Rachel Sennott

Rachel Anne Sennott (born September 19, 1995) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her starring roles in the films Shiva Baby (2020), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), Bottoms (2023) and in the HBO drama series The Idol (2023). Early life Rachel Anne Sennott was born on September 19, 1995 in Simsbury, Connecticut, the daughter of Donna (Virzi) and Jack Sennott. She is of Italian and Irish descent, and was raised Catholic. She graduated from Simsbury High School in 2014. Career 2016–2020: Early work in comedy Sennott became interested in comedy as a freshman in college, when she went to an open mic night on a date. She studied acting at NYU Tisch and Stella Adler Studio of Acting, graduating in 2017. During college she continued to perform comedy at open mic nights, as well as acting in student films, including the lead role of Danielle in the 2017 short film version of Emma Seligman's Shiva Baby; she reprised this role in the 2020 feature film adaptation.