Rebecca Ballantine Reid is a British actress and former model, based in Los Angeles.
Career
Reid has worked as a model in Tokyo, Paris and London, featuring in magazines such as ''
Harpers Bazaar
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,
i-D
''i-D'' is a British bimonthly magazine published by Vice Media, dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. ''i-D'' was founded by designer and former ''Vogue'' art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the for ...
'', and ''
Elle
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''.
In 2014 she featured in Herbal Essences “Be Everyone You Are” campaign.
Reid's first major role came as
Nadia
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In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: ...
in the first season of
Fox
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Twelv ...
's sitcom ''
New Girl
''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Television for Fox that originally aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around a kooky teacher, Jessica Day (Zooey ...
'', in which she was a recurring character.
She has also featured in the Emmy-nominated comedy series ''
Childrens Hospital
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'' on
Adult Swim
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, and stars in Comedy Central's UK sitcom ''
I Live with Models
''I Live with Models'' is a British television sitcom created by Jon Foster and James Lamont, which originally aired on Comedy Central UK from 23 February 2015. In March 2016 Comedy Central announced that they had ordered a second series, consist ...
.''
Reid also performs stand-up, most regularly at
Hollywood's Comedy Store and
Hollywood Improv
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History
Originally, it was a single venue founded in 1 ...
.
She was named as one of
''Screen International's'' Stars of Tomorrow in 2013.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
British female models
British television actresses
British film actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
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