Rainbow Harvest (born August 26, 1966) is an American
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
best known for her roles as Karen in
Old Enough
''Old Enough'' is a 1984 American comedy-drama coming-of-age film written and directed by Marisa Silver, and produced by Dina Silver. The film follows the friendship that develops over one summer between two girls from different social backgrou ...
, Megan Gordon in
Mirror, Mirror, and Daryl Tarses in television sitcom series
FM. She was active between 1983 and 1991 before leaving the acting profession to work behind the scenes until she eventually left the film industry entirely.
Early life
Rainbow was born in New York City. She was accepted into the prestigious
High School of Performing Arts
The High School of Performing Arts (informally known as "PA") was a public alternative high school established in 1947 and located at 120 West 46th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, from 1948 to 1984.
In 1961, the school was m ...
, graduating in 1985. She took her first film role at age 16 playing a lead in
Old Enough
''Old Enough'' is a 1984 American comedy-drama coming-of-age film written and directed by Marisa Silver, and produced by Dina Silver. The film follows the friendship that develops over one summer between two girls from different social backgrou ...
, released in 1984.
Filmography
Film
Television
Personal life
Harvest married actor Kevin Wixted whom she met filming the episode "Cory and Dean Got Married" of ''
21 Jump Street
''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...
'' where they played the titular characters.
She would later retire from acting in 1991 to work behind the camera before leaving the film industry entirely.
Since, Harvest returned to Benedictine University to obtain a bachelor's degree in Art, Masters of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior. She would go on to receive a second Masters in Information Technology from Purdue University Global.
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1966 births
Living people
American film actresses
American television actresses
21st-century American women