Rachelle Henry

Rachelle Henry was born on December 16, 2000 in Richland, Washington and raised in Seattle. She began acting, modeling and training at the age of 6 and was cast in the title role of Twelfth Night Productions' Oliver![10] at the age of 10. Soon after, she began to appear regularly in television commercials and independent films throughout the Pacific Northwest.

At age 15, Henry won a grant from Adobe Systems to produce a project about social change as part of the Adobe Pitch Project in association with Reel Grrls.[11] She produced and directed the short film MISSING for which she won the Best Director Award at the 2016 Premio Cinematographico Palena Film Festival in Palena, Italy[12] and Best Short Film with a Social Message at the 2016 NEZ International Film Festival in Kolkata, India.[13]

Henry was nominated in two categories at the 38th Young Artist Awards[14] and won the award for "Best Performance in a Short Film – Teen Actress" on March 17, 2017 for her work as Daisy in the Short Film, "Jersey Gurl".[15] That same week, The Young Entertainer Awards named Rachelle "Best Young Actress in a Short Film" for her portrayal as Alex, a young pick pocket in the film "Grifters" which she also produced.[16] In 2019 she was named Best Young Actress for her work in the film Mehndi[17] which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival and was an official selection at the Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. She has been nominated in four categories for the 40th Young Artist Awards including Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Producer.

Henry costarred in several film festival projects including "Creased",[18] featured at the San Diego Asian Film Festival 2016[19] and the HollyShorts Film Festival,[20] "Losing It"[21] which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival[22] as well as the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner[23] and as the alter ego of the Capitol Hill Massacre killer[24] in the 2017 film Wallflower[25][26] which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in June 2017. Henry appeared alongside Willow Shields (The Hunger Games) and Meg DeLacy (The Fosters) in the feature film Woodstock or Bust which was named Best Feature Film at the Artetmis Film Festival at the Laemmle Theater.[27]

Henry is Junior Editor at We Blab Entertainment Magazine[28] where she regularly conducts interviews with fellow entertainment personalities. She is often invited to sit on discussion panels or through interviews to speak to young artists who are seeking to advance their careers,[29][30] to civic groups promoting positive student development programs[31] and as a representative of youth who, while unable to vote, wish to have a voice in legislation pertaining to their future.[32]

Henry is an avid supporter of animal rescue organizations such as Emerald City Pet Rescue and P.A.W.S.[32] She also supports organizations benefitting women and children who are fighting cancer through her participation in 5K Runs sponsored by Women of Wonder and Run of Hope. Charities include organizations such as The Seattle Children's Hospital and Team Survivor.[33]

• Rachelle Henry at IMDb
• Rachelle Henry at AllMovie
• Official website
• "YAA Danny Glover and Rachelle Henry" on YouTube