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* TheDanza:[[invoked]] Almost as Rochelle in ''Film/TheCraft''.
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* ''Film/SocialNightmare'' (2013) as Mrs. Langran
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If you were born or grew up in the 90s, you'd know her best for her roles on ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''Nowhere'', ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' ''Film/{{Embrace of the Vampire|1995}}'' and especially ''Film/TheCraft''. The latter was a SleeperHit that brought her a lot of positive attention - and it's probably her best remembered role. She's also known for starring in ''Film/HalfBaked'' and her sitcom ''Series/HalfAndHalf''.
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* AbilityOverAppearance:[[invoked]] In two of her films (''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' (''Film/{{Embrace of the Vampire|1995}}'' and ''Film/TheCraft'') characters she auditioned for were written to be white, and she won the parts. In the latter, they then incorporated racist bullying into the storyline.
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* BigApplesauce: She's said that her 'noo yawk' accent comes out normally when pronouncing words with an 'er' or 'or' sound. A line in ''Film/TheCraft'' had to be cut because Rachel kept pronouncing 'mirror' the New York way. She also joked that it took a lot of effort to say the title of the documentary ''Horror Noire'' without completely lapsing into a New York accent.
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* GranolaGirl: She's a vegetarian who reads Tarot cards, carries crystals around with her and admits to smoking pot for anxiety relief.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: As noted above, many fans are shocked when they find out what age she was when she filmed ''Film/TheCraft''. Likewise nowadays she's in her fifties, and fans think she looks more like she's in her thirties.
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** She's been vocal about how she was unfairly ignored by a lot of the press during the PR for ''Film/TheCraft'' - the other three lead actresses were all invited to the MTV Movie Awards while she wasn't, and she was left out of press junkets until one of her co-stars called the studio to get them to include her. In 2018, she also called out several conventions for ignoring her when organizing reunions.
** She's also purposely avoided straightening her hair out of respect for this trope. On the flipside, as the years have gone on, she's been attacked for her curls being "looser" and therefore not counting.
** She's been vocal about how she was unfairly ignored by a lot of the press during the PR for ''Film/TheCraft'' - the other three lead actresses were all invited to the MTV Movie Awards while she wasn't, and she was left out of press junkets until one of her co-stars called the studio to get them to include her. In 2018, she also called out several conventions for ignoring her when organizing reunions.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: Rachel India True is indeed her natural name.
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* AbilityOverAppearance:[[invoked]] In two of her films ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' (''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' and ''Film/TheCraft'', ''Film/TheCraft'') characters she auditioned for were written to be white, and she won the parts. In the latter, they then incorporated racist bullying into the storyline.
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* MixedAncestry: Her mother is African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish.
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* BigApplesauce: She's said that her 'noo yawk' accent comes out normally when pronouncing words with an 'er' or 'or' sound. A line in ''Film/TheCraft'' had to be cut because Rachel kept pronouncing 'mirror' the New York way. She also joked that it took a lot of effort to say the title of the documentary ''Horror Noire'' without completely lapsing into a New York accent.
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* ButNotTooBlack: She's been vocal about how she was unfairly ignored by a lot of the press during the PR for ''Film/TheCraft'' - the other three lead actresses were all invited to the MTV Movie Awards while she wasn't, and she was left out of press junkets until one of her co-stars called the studio to get them to include her. In 2018, she also called out several conventions for ignoring her when organizing reunions.
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** She's also purposely avoided straightening her hair out of respect for this trope. On the flipside, as the years have gone on, she's been attacked for her curls being "looser" and therefore not counting.
** She's been vocal about how she was unfairly ignored by a lot of the press during the PR for ''Film/TheCraft'' - the other three lead actresses were all invited to the MTV Movie Awards while she wasn't, and she was left out of press junkets until one of her co-stars called the studio to get them to include her. In 2018, she also called out several conventions for ignoring her when organizing
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'''Rachel India True''' (born November 15, 1966) is an American actress, model and healthy living advocate.
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-> ''"There's a casual racism to not including the Black person, we're the afterthought quite often. But I was like, you know what I am? I'm not an afterthought. I'm Rachel-fucking-True".''
'''Rachel India True''' is an American actress, model and healthy living advocate.
If you were born or grew up in the 90s, you'd know her best for her roles on ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''Nowhere'', ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' and especially ''Film/TheCraft''. The latter was a SleeperHit that brought her a lot of positive attention - and it's probably her best remembered role. She's also known for starring in ''Film/HalfBaked'' and her sitcom ''Half & Half''.
In addition to her acting and modelling, in TheNewTens she has become far more outspoken on racism and colorism in the film industry - and campaigns to spread awareness for better treatment and representation for African-American performers.
She also has a website, [[http://www.sometruethings.com/ "Some True Things"]].
!!Selected Filmography:
* ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' (1992) - Nicki (two episodes)
* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' (1993) - Jan Myler (two episodes)
* ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' (1994) - Nicole
* ''Film/TheCraft'' (1995) - Rochelle
* ''Film/{{Nowhere}}'' (1997) - Mona
* ''Film/HalfBaked'' (1998) - Mary Jane Potman
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' (1998) - Janet Clemens (recurring)
* ''Half & Half'' (2002-2006) - Mona Thorne
* ''Film/Sharknado2TheSecondOne'' (2014) - 1st Officer Jonni Valentine
* ''Film/SharknadoHeartOfSharkness'' (2015) - Rachel
!!Tropes associated with her work:
* AbilityOverAppearance:[[invoked]] In two of her films ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' and ''Film/TheCraft'', characters she auditioned for were written to be white, and she won the parts. In the latter, they then incorporated racist bullying into the storyline.
* ActorSharedBackground:[[invoked]] Like her character Rochelle in ''Film/TheCraft'', she grew up in a majority white neighborhood. She was also the only black girl at her high school (a deleted scene confirms that Rochelle is too). She had already begun her tarot reading at this stage, and actually auditioned for the film with crystals in her pocket.
* AsHerself: She plays herself in a {{Mockumentary}} about the making of ''Film/Sharknado2TheSecondOne''.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Rachel India True is indeed her natural name.
* BillingDisplacement:[[invoked]] Subverted for ''Half & Half''. The episodes would bill whoever had the biggest role in the plot first, and alternate between the leads.
* ButNotTooBlack: She's been vocal about how she was unfairly ignored by a lot of the press during the PR for ''Film/TheCraft'' - the other three lead actresses were all invited to the MTV Movie Awards while she wasn't, and she was left out of press junkets until one of her co-stars called the studio to get them to include her. In 2018, she also called out several conventions for ignoring her when organizing reunions.
* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] In the 2019 documentary ''Horror Noire'', she expresses annoyance at constantly being cast as the TokenBlackFriend. While she does have some issues with Rochelle being OutOfFocus, she does view her as an important step forward in representation.
--> "And this was 20 years ago, so then I said, 'Listen, you’re black and you’re in the movie. That’s pretty good already.'"
* TheDanza:[[invoked]] Almost as Rochelle in ''Film/TheCraft''.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]]
** Her agent refused to submit her for ''Film/TheCraft'' because she was "too old" to play a teenage witch. Rachel however lobbied for the role, even finding a manager who wanted to represent her on the condition she be submitted for the film. Naturally she was cast. What was her age at the time? [[spoiler: Twenty-nine!]]
** She was also playing a teenager in ''Film/{{Nowhere}}'', and the film's lengthy two year production meant that she was in her thirties by the time it got released.
** And funnily enough, she was playing a college freshman in ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' three years earlier.
* MixedAncestry: Her mother is African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish.
* OlderThanTheyLook: As noted above, many fans are shocked when they find out what age she was when she filmed ''Film/TheCraft''. Likewise nowadays she's in her fifties, and fans think she looks more like she's in her thirties.
* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]] ''Film/HalfBaked'' was a comedy where she played the main love interest.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting:[[invoked]] She and Essence Atkins have quite the resemblance; enough to be believable as half-sisters in ''Half & Half''.
* ThoseTwoActors:[[invoked]] She and Guillermo Diaz worked together in ''{{Film/Nowhere}}'' and ''Film/HalfBaked''.
-> ''"There's a casual racism to not including the Black person, we're the afterthought quite often. But I was like, you know what I am? I'm not an afterthought. I'm Rachel-fucking-True".''
'''Rachel India True''' is an American actress, model and healthy living advocate.
If you were born or grew up in the 90s, you'd know her best for her roles on ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''Nowhere'', ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' and especially ''Film/TheCraft''. The latter was a SleeperHit that brought her a lot of positive attention - and it's probably her best remembered role. She's also known for starring in ''Film/HalfBaked'' and her sitcom ''Half & Half''.
In addition to her acting and modelling, in TheNewTens she has become far more outspoken on racism and colorism in the film industry - and campaigns to spread awareness for better treatment and representation for African-American performers.
She also has a website, [[http://www.sometruethings.com/ "Some True Things"]].
!!Selected Filmography:
* ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' (1992) - Nicki (two episodes)
* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' (1993) - Jan Myler (two episodes)
* ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' (1994) - Nicole
* ''Film/TheCraft'' (1995) - Rochelle
* ''Film/{{Nowhere}}'' (1997) - Mona
* ''Film/HalfBaked'' (1998) - Mary Jane Potman
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' (1998) - Janet Clemens (recurring)
* ''Half & Half'' (2002-2006) - Mona Thorne
* ''Film/Sharknado2TheSecondOne'' (2014) - 1st Officer Jonni Valentine
* ''Film/SharknadoHeartOfSharkness'' (2015) - Rachel
!!Tropes associated with her work:
* AbilityOverAppearance:[[invoked]] In two of her films ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' and ''Film/TheCraft'', characters she auditioned for were written to be white, and she won the parts. In the latter, they then incorporated racist bullying into the storyline.
* ActorSharedBackground:[[invoked]] Like her character Rochelle in ''Film/TheCraft'', she grew up in a majority white neighborhood. She was also the only black girl at her high school (a deleted scene confirms that Rochelle is too). She had already begun her tarot reading at this stage, and actually auditioned for the film with crystals in her pocket.
* AsHerself: She plays herself in a {{Mockumentary}} about the making of ''Film/Sharknado2TheSecondOne''.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Rachel India True is indeed her natural name.
* BillingDisplacement:[[invoked]] Subverted for ''Half & Half''. The episodes would bill whoever had the biggest role in the plot first, and alternate between the leads.
* ButNotTooBlack: She's been vocal about how she was unfairly ignored by a lot of the press during the PR for ''Film/TheCraft'' - the other three lead actresses were all invited to the MTV Movie Awards while she wasn't, and she was left out of press junkets until one of her co-stars called the studio to get them to include her. In 2018, she also called out several conventions for ignoring her when organizing reunions.
* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] In the 2019 documentary ''Horror Noire'', she expresses annoyance at constantly being cast as the TokenBlackFriend. While she does have some issues with Rochelle being OutOfFocus, she does view her as an important step forward in representation.
--> "And this was 20 years ago, so then I said, 'Listen, you’re black and you’re in the movie. That’s pretty good already.'"
* TheDanza:[[invoked]] Almost as Rochelle in ''Film/TheCraft''.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]]
** Her agent refused to submit her for ''Film/TheCraft'' because she was "too old" to play a teenage witch. Rachel however lobbied for the role, even finding a manager who wanted to represent her on the condition she be submitted for the film. Naturally she was cast. What was her age at the time? [[spoiler: Twenty-nine!]]
** She was also playing a teenager in ''Film/{{Nowhere}}'', and the film's lengthy two year production meant that she was in her thirties by the time it got released.
** And funnily enough, she was playing a college freshman in ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' three years earlier.
* MixedAncestry: Her mother is African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish.
* OlderThanTheyLook: As noted above, many fans are shocked when they find out what age she was when she filmed ''Film/TheCraft''. Likewise nowadays she's in her fifties, and fans think she looks more like she's in her thirties.
* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]] ''Film/HalfBaked'' was a comedy where she played the main love interest.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting:[[invoked]] She and Essence Atkins have quite the resemblance; enough to be believable as half-sisters in ''Half & Half''.
* ThoseTwoActors:[[invoked]] She and Guillermo Diaz worked together in ''{{Film/Nowhere}}'' and ''Film/HalfBaked''.
