Rachel Moss is an actor who has starred on

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plays and TV shows. She has also appeared in commercials for

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and

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Early life and education

Moss began her performance career in early childhood. She started dancing at age three. After entering acting at age five, Moss performed in a production of ''

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''. Four years later, she starred in ''The People Garden'', an Off Broadway show. During her years in middle school, Moss played the role of a young girl in ''Summer and Smoke'' at the

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. She graduated from Morristown-Beard School in

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in 2013 after receiving the senior theatre award. During her high school studies, Moss participated in the Crimsingers, the school's

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group, and on the forensics team. She also starred in the school's productions of '' Bat Boy: The Musical'',

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, and ''

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''. In 2013, Morris Arts awarded Moss their Elaine Ehlers Arts Scholarship. Funding from the scholarship supported her college studies at

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. "The 2013 Elaine Ehlers Arts Scholarship ($5,000) was awarded to actor Rachel Moss who graduated from the Morristown Beard School and will be attending the Muhlenberg College."

Acting career

During her acting career, Moss has made guest appearances on network TV series. She has appeared on ''

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'' on ABC-TV, ''

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'' on CBS-TV, and ''

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'' on NBC-TV. Moss also worked as the voice actor for the character Wiffle in the mini-series ''Wiffle and Fuzz'' on Playhouse Disney. She played the role of Miniature Girl in '' The Outskirts''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moss, Rachel American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from New Jersey Living people Morristown-Beard School alumni Muhlenberg College alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women