Rachel Keller (actress)

Rachel Rye Keller (born December 25, 1992) is an American actress, known for roles such as Sydney "Syd" Barrett in the FX television series Legion.

Rachel Keller
Keller at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Rachel Rye Keller[1] December 25, 1992[2][3] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present

Early life

Keller was born in Los Angeles, and grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[4][5] She attended the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and graduated in 2014 from Carnegie Mellon University.[6] Keller's father is Jewish, and she also celebrates Hanukkah.[7]

Career

Keller began her career with roles in various short films and guest starring roles in the television series The Mentalist and Supernatural.

Keller received wider recognition for her recurring role as Simone Gerhardt in the second season of the FX anthology television series Fargo.[8]

Between 2017 and 2019, she has starred as Sydney "Syd" Barrett, the female lead, in the FX superhero drama series Legion.[9]

In 2019, Keller starred as Cassandra Pressman in the Netflix mystery drama series The Society.

In 2020, she was cast to star in the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice, replacing Odessa Young.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	I Still Adore You	Cigarette Girl	Short film
2012	Flutter	Kaylin	Short film
2014	Hollidaysburg	Tori	[11]
2016	Wig Shop	Shoshana	Short film
2018	Write When You Get Work	Ruth Duffy
2018	Diddie Wa Diddie	Janet	Short film
2019	In the Shadow of the Moon	Jean
2020	House Sit	Catherine	Short film
TBA	The First Seal	Jessica Velardi	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	The Mentalist	Anne	Episode: "White Orchids"
2015	Supernatural	Sister Mathias	Episode: "Paint It Black"
2015	Fargo	Simone Gerhardt	7 episodes[12]
2017–2019	Legion	Sydney "Syd" Barrett	27 episodes
2019	The Society	Cassandra Pressman	3 episodes
2020	Dirty John	Linda Kolkena	8 episodes
2021	Tokyo Vice	Samantha[10]	Main role, upcoming series

References

1. "Rachel Keller (@rachelryekeller) - Twitter". www.twitter.com.
2. "'Fargo' Star Rachel Keller on Simone's Long Walk Into the Woods".
3. "Hollywood's Next Big Thing: 'Legion' Star Rachel Keller's Big Break From Food Trucks to 'Fargo'".
4. "Rachel Keller talks new role in 'Legion,' more".
5. "Twin Cities actress lands starring role in X-Men spinoff series 'Legion'".
6. "St. Paul native owns 'Fargo' role - and furiously nostalgic hairdo". TwinCities.com.
7. "Jews in the News: Jackie Hoffman, Jennifer Grey and David Susskind - Tampa Jewish Federation". www.jewishtampa.com.
8. Rachel Keller "Simone" at FX’s Fargo Red Carpet Premiere Event #FargoFX. YouTube. 8 October 2015.
9. Andreeva, Nellie (January 5, 2016). "'Legion': FX Marvel Pilot Casts 'Fargo's Rachel Keller As Female Lead". Deadline.
10. Andreeva, Nellie (October 30, 2020). "Rachel Keller Joins 'Tokyo Vice', Replacing Odessa Young, As HBO Max Series Eyes Return To Production". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
11. "Woman Crush Wednesday: Get To Know Rachel Keller, Soon To Be Breakout Star Of 'Fargo'". Decider - Where To Stream Movies & Shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go.
12. Isaac Feldberg. "Fargo Season 2 Recruits Jeffrey Donovan And Rachel Keller; Nick Offerman Courted". We Got This Covered.

External links

• Rachel Keller at IMDb