Rachel Hilson

Rachel Naomi Hilson (born October 30, 1995) is an American actress. She started her career in 2010 with a recurring role on the CBS legal drama The Good Wife as Nisa Dalmar. She has also had recurring roles on NBC's Rise and This Is Us and a starring role on the Hulu teen drama Love, Victor. Early life and education Rachel Naomi Hilson was born on October 30, 1995, in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the daughter of Anita and Robert Hilson. She has a sister named Kimberly. Discovery Hilson began dancing at age 3. While she had many aspirations like other kids her age, including being a surgeon, an astronaut thanks to Mae Jemison, a news anchor and an author, having written and illustrated books on printer paper, her passions for dance stuck. Hilson told Backstage "I dedicated my life to Nutcrackers, spring recitals, dance camps" and recreating scenes from the 2000 movie Center Stage, starring Zoe Saldaña as Eva. Hilson was discovered by an agent at age 12 and took up acting. That summer, her mother convinced Hilson to attend the Broadway Artist Alliance in New York. While she auditioned for the dance division, Hilson also had to read sides and perform a song.