Rachael Bella Zvagelsky, known professionally as Rachael Bella, is a former American actress.
Career
Bella is best known for her role as Becca Kotler in the movie ''
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''. She has also appeared in ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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'', ''
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'' and ''
Tru Calling
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'' and ''
The Crucible
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''.
She retired from acting in 2007.
Personal life
Bella married fellow-actor
Edward Furlong
Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor and former teen idol. He won Saturn and MTV Movie Awards for his breakthrough performance at age 13 as John Connor in James Cameron's 1991 science fiction action film '' Terminato ...
on April 19, 2006. The couple met in 2004, when filming
Jimmy and Judy together. She gave birth to their son in September 2006.
On July 8, 2009, Bella filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. She alleged in court documents, filed in 2012, that their son had tested positive for
cocaine
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, which led a judge to rule that Furlong's parental visits with their son had to be supervised.
In May 2013, she obtained a restraining order against Furlong, alleging
domestic violence
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. Furlong pleaded
no contest
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.
She retained parental custody of their son until he turned 18 in September 2024.
She married Ron Zvagelsky on July 30, 2014. They have two children together, in addition to her son with Furlong.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from South Dakota
American child actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
Living people
People from Vermillion, South Dakota
People from Yankton County, South Dakota
Year of birth missing (living people)