Allyn Rachel

{{short description|American actress, writer and comedian}}

{{notability|Biographies|date=June 2013}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Allyn Rachel

| birth_place = Pikesville, Maryland, U.S.

| occupation = Actress, comedian, writer

| years_active = 2011–present

}}

Allyn Rachel is an American actress, writer and comedian, best known for her roles in a variety of national commercials and as the voice of "Bee" in the Netflix animated series, Bee and PuppyCat.

Life and career

Allyn was born in Pikesville, Maryland, she attended The Park School of Baltimore, and began doing theatre at Maryland's Center Stage while still in high school. She went on to graduate from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, with a BFA in Drama.

In 2011, Allyn was selected to perform in the New Faces: Characters Showcase at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.[http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/news/view/981 New Faces Press Release] Around that same time, she began appearing in a number of heavily aired national commercials (Toyota, eBay, McDonald's, Wal-Mart, IHOP, Dish Network, to name a few).[http://adage.com/article/news/allyn-rachel-woman-commercials/234115/ Ad Age Interview]

Allyn is a regular sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.

She is the voice of "Bee" in the Netflix animated series Bee and PuppyCat, created through Frederator Studios' Cartoon Hangover.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/XoKGhce5-08 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130712082420/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoKGhce5-08&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoKGhce5-08| title = Bee and PuppyCat Part 1 (Cartoon Hangover Shorts #4) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2014

|A Million Ways to Die in the West

|Wild Girl

|

2014

|Million Dollar Arm

|Theresa

|

2016

| Loudini

| Sandy

| Short film

2017

| Kong: Skull Island

| Secretary O'Brien

|

2018

| Instant Family

| Kim

|

2020{{cite web|url=https://www.wildaboutmovies.com/2020_movies/valley-girl/|access-date=November 27, 2019|title=Valley Girl 2020 Streaming May 8, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222183622/https://www.wildaboutmovies.com/2020_movies/valley-girl/|url-status=dead}}

| Valley Girl

| Rachel Donahue

|

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

|Workaholics

|Bridesmaid

|Episode: "Karl's Wedding"

2012

|Weeds

|Monica

|4 episodes

2013–2016

|Bee and PuppyCat

|Bee (voice)

|Main role

rowspan="2"|2013–2014

|rowspan="2"|Comedy Bang! Bang!

|Darla Gardner

|Episode: "Rainn Wilson Wears a Short Sleeved Plaid Shirt & Colorful Sneakers"

Female Fan

| Episode: "Dane Cook Wears a Black Blazer & Tailored Pants"

2014

|New Girl

|Rachael

|Episode: "Sister"

2014

|Selfie

|Bryn

|5 episodes

2015

|Togetherness

|Head Hipster

|Episode: "Kick the Can"

2015

|Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell

|Joanna

|Episode: "True Love Will Find You"

2016–2017

|The Good Place

|Betsy

|2 Episodes

2022

|Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space

|Bee (voice)

|Main role

References

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