Rachelle Vinberg | |
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Born |
Long Island,
New York, U.S | 27 August 1998
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Years active | 2016–present |
Rachelle Vinberg (born August 27, 1998) is an American skateboarder and actress. She is best known for starring as Camille, a fictionalized version of herself, in the film Skate Kitchen and the TV series Betty inspired by the real group of female skaters she is a part of.
Vinberg was born in Long Island, New York, to divorced parents, a Colombian mother and an American father. She has an older brother and a younger brother. As of 2018, Vinberg was a sophomore at Brooklyn College, where she was majoring in film. [1] [2]
Vinberg learned to ollie the summer before she turned 12, taught by an older cousin. [1] Vinberg continued learning tricks by watching YouTube and started skating with the boys in her neighborhood. [1] Vinberg befriended Nina Moran over YouTube and the two started skating together in NYC. [1] While in NYC, Vinberg and Moran met Crystal Moselle. [1] [3] Moselle shot a 13-minute film with Vinberg, Moran and several of their friends titled That One Day, which was then reworked and expanded into the feature film, Skate Kitchen. [4] [5]
Vinberg was skating at LES Skatepark when a casting director approached her to appear in "A Perfect Day", a Samsung commercial directed by Cary Fukunaga. [6] In 2018, Vinberg played Camille in Crystal Moselle's film Skate Kitchen. [1] Vinberg stars in the HBO produced series Betty, based on Skate Kitchen. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2016 | That One Day | Rachelle | Crystal Moselle | Short film |
2018 | Skate Kitchen | Camille | Crystal Moselle |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2020–2021 [8] | Betty | Camille | Crystal Moselle | 12 episodes |