# Senta Moses

Senta Michelle Moses (born August 8, 1973) is an American actress. She is most well-known for her co-starring role as Phoebe, the lab assistant/co-host in the children's series Beakman's World (1996–1997), she also portrayed Winnifred Leeds in General Hospital (2009), Lizzie in Greek (2008–2009), and Tracy McCallister in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).

## Early life

Moses was born on August 8, 1973, in Elmhurst, Illinois. She is of Italian and Lebanese descent.

## Career

She has been in show business since she was six months old appearing in a diaper commercial—which she refers to as "embarrassing". She has since appeared in more than 100 national commercials—including ones for Teleflora, Wendy's and Toyota.
At age seven, she landed the role of Molly in the National Touring Company of Annie, appearing in 487 performances. While pursuing her high school diploma at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, Moses co-starred in the 1990 feature film Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), as one of the older cousins of Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin). After graduation at age 16, Moses moved to California to attend University of Southern California's School of Theatre.
Moses has appeared in the feature films Choose Connor, Can't Hardly Wait, D.C. Cab, Scream Queen, The Kiss, and Tequila Body Shots. Her television credits include Strong Medicine, The Education of Max Bickford, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Division, Touched by an Angel, and Party of Five has had recurring roles on My So-Called Life, Sister Sister, Greek and General Hospital. In 1993, Moses was a series regular on the NBC Saturday morning sitcom Running the Halls, the series lasted one season.
Moses was also in an improv troupe "Danger Danger".

## Personal life

Moses married television editor Joseph Mikan on July 19, 2015 in Burbank, California. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers | Dancer outside Ray's | Uncredited |
| 1982 | Things Are Tough All Over | Kid in Laundromat | |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Ambassador's Daughter | |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Tracy McCallister | |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Tracy McCallister | Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy (1994) |
| 1996 | Life After Tomorrow (documentary) | Herself |
| 1999 | Tequila Body Shots | Linda | |
| 2001 | Dodgeball | Rose | Short film |
| 2001 | Best Friends | Tara | Short film |
| 2003 | Scream Queen | Missy | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | The Kiss | Julianna | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Choose Connor | Stacy | also known as The Politician |
| 2008 | Boiler Maker | Willow | |
| 2010 | 10 Years Later | Becky Clark | |
| 2011 | Love, Gloria | Bonnie | |
| 2013 | Slightly Single in L.A. | Vanessa | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Lottery! | | Season 1, episode 14 – "Miami: Sharing" |
| 1986 | ABC Weekend Special | Rebecca | "The Day the Kids Took Over" |
| 1991 | Who's the Boss? | Taylor | Season 8, episode 10 – "Field of Screams" |
| 1992 | Baby Talk | | Season 2, episode 14 – "Requiem for a Lightweight" |
| 1993 | Running the Halls | Nikki Watson | 13 episodes |
| 1994 | California Dreams | Rosie Melcher | Season 3, episode 5 – "Yoko, Oh No!" |
| 1994–95 | My So-Called Life | Delia Fisher | 3 episodes; recurring role |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Madeline | Season 1, episode 21 – "All-Nighters" |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Lauren | Season 5, episode 9 – "The Wall" |
| 1996 | Kirk | Tina Balducci | Season 1, episode 13 – "The Spare" |
| 1996 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | | Season 13, episode 3 – "Crosstown" |
| 1996 | Maybe This Time | Felice | Season 1, episode 16 – "Stand Up Your Man" |
| 1997 | Born Into Exile | Lauren | Film |
| 1996–97 | Beakman's World | Phoebe | 26 episodes |
| 1997–98 | Sister Sister | Dot | 6 episodes; recurring role |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Katy | Season 4, episode 25 – "Last Dance" |
| 1998 | Perfect Prey | Lady #3 | Film |
| 1998 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Lisa | Season 3, episode 3 – "The Sitter" |
| 1998 | One World | Natalie Zuckerman | Season 1, episode 8 – "Crushes, Lies & Zuckerman" |
| 1999 | Sorority | Megan | Pilot |
| 1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Gina | Season 1, episode 14 – "Critical" |
| 2000 | Opposite Sex | Petra | Season 1, episode 8 – "The Car Episode" |
| 2000 | Bull | Cookie Rutigliano | 4 episodes; recurring role |
| 2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | Ms. Pratt | season 1, episode 1 – "Pilot" |
| 2003 | The Division | Lauren | Season 3, episode 5 – "Testimonial" |
| 2005 | Strong Medicine | Delia Pryor | Season 6, episode 1 – "New Blood" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Alyssa Adams | Season 2, episode 17 – "The Walk-In" |
| 2007 | The Kidnapping | Karen | Film; also known as Black Friday |
| 2008 | Bones | April Presa | Season 3, episode 10 – "The Man in the Mud" |
| 2009 | General Hospital | Winifred Leeds | 42 episodes |
| 2008–09 | Greek | Lizzi | 5 episodes; recurring role |
| 2009 | The Wishing Well | Michelle | Film |
| 2010 | Castle | Michele Langford | Season 2, episode 14 – "The Third Man" |
| 2011 | Working Class | Megan | Season 1, episode 11 – "Short, Then Sweet" |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Tiffany Stark | Season 5, episode 9 – "Black Cherry" |
| 2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Ruby Burke | Season 3, episode 13 – "Virtual Love" |
| 2015 | Girl Meets World | Alterna-Cory | Season 2, episode 1 – "Girl Meets Gravity" |
| 2014–16 | Faking It | Principal Penelope | Recurring role |
| 2015–16 | Bella and the Bulldogs | Mrs. Silverstein | Recurring role |
| 2018 | Badge of a Quitter | Meg | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Ms. Devore | Season 1, Episode 2 – "Seeds and All" Also creator and writer |