Rachel Keller (actress)

For the character, see Rachel Keller.

Rachel Rye Keller is an American actress, best known for her roles as Sydney "Syd" Barrett in the FX television series Legion and as Simone Gerhardt in the second season of the FX black comedy crime drama anthology series Fargo.

Rachel Keller
Born	Rachel Rye Keller[1] 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.^[2][3] She attended the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and graduated in 2014 from Carnegie Mellon University.^[4] Keller's father is Jewish, and she also celebrates Hanukkah.^[5]

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 wide recognition for her recurring role as Simone Gerhardt in the second season of the FX anthology television series Fargo.^[6]

Between 2017 and 2019, she starred as Sydney "Syd" Barrett, the female lead in the FX series Legion.^[7]

In 2019, Keller starred as Cassandra Pressman in the Netflix mystery drama series The Society. In 2022, she had a leading role in the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice, replacing Odessa Young.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	I Still Adore You	Cigarette Girl	Short film
	Flutter	Kaylin	Short film
2014	Hollidaysburg	Tori
2016	Wig Shop	Shoshana	Short film
2018	Write When You Get Work	Ruth Duffy
	Diddie Wa Diddie	Janet	Short film
2019	In the Shadow of the Moon	Jean
2020	House Sit	Catherine	Short film
2022	A Man Called Otto	Sonya
	Butcher's Crossing	Francine
2023	Chestnut	Tyler
TBA	The First Seal	Jessica Velardi	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	The Mentalist	Anne	Episode: "White Orchids"
	Supernatural	Sister Mathias	Episode: "Paint It Black"
	Fargo	Simone Gerhardt	7 episodes
2017–2019	Legion	Sydney "Syd" Barrett	27 episodes
2019	The Society	Cassandra Pressman	3 episodes
2020	Dirty John	Linda Kolkena	8 episodes
2022–2024	Tokyo Vice	Samantha	Main role, 18 episodes	[8]

References

1. "Rachel Keller (@rachelryekeller)". Twitter.
2. Amodio, Joseph V. (January 31, 2017). "Rachel Keller talks new role in 'Legion,' more". Newsday. Retrieved November 30, 2023. I was actually born in L.A.
3. Justin, Neal (February 6, 2017). "Twin Cities actress lands starring role in X-Men spinoff series 'Legion'". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
4. Gustafson, Amy Carlson (October 10, 2015). "St. Paul native owns 'Fargo' role - and furiously nostalgic hairdo". Twin Cities. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
5. "Jews in the News: Jackie Hoffman, Jennifer Grey and David Susskind". Tampa Jewish Federation. March 4, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
6. Rachel Keller "Simone" at FX’s Fargo Red Carpet Premiere Event #FargoFX. YouTube. October 8, 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.
7. Andreeva, Nellie (January 5, 2016). "'Legion': FX Marvel Pilot Casts 'Fargo's Rachel Keller As Female Lead". Deadline. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
8. Andreeva, Nellie (October 30, 2020). "Rachel Keller Joins 'Tokyo Vice', Replacing Odessa Young, As HBO Max Series Eyes Return To Production". Deadline. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

External links

• Rachel Keller at IMDb