RACHEL LEIGHSON

Performer. Writer. AEA/DG/SAFD. NYC/LA.

The Latest News!

CURRENT:

Rachel recently wrapped as Wilma on the upcoming horror film, Then Came a Rainbow, alongside Robert Allen Mukes, Felissa Rose, and Samara Lee coming in 2026. WATCH THE TRAILER HERE.

Rachel's short play, "Moses Never Had to Make a Brisket," is playing in the UK through June 14th! Tickets available here.

RECENT:

Rachel played Edith in the world premiere of "After the Execution" by Gwendolyn Phair at The Chain Theater.

Rachel hit the stage at The Flea in a staged reading of her play, Clean Slate, as Tal. This reading is co-produced by Rogue Theatre Festival and Cultivate Theatre Project.

Rachel's newest play, Clean Slate, was selected for an intensive workshop with The Larking House.

Rachel added two more female criminals to her TV roster after wrapping A Body in the Basement Season 2 with IG Discovery as Patricia Sloan and Evil Lives Here with HBO Max as Teresa Milbrandt. Both shows aired in 2025.

About

ABOUT ME!

Rachel Leighson is a performer and writer hailing from Los Angeles, CA. She literally fell into performing at the age of seven when she nearly spun off stage during the tornado dance in The Wizard of Oz and never looked back.

She has performed all over the United States (38 states and counting!) and in NYC at Carnegie Hall, Playwrights Horizons, St. Luke's Theatre, and The Actor's Temple Theatre. Her acting and writing passions center around moralistically grey women and finding the nuanced perspective in a piece or character. She believes theatre gives people a safe opportunity to explore uncomfortable truths and grow. More than anything, she hopes to find humor in horror and lessons in frivolity. Perhaps one day, those things will create true magic in this world.

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