Rachelle Henry

Rachelle Henry
Rachelle Henry at the 38th Young Artist Awards 2017
Born	Rachelle Henry (2000-12-16) December 16, 2000 Richland, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, Director, Filmmaker
Years active	2006–present

Rachelle Henry (born December 16, 2000) is an American teen actress and filmmaker.^[1] She played the role of Sandy Hobbs^[2] in the TLC (TV network) Series Escaping the Prophet^[3] and Lissa Golaski in Depth,^[4] the film prequel to the Soma (video game) by Frictional Games.^[5] She is also known for directing and producing short films containing messages of social influence and coming of age themes including MISSING^[6] and Almost Boyfriends.^[7]

Early Life and Career

Rachelle Henry was born on December 16, 2000 in Richland, Washington and raised in Seattle. She began acting, modeling and training at the age of 6 and was cast in the title role of Twelfth Night Productions' Oliver!^[8] at the age of 10. Soon after, she began to appear regularly in television commercials and independent films throughout the Pacific Northwest.

At age 15, Henry won a grant from Adobe Systems to produce a project about social change as part of the Adobe Pitch Project in association with Reel Grrls.^[9] She produced and directed the short film MISSING for which she won the Best Director Award at the 2016 Premio Cinematographico Palena Film Festival in Palena, Italy^[10] and Best Short Film with a Social Message at the 2016 NEZ International Film Festival in Kolkata, India.^[11]

Henry was nominated in two categories at the 38th Young Artist Awards^[12] and won the award for "Best Performance in a Short Film – Teen Actress" on March 17, 2017 for her work as Daisy in the Short Film, "Jersey Gurl".^[13] That same week, The Young Entertainer Awards named Rachelle "Best Young Actress in a Short Film" for her portrayal as Alex, a young pick pocket in the film "Grifters" which she also produced.^[14]

Henry co-stars in several film festival projects including "Creased",^[15] featured at the San Diego Asian Film Festival 2016 ^[16] and the HollyShorts Film Festival,^[17] "Losing It"^[18] which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival^[19] as well as the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner ^[20] and as the alter ego of the Capitol Hill Massacre killer ^[21] in the 2017 film Wallflower^[22][23] which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in June, 2017.

Henry is Junior Editor at We Blab Entertainment Magazine^[24] where she regularly conducts interviews with fellow entertainment personalities. She is often invited to sit on discussion panels or through interviews to speak to young artists who are seeking to advance their careers,^[25][26] to civic groups promoting positive student development programs^[27] and as a representative of youth who, while unable to vote, wish to have a voice in legislation pertaining to their future.^[28]

Philanthropy

Henry is an avid supporter of animal rescue organizations such as Emerald City Pet Rescue and P.A.W.S.^[28] She also supports organizations benefitting women and children who are fighting cancer through her participation in 5K Runs sponsored by Women of Wonder and Run of Hope. Charities include organizations such as The Seattle Children's Hospital and Team Survivor.^[29]

Filmography

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

• Rachelle Henry on IMDb
• Rachelle Henry at the TCM Movie Database
• Rachelle Henry at AllMovie
• Official website
• "YAA Danny Glover and Rachelle Henry" on YouTube