zooey Deschanel]] in spring 2008.

In early 2011, Boston joined the cast of [[USA Network]]'s hit series ''[[In Plain Sight]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/01/in-plain-sight-rachel-boston/|title=Rachel Boston Joins In Plain Sight - TVLine|author=Michael Ausiello|work=TVLine|date=January 13, 2011|access-date=March 15, 2015|archive-date=January 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116153655/http://www.tvline.com/2011/01/in-plain-sight-rachel-boston|url-status=dead}}</ref> where she played Abigail Chaffee, an Albuquerque Police Detective and the love interest of [[Marshall Mann]] ([[Frederick Weller]]). For the fifth and final season, Boston continued her role as a series regular.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/08/11/usa-networks-in-plain-sight-returns-for-fifth-season-with-eight-explosive-episodes-in-spring-2012-166311/20110811usa04/|title=Breaking News - USA Network's "In Plain Sight" Returns for Fifth Season With Eight Explosive Episodes in Spring 2012 - TheFutonCritic.com|access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref>
[[File:RachelBoston.jpg|thumb|Boston at ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' Party, Beverly Hills Post Office, Sep 20, 2008]]
For her role opposite [[Noah Bean]] in the independent feature ''The Pill'', Boston garnered rave reviews on the festival circuit and earned accolades including the [[List of San Diego International Film Festival award winners|Best Actress Award]] from the [[San Diego Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html|title=Award Winners|date=April 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429131159/http://www.sdff.org/awardwinners.html|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=April 29, 2012}}</ref> the Stargazer Award from the [[Gen Art Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/article/VR1118038658?refCatId=13|title=Gen Art fest fetes 'Gold'|author=Michelle Weiss|work=Variety|access-date=March 15, 2015|date=June 16, 2011}}</ref> and the Emerging Artist Award from the Big Apple Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigapplefilmfestival.com/news/news_oct13_11.html|title=8th Annual BAFF Presents NY Emerging Talent Award |website=bigapplefilmfestival}}</ref>

Boston was the executive producer for the independent film ''Black Marigolds'', and also starred in the film, which reunited her with her costar from ''The Pill'', [[Noah Bean]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/rachel-boston-black-marigolds-noah-bean-272915 |title=Rachel Boston to Star in 'Black Marigolds' (Exclusive)|author=Borys Kit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref> The film was shot over a two-week span in the [[Palomar Mountain Range]] of Southern California.

In 2012, Boston starred in the feature film ''[[It's a Disaster]]'' alongside [[Julia Stiles]] and [[America Ferrera]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/rachel-boston-joins-indie-comedy-229921|title=Rachel Boston Joins Indie Comedy 'It's a Disaster' (Exclusive) |author=Borys Kit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref>  Also in 2012, Boston would then be cast as one of the leads in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] fantasy-drama series ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]'', based on a [[Witches of East End|novel of the same name]] by [[Melissa de la Cruz]], opposite [[Julia Ormond]], [[Jenna Dewan]] and [[Mädchen Amick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/lifetimes-witches-on-east-end-picked-up-to-series-418455/|title=Lifetime's 'Witches Of East End' Picked Up To Series - Deadline|author=Nellie Andreeva|work=Deadline|date=January 31, 2013|access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roots |first=Kimberly |url=http://tvline.com/2012/09/19/rachel-boston-witches-of-east-end/ |title=Witches of East End Casts Rachel Boston — Pilot |publisher=TVLine |date=September 19, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvguide.com/news/rachel-boston-lifetime-witches-east-end-1053242.aspx |title=Rachel Boston Joins Lifetime's Witches of East End - Today's News: Our Take |publisher=TVGuide.com |date=September 19, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref>  The show debuted on October 6, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist |url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/tca-lifetimes-witches-of-east-end-debuts-oct-6-550404/ |title=TCA: Lifetime's 'Witches Of East End' Debuts Oct. 6 |date=July 27, 2013 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/witches-of-east-end-premiere_n_3661381.html?ir=Entertainment |title='Witches Of East End' Premiere Set For October On Lifetime |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= July 26, 2013|access-date=August 17, 2013 |first=Jaimie |last=Etkin}}</ref>

During her tenure on ''Witches of East End'', she was cast in the original independent romantic comedy ''A Ring by Spring'', a ''Hallmark'' original film, directed by [[Kristoffer Tabori]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/witches-east-end-actress-star-657719 |title='Witches of East End' Actress to Star in Romantic Comedy 'Ring by Spring' (Exclusive) |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=November 24, 2013 |first=Borys |last=Kit}}</ref>  Shortly thereafter she was cast in [[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]]' original telefilm ''A Gift of Miracles'', opposite [[Jesse Moss (actor)|Jesse Moss]] and [[Rita Moreno]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/a-gift-of-miracles/|title='A Gift of Miracles' |publisher=HallmarkMysteriesandMovies.com |date=February 15, 2015 | access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref>

Shortly after Lifetime's cancellation of ''Witches of East End'', Boston signed on to [[Hallmark Channel]]'s original telefim, ''Ice Sculpture Christmas'', a part of Hallmark's 2015 Countdown to Christmas event.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/09/15/mariah-carey-tops-hallmarks-countdown-christmas/72294950/|title= Mariah Carey tops Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas|author=Bill Keveney|work=USA Today|access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/10/07/hallmark-channels-number-1-rated-countdown-to-christmas-programming-event-starts-saturday-october-31-434313/20151007hallmark01//|title= Hallmark Channel's #1-Rated "Countdown to Christmas" Programming Event Starts Saturday, October 31|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref>  In April 2016, Boston completed work on ''Hallmark Channel'''s original telefilm ''[[Stop the Wedding]]'', co-starring [[Niall Matter]], [[Alan Thicke]], [[Lini Evans]] and [[Teryl Rothery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/3186040/stop-the-wedding-hallmark-hollywood-actor-to-marry-widow-in-tv-movie-based-on-book-starring-rachel-boston-alan-thicke/|title = 'Stop the Wedding': Hallmark -- Hollywood Actor to Marry Naive Widow in TV Movie Based on Book, Starring Rachel Boston, Alan Thicke|date = June 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/04/25/hallmark-channel-debuts-four-original-movies-this-june-for-its-june-weddings-celebration-532313/20160425hallmark01/|title= Hallmark Channel Debuts Four Original Movies This June for Its "June Weddings" Celebration|work=the Futon Critic|access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>  At the end of 2016, Boston announced a partnership with ''Hallmark'' and author de la Cruz on a new original movie, ''Christmas in Angel Falls'', about an angel who falls in love during the Christmas season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/melissa-de-la-cruz-three-picture-deal-brad-krevoy-television-1201876490/|title=Author Melissa De La Cruz Inks Three-Film Deal With Brad Krevoy TV, Including 'Angel Falls' Starring Rachel Boston For Hallmark - Deadline |author=Denise Petski|work=Deadline|date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref>

Between 2018 and 2019, Boston would sign on to her first theatrical leading role in six years, in the film ''I Hate Kids'' opposite [[Tom Everett Scott]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/rhea-seehorn-rachel-boston-i-hate-kids-casting-1202136550/|title=Rhea Seehorn & Rachel Boston Board Comedy 'I Hate Kids'|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|work=Deadline|date=July 26, 2017|access-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref>  In November 2018, Boston would guest on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama [[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|the Good Doctor]] as Claire's college roommate and friend, Kayla, who is seeking treatment for her cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbJ7K-ghLi// |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnbJ7K-ghLi |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Rachel joins The Good Doctor|author=Rachel Boston|work=Instagram|access-date=September 27, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Boston and professional chef Tolya Ashe were engaged June 16, 2021. In January 2022 she gave birth to the couple's first child, a baby girl named Grace.

==Filmography==

===Film===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''Smoking Herb''
| Jaquelyn Mason
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Fifty Pills]]''
| Lindsay
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
| ''[[(500) Days of Summer]]''
| Alison
|
|-
| ''[[Ghosts of Girlfriends Past]]''
| Deena the Bridesmaid
|
|-
| 2010
| ''10 Years Later''
| Kyra Lee
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011
| ''[[The Pill (film)|The Pill]]''
| Mindy
|
|-
| ''Chance of Showers''
| Woman in Yellow
| Short
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2012
| ''Blind Turn''
| Samantha Holt
|
|-
| ''[[It's a Disaster]]''
| Lexi Kivel
|
|-
| ''Holiday High School Reunion'' 
| Georgia Hunt
| TV movie
|-
| ''Coming Home''
| Megan Morgan
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
| ''Black Marigolds''
| Kate Cole
|
|-
| ''Who the F Is Buddy Applebaum''
| Janie
|
|-
| 2014
| ''A Ring by Spring''
| Caryn Briggs
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2015
| ''A Gift of Miracles''
| Darcy
| TV movie
|-
| ''Ice Sculpture Christmas''
| Callie
| TV movie
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Stop the Wedding]]''
| Annabelle Colton
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2017
| ''A Rose for Christmas''
| Andy Lindry
| TV movie
|-
| ''Christmas in Angel Falls''
| Gabby Messenger
| TV movie
|-
| 2018
| ''A Christmas in Tennessee''
| Allison Bennet
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2019
| ''I Hate Kids''
| Sydney Bartlett
|
|-
| ''The Last Bridesmaid''
| Becca
| TV movie
|-
| ''Check Inn to Christmas''
| Julia Crawley
| TV movie
|-
| 2020
| ''A Christmas Carousel''
| Lila Thomas
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan=3| 2022
| ''Dating the Delaneys''
| Maggie
| TV movie
|-
| ''The Engagement Plot''
| Hanna Knight
| TV movie
|-
| ''A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe''
| Anne
| TV movie 
|-
|rowspan=3| 2023
| ''Field Day''
| Jen Davis
| TV movie
|-
| ''The More Love Grows''
| Helen
| TV movie
|-
| A Biltmore Christmas
| Herself
| TV Movie
|-
|rowspan=1| 2024
| Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle
| Mrs. Miracle
| TV Movie
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Andy Dick Show}}''
| Tina
| Episode: "Professor Talcum"
|-
| 2002-05
| ''[[American Dreams]]''
| Beth Mason
| Main Cast
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''{{sortname|The|Closer}}''
| Jennifer
| Episode: "About Face"
|-
| ''[[Love, Inc. (TV series)|Love, Inc.]]''
| Jill
| Episode: "Thick and Thin"
|-
|rowspan="5"|2006
| ''{{sortname|The|Loop|The Loop (U.S. TV series)}}''
| Jenna
| Episode: "Jack Air"
|-
| ''[[Happy Hour (TV series)|Happy Hour]]''
| Shauna
| Episode: "Crazy Girls"
|-
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Siri Albert
| Episode: "Dead and Unburied"
|-
| ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]''
| Ms. Margo
| Recurring Cast: Season 11
|-
| ''[[Crumbs (TV series)|Crumbs]]''
| Alison
| Episode: "Maybe I'm Tony Randall"
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2007
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| Rachel
| Episode: "[[Great Expectations (Grey's Anatomy)|Great Expectations]]"
|-
| ''[[Crossing Jordan]]''
| Geneva Todd
| Episode: "Mr. Little and Mr. Big"
|-
| ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]''
| Amy
| Episode: "Flirting with Disaster"
|-
| ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''
| Patsy
| Episode: "The Glass Is Always Cleaner"
|-
| ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
| Waitress
| Episode: "The N Word"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| Beth Ackerman
| Episode: "Status Quo"
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Ex List}}''
| Daphne Bloom
| Main Cast
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Cleaner|The Cleaner (American TV series)}}''
| Ruby Geiler
| Episode: "Split Ends"
|-
| ''[[Eastwick (TV series)|Eastwick]]''
| Charlene
| Episode: "Fleas and Casserole"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2010
| ''[[Accidentally on Purpose (TV series)|Accidentally on Purpose]]''
| Brenda
| Episode: "Speed"
|-
| ''[[Scoundrels (TV series)|Scoundrels]]''
| Tanya Leterre
| Recurring Cast
|-
| ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
| Penny Marchand
| Episode: "He's Dead, She's Dead"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mad Love (TV series)|Mad Love]]''
| Erin Sinclaire
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2011-12
| ''[[In Plain Sight]]''
| Det. Abigail Chaffee
| Recurring Cast: Season 4, Main Cast: Season 5
|-
| 2013-14
| ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]''
| Ingrid Beauchamp
| Main Cast
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|The Good Doctor]]''
| Kayla
| Episode: "Hubert"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Kidding (TV series)|Kidding]]''
| Lisa
| Episode: "The Puppet Dalai Dilemma"
|-
| 2020-21
| ''[[SEAL Team (TV series)|SEAL Team]]''
| Hannah Oliver
| Recurring Cast: Season 3-5
|}

==References==
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