Senta Michelle Moses (born August 8, 1973) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her co-starring role as Phoebe, the lab assistant in the children's series ''

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'', Winnifred Leeds in ''

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'', Lizzie in ''

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'' (2008-2009). Tracy McCallister in ''

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'' (1990), & '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992)

Life and career

Moses was born on August 8, 1973, in

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. She is of

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and Lebanese descent.Biography from Moses' official website, sentamoses.com (no longer active) She has been in show business since she was six months old appearing in a diaper commercial—which she refers to as "embarrassing". She has since appeared in more than 100 national commercials—including ones for

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and

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. At age seven, she landed the role of Molly in the National Touring Company of ''

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'', appearing in 487 performances. While pursuing her high school diploma at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, Moses co-starred in the 1990 feature film ''

'' and its 1992 sequel, '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'', as one of the older cousins of Kevin McCallister (

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). After graduation at age 16, Moses moved to California to attend

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's School of Theatre.Not acting her age: Winfield's Senta Moses is taking a...
by Vicky Edwards Gehrt of the ''

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'' dated October 24, 1993 Moses has appeared in the feature films ''Choose Connor'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Scream Queen'', '' The Kiss'', and ''

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''. Her television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' has had recurring roles on ''

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'', '' Sister Sister'', ''

'' and ''

''. In 1993, Moses was a series regular on the

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Saturday morning sitcom ''

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'', the series lasted one season. Moses was also in an improv troupe "Danger Danger". She currently lives in

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Personal life

Moses married television editor Joseph Mikan on July 19, 2015 in Burbank, California.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Senta 1973 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Illinois American child actresses American film actresses American people of Italian descent American people of Lebanese descent American soap opera actresses American stage actresses American television actresses USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni People from Elmhurst, Illinois