Rachel Chagall

As Val Toriello

Rachel Chagall played Fran's best friend, Val Toriello.
Although a bit slow on the uptake, Val was a
tried and true friend. She has been known to
walk through Central Park in the dark and up
a huge billboard for her pal Fran.

Born: in 1954

Brooklyn, New York

Always focused on becoming an actress, she joined a theater group for young adults and eventually graduated into the adult company. At 13, she performed at Philharmonic Hall and Carnegie Hall with an Israeli folk dance troupe. At 16, she choreographed and performed with the troupe again at Carnegie Hall.

At 17, Chagall went to Goddard College and by the time she earned her BA in Theater at age 20 she had performed in such professional theater productions as "Hedda Gabler" and "Romeo and Juliet". She went on to perform in numerous regional, off and off-off Broadway productions. Chagall studied in New York at Circle in the Square, HB Studios and The Neighborhood Playhouse. She also studied with Stella Adler and became her protege, attending intimate Sunday parties at Adler's apartment.

In her spare time, Rachel Chagall loves to read, travel and go to the theater. She and her husband, Greg Lenert, who use to be the stage manager for The Nanny, live in Los Angeles with their adorable twins.

Television & Screen work:

Television

TV Series

The Nanny

(Guest Appearances)

The Simple Life

Screen

The Last Supper

White Palace

Gaby: A True Story

Televised Interviews

Leeza

Entertainment Tonight

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