Rainsford Dubose Qualley ( ; born March 11, 1989) is an American actress and singer. A daughter of actress

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and the sister of actress

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, she made her acting debut in the 2012 film '' Mighty Fine''. She is best known for her music, which she releases under the name Rainsford.

Early life

Rainey Qualley was born in 1989 in New York City and grew up in

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. She is the daughter of actress and model

, and Paul Qualley, who is a musician, contractor, rancher, and former model. She has two siblings: an older brother, Justin and a younger sister, actress and model

. Rainey and her sister were

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and formally presented at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris.

Career

Qualley made her debut as Miss Golden Globe in 2012. In the same year, she starred in '' Mighty Fine'', opposite her mother

, directed by Debbie Goodstein. In 2014, Qualley starred in '' Falcon Song'' directed by Jason Corgan Brown. In 2015, she guest starred in an episode of ''

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''. In 2018, she starred in ''

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'' directed by Eddie Alcazar. She made a cameo appearance as herself in ''

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''. In 2021, Qualley starred in '' The Shuroo Process'' which was directed by Emrhys Cooper. Qualley releases and writes music under the stage name Rainsford. In 2016 Qualley released the song "Too Close" with Red Light Management. In 2017, she released the song "Rendezvous". In 2018, she released her debut

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''Emotional Support Animal''. In 2019, she released two songs, "Passionate" and "Open Open". In 2020, Qualley released two songs, "2 Cents" and "Crying in the Mirror". She collaborated with

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on two songs on his fourth studio album.

Personal life

On September 10, 2024, Qualley announced that she was pregnant with her first child with partner Anthony Wilson. On December 10, 2024, Qualley and Wilson welcomed their first child and confirmed that it is a girl.

Filmography

Discography

EPs

* ''Turn Down the Lights'' (2015) * ''Emotional Support Animal'' (2018)

Singles

* "Me and Johnny Cash" (2015) * "Too Close" (2016) * "Rendezvous" (2017) * "Somewhere Else" (2018) * "Passionate" (2019) * "Open Open" (2019) * "2 Cents" (2020) * "Crying in the Mirror" (2020) * "Oh My God" (2020) * "Love Me Like You Hate Me" (2020)

Guest appearances

Notes

References

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