Rachel G. Fox

American actress and singer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican actress and singer
Known forDesperate Housewives
A.K.A.Rachel Giana Fox Rachel Fox
A.K.A.Rachel Giana Fox Rachel Fox
PlacesUnited States of America
isActor Voice actor Singer Television actor Film actor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio Music
Gender
Female
Instruments:Voice
Birth23 July 1996, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Age28 years
Star signLeo
Education
University of Oxford
Notable Works
Desperate Housewives 
The details

Biography

Rachel Giana Fox (born July 23, 1996) is an American actress, voice actress and singer best known for playing Kayla Huntington in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.

Early life

Fox was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She moved to Westlake, Ohio at age 4. A year later her mother put Rachel and her sister into a theater program to make sure they were comfortable with public speaking. She began doing commercials and print work in Ohio and was represented by Ford Modeling Agency and The Docherty Agency. She appeared in print for American Greetings, Target, and JoAnn Fabrics. She appeared in the Lite House Pools and Spas TV commercial and various regional commercials. Fox moved to California at the age of 9. She attended Chaminade College Preparatory.

Acting career

Fox has also appeared on Alias, That's So Raven, iCarly and Hannah Montana. She voiced characters in the video games Ant Bully and Thrillville.

She appeared on ABC's Desperate Housewives from September 2006 until May 2008 as a series regular, portraying Lynette's sociopath step-daughter Kayla Huntington.

In July 2009, Fox filmed the movie Spork, which was released in 2010 which would be her first lead movie role. She also starred in Jim Sheridan's Dream House, portraying Chloe Patterson, daughter of Ann and Jack Patterson (played by Naomi Watts and Marton Csokas, respectively).

She recurred as Holly Reback in the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey.

Finance career

Fox on Stocks, launched in 2012 and said to be Fox's stock-trading blog, describes her as "a very successful stock trader in her free time," and says that it "provides education for those wishing to learn more about investing."

In 2016, after publications she was purportedly employed as a trader by Jacob Wohl, Fox has denied any connection with Wohl.

Awards

YearResultAwardCategoryNominated Work
2007NominatedYoung Artist AwardsBest Recurring Young Actress in a Television SeriesDesperate Housewives
2008NominatedScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Ensemble Cast
NominatedYoung Artist AwardsBest Recurring Young Actress in a Comedy Series
2009NominatedScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Ensemble Cast

In 2014, Fox was named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014" by Time magazine.

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