Rachael Harris
Rachael Elaine Harris (born January 12, 1968) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her numerous television roles, such as starring as Dr. Linda Martin in "Lucifer" and as a guest star on TV shows such as "Sister, Sister", "Reno 911!", "New Girl", "Suits" and "The Good Wife". Career. Stage. Harris performed with the Los Angeles improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings and taught for a time with The Groundlings school. Off-Broadway, she performed in "Love, Loss, and What I Wore". Television. She debuted on television on "SeaQuest DSV" in 1993. After an appearance on   in 1997, Harris went on to a recurring role in The WB's "Sister, Sister". Other television credits include a stint as a correspondent for "The Daily Show's" 2002–2003 season, as well as guest roles on "The Sarah Silverman Program", "Reno 911!", "The West Wing", "The Good Guys", "Friends", "The Office", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Monk", "", and "Desperate Housewives" in November 2008. Harris played the supporting role of Kevyn Shecket, Kirstie Alley's personal makeup artist, on the Showtime series "Fat Actress" in 2005–2009. She also appeared in "Suits" as Sheila Sazs, Louis Litt's on-and-off again love  interest, and played Cooper in the ABC sitcom "Notes from the Underbelly". Harris hosted "Smoking Gun TV" in 2004, and has made multiple appearances on such VH1 documentaries as "I Love the '80s", "I Love the '90s", and "Best Week Ever". On ABC's "Cougar Town", she played Shanna, a woman that the network describes as being the "nemesis" of Jules. Also on ABC, she made a guest appearance in the "Modern Family" episode "Caught in the Act" as Amelia, a restaurateur and mother to a playmate of Lily Pritchett. In March 2014, Harris began a new role in the  very short-lived series "Surviving Jack" with Chris Meloni. In March 2015, Harris was cast as Linda, Lucifer's therapist in the Netflix original series "Lucifer". In 2018, Harris appeared alongside Cheryl Hines on the reality series "Hell's Kitchen" where they both sat in the blue team's chef's table in the episode "Hell Freezes Over". Feature films. She debuted on film in the 1992 film "Treehouse Trolls" as Big Mama. Harris recalls the experience, "But Treehouse Trolls, that just came out of an audition in this shitty theater. Like, it wasn't even a theater. It was  a room. Near Times Square. And I was like, "I hope this is a legitimate audition. I could be going in for a porn. I don't know"." Her film credits include roles in "Best in Show", "A Mighty Wind", "For Your Consideration", "Kicking & Screaming", and "Daddy Day Care". In the 2009 comedy "The Hangover", she plays Melissa, the domineering, abusive girlfriend to Ed Helms's character Stu. She previously co-starred with Helms on "The Daily Show". From 2010 to 2012, she played Susan Heffley in the original "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film trilogy. Advertisements. Harris' TV commercial  work includes ads for Dinty Moore, Avis, Expedia, Quaker Oats, T-Mobile, GEICO, and a Super Bowl commercial for the 2010 Census. She is the voice of turtle Karolyn Slowsky in the Comcast Slowskys television commercials. Personal life. Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1986 and Otterbein College in 1989, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre. Harris and violinist Christian Hebel eloped on April 30, 2015 and wed in New York City. They have two children. Harris filed for divorce from Hebel in 2019.