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name: "Rachel Winfree"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rachel-winfree"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T00:39:24.383258+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Rachel Winfree

Actor. Born 1 January 1952 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1952, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2000–present

## Biography

Rachel Winfree is an American actress. Born in Houston and raised in Austin, Texas, she began performing and writing while studying at the University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance. She is based in Los Angeles.

Her film credits include Rose in *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), Shanda Riesman in *Donnie Darko* (2001), a role in *Evan Almighty* (2007), and a waitress in *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022). Television appearances encompass *The Good Place* (2016) as Linda Johansson, *Desperate Housewives* (2004), and recurring work on *The Haves and the Have Nots* (2020).

*Sources: imdb.com, resumes.actorsaccess.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), Fi1m 54, as Rose — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022), Actor
- *Donnie Darko* (2001), Actor

## Also known for

- *Evan Almighty* (2007), Congressperson
- *DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story* (2022), Woman
- *Malignant* (2021), Mrs. Ryerson (uncredited)
- *Old School* (2003), Archer's Wife
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Gossipy Woman
- *The Good Place* (2016), Linda Johansson
- *This Is Us* (2016), MaryAnn
- *The Thirteenth Floor* (1999), Woman Bank Customer

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