Rachel Covey | |
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Born | June 15, 1998 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005 – present |
Rachel Covey (born June 15, 1998) is an American child actress known for her roles in the 2005 film Duane Hopwood alongside David Schwimmer and the 2007 Disney movie Enchanted alongside Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams. For her role in the latter film, she received a nomination for "Young Actress Age Ten or Younger" at the 29th Young Artist Awards. In recent years, she has begun playwriting and composing, and has both directed and performed in her original work. Her one-act, one-woman play "Waiting Room" was performed at The Player's Theatre in New York City. "Waiting Room" was also featured in play festivals at Manhattan Repertory Theatre and Albany's Capital Repertory Theatre. A full length musical written and scored by Covey is also in the works.
In 2005, Covey appeared in the film Duane Hopwood as the daughter of David Schwimmer's character, leading Variety magazine to select Covey and her costar Ramya Pratt for particular praise.
In 2007, she appeared in the Disney movie Enchanted as Morgan Philip, the young daughter of Patrick Dempsey's character. For Covey's performance in the film, she received a nomination for "Young Actress Age Ten or Younger" at the 29th Young Artist Awards, but lost to Bailee Madison from Bridge to Terabithia.