Rachel York Biography (1971-)

Original name, Rachel Lemanski; born August 7, 1971, in Orlando, FL; daughterof Jerry (an electrical engineer) and Peggy (a high school English teacher)Lemanski.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
August 7, 1971
Orlando, Florida, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Mallory Kingsley, City of Angels (musical), Virginia Theatre, NewYork City, 1991
  • Fantine, Les Miserables, Imperial Marquis Theatre, New York City,1992
  • Putting It Together (musical), Stage 1, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1993
  • Norma Cassidy, Victor/Victoria (musical), Mariott Marquis Theatre,New York City, 1994-1996
  • Marguerite, The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical), Minskoff Theatre, NewYork City, 1998-1999
  • Also appeared as Jenny, Butterflies Are Free, Gardner Theatre; asCassie, A Chorus Line, San Clemente Theatre, San Clemente, CA; as Meg,Crimes of the Heart, West Coast Theatre; as Irene St. Claire, Crucifer of Blood, Purchase Theatre; as Evita Peron (title role), Evita, San Clemente Theatre; as Rachel, Inherit the Wind, Nomad Playhouse;as Belle, Little Me (workshop production), Roundabout Theatre, New York City; as Rachel, Lost in the Stars, York Theatre, New York City; asKathy, Moonchildren, West Coast Playhouse; as Alma, Summer and Smoke, Nomad Playhouse; as Allison Cartwright, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Manhattan Theatre Club; as Sister Immacula, Where's Dick?, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City; also appeared in A Minor Incident, West Bank Theatre, and in a production of The Owl and the Pussycat.
  • Major Tours
  • Lilli Vanessi, Kiss Me, Kate (musical), U.S. cities, 2001-?
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Susan, Taking the Heat, Showtime, 1993
  • Sarah Freemont, "Nightmare," in Terror Tract (also known as TheHouse on Terror Tract), USA Network, 2000
  • Gloria, Second Honeymoon, CBS, 2000
  • Cassandra Sennhauser, Au Pair II, Fox Family Channel, 2001
  • Episodic
  • "Beauty and the Breast," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
  • "Double Breasted Suit," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
  • Randy Wolfe, "A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997
  • A beautiful woman, "The Mayor Who Came to Dinner," Spin City, ABC,1997
  • Dinah, "To Thine Own Self Be True," Frasier, NBC, 2000
  • Appeared as Nancy Rogers, All My Children, ABC, and as Suanne Brouard, Another World, NBC; also appeared in episodes of The Days andNights of Molly Dodd, Lifetime, The Naked Truth, NBC, and Son of the Beach.
  • Other
  • Marci Fenner, Bay City Story (also known as Deadline), 1992
  • Rita Gilmore, One Life to Live (series; also known as One Lifeto Live: The Summer of Seduction), ABC, 1996-1997
  • Emily, Fantasy Island (pilot), ABC, 1998
  • Film Appearances
  • Embassy Club singer, Billy Bathgate, Buena Vista, 1991
  • Lotte Harrington, Mad Dog Coll (also known as Killer Instinct), 21st Century Film Corp., 1992
  • Mary, Dead Center (also known as Crazy Joe), 21st Century Film Corp., 1994
  • Norma Cassidy, Victor/Victoria, Image Entertainment, 1995
  • Liza, One Fine Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • City of Angels (original Broadway cast recording), Columbia, 1990
  • Putting It together (original cast recording), RCA, 1993
  • Victor/Victoria (original Broadway cast recording), Polygram, 1995
  • Other albums include Billy Bathgate (soundtrack recording), Celebration of Life, Opal, Honkey Tonk Highway, and Theatre Songs by Robert Nassy Lindsey, and The Scarlet Pimpernel Encore Album, Atlantic.
  • Audio Books
  • Absolutely, Positively, by Jane Krentz, Simon & Schuster, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Electronic
    • The Pimpernel, http://www.thepimpernel.com, February 8, 2002
    • Rachel York, http://www.rachelyork.com, February 9, 2002