Rakefet Abergel

Born: None

A native of Los Angeles, Rakefet Abergel is an award-winning American/Israeli actor, writer, director, and producer. She appeared in the movie Superbad with Jonah Hill, and as Adam Sandler's sister in Just Go with It . She can also be seen in the films My Best Friend's Girl opposite Dane Cook, with Halle Berry in The Call, and alongside Eddie Murphy & Kerry Washington in the film, A Thousand Words. Rakefet also regularly guest stars on TV shows including Showtime's Shameless, New Girl, My Name is Earl, Bella and the Bulldogs, and iCarly. Her newest film, Boo, which she wrote, produced, and starred in, is her film directorial debut. Previously she also directed various episodes of a web series called "Girls on Girls". The short screenplay for Boo was a finalist in the Best Short Screenplay category at Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio and won Best Short Script at Vancouver Bad Ass Film Festival in Canada. It also won an Honorable Mention at Women in Horror Film Festival in Atlanta and was an official selection at over 15 festivals worldwide. The first film Rakefet wrote was the award-winning horror/thriller short film called Jax in Love, which she co-produced with executive producer & casting director Jory Weitz (Napoleon Dynamite). The film, directed by Oscar-nominated director Colin Campbell made the festival rounds and garnered Abergel ten Best Actress awards from a variety of film festivals including Nightmares Film Festival, Hollywood Horrorfest, GenreBlast Film Festival, and Oregon Scream Week. The film also won Best Horror Short at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival and Best Original Screenplay, as well as over 30 awards for various aspects of the film. She also teaches Hebrew to sixth and seventh graders in Los Angeles and works as an acting coach and mentor for kids and adults at Kid (F)Actor, a company she founded in 2010. Boo is the second production from Cyclamen Films, Rakefet's production company that produced Jax in Love. She is represented across the board at Bohemia Group in LA and New York.


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Superbad

as Muffin Selby
Released: 2007-03-20

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan...

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Just Go with It

as Patricia
Released: 2011-02-10

While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his...

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The Call

as Trainee #1
Released: 2013-03-14

Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call...

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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

as Janet
Released: 2008-12-05

Step brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in...

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My Best Friend's Girl

as Heavily Pierced Kid
Released: 2008-09-19

Lovestruck Dustin is dating Alexis, his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on...

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Hollywoo

as L'assistante réalisateur
Released: 2011-12-07

Sometimes, when you think you have it all, everything falls apart. That is exactly the story of...

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Daddy's Big Girl

as Millie
Released: 2008-05-06

Overweight and uninspired Millie attempts to finally reconcile with her gay father, but his...

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Boo

as Devi
Released: 2019-03-18

A traumatic event forces a recovering addict to face her demons, without her worried fiancé...

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Jax in Love

as Jax
Released: 2017-09-22

Jax, a lonely wanderer, is searching for a human connection, when her car breaks down in the...

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Half-Cocked

as Jax
Released: 2019-08-10

A science experiment gone horribly right.

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For Muriel

as Jenn
Released: 2018-03-02

Elaine and Helen, two older ladies, and their younger friend Jenn plot a bank robbery. Because...

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Do We Really Have to Say Goodbye

as uncredited
Released: 2020-11-18

Ryan and Jacob have been together for 4 years. They had planned to get married in the summer of...

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Still

as Aliya
Released: 2024-04-12

A miraculous discovery in the woods fulfills a despondent woman's deepest desire, but triggers a...

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Shameless

as Lisa
First aired: 2011-01-09

Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids,...

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iCarly

as Jodi Flooger
First aired: 2007-09-08

Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their...

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New Girl

as Claire
First aired: 2011-09-20

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in...

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My Name Is Earl

as Wife
First aired: 2005-09-20

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his...

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3rd Rock from the Sun

as Carnival Guest
First aired: 1996-01-09

The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the...

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Perception

as Fangirl
First aired: 2012-07-09

Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government...

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The New Normal

as Pilar
First aired: 2012-09-10

Los Angeles couple Bryan and David have successful careers and a loving relationship and are...

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Monday Mornings

as Carla
First aired: 2013-02-04

Monday Mornings was an American medical drama television series that ran on TNT from February 4...

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