Aya Rachel Cash (born July 13, 1982 in San Francisco, California) is an American actress.
She is the daughter of poet and novelist Kim Addonizio and Buddhist teacher Eugene Cash, and the granddaughter of Wimbledon champion Pauline Betz Addie and sportswriter Bob Addie. She is an alumna of the San Francisco School of the Arts and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program.
After years of side roles in movies and TV, Cash's profile rose with her lead role in the FX series You're the Worst and Stormfront in The Boys. She also performs on stage.
She is married to writer Josh Alexander.
Filmography
- Law & Order (2006) as Janine Lesko in the episode "Kingmaker"
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006) as Lori in the episode "Weeping Willow"
- Sleepwalk With Me (2012) as Hannah
- Begin Again (2013) as Jenny
- The Newsroom (2013) as Shelly Wexler
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2014) as Janet
- You're the Worst (2014-2019) as Gretchen Cutler
- Modern Family (2015) as Vanessa in the episode "Rash Decisions"
- Game-Over Man (2018) as Cassie
- The Boys (2020-2022) as Stormfront
- Scare Me (2020) as Fanny
Tropes pertaining to Aya Cash
- Deadpan Snarker: She often plays these roles, and is something of one in real life too.
- Fiery Redhead: She often plays these.
- Irony as She Is Cast: She is Jewish, and she's played a literal Nazi in The Boys.