Rakefet Abergel
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.
Just Go with It
as PatriciaWhile romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his...
Movie pageSuperbad
as Muffin SelbyTwo co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan...
Movie pageThe Call
as Trainee #1Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call...
Movie pageMerry Christmas, Drake & Josh
as JanetStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in...
Movie pageMy Best Friend's Girl
as Heavily Pierced KidLovestruck Dustin is dating Alexis, his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on...
Movie pageHollywoo
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Movie pageDaddy's Big Girl
as MillieOverweight and uninspired Millie attempts to finally reconcile with her gay father, but his...
Movie pageDo We Really Have to Say Goodbye
as uncreditedRyan and Jacob have been together for 4 years. They had planned to get married in the summer of...
Movie pageBoo
as DeviA traumatic event forces a recovering addict to face her demons, without her worried fiancé...
Movie pageStill
as AliyaA miraculous discovery in the woods fulfills a despondent woman's deepest desire, but triggers a...
Movie pageJax in Love
as JaxJax, a lonely wanderer, is searching for a human connection, when her car breaks down in the...
Movie pageFor Muriel
as JennElaine and Helen, two older ladies, and their younger friend Jenn plot a bank robbery. Because...
Movie pageShameless
as LisaChicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids,...
TV Show pageiCarly
as Jodi FloogerWatch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their...
TV Show pageNew Girl
as ClaireJessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in...
TV Show page3rd Rock from the Sun
as Carnival GuestThe high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the...
TV Show pageMy Name Is Earl
as WifeWhen petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his...
TV Show pagePerception
as FangirlDr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government...
TV Show pageThe New Normal
as PilarLos Angeles couple Bryan and David have successful careers and a loving relationship and are...
TV Show pageMonday Mornings
as CarlaMonday Mornings was an American medical drama television series that ran on TNT from February 4...
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