Rebecca Rittenhouse (born November 30, 1988) is an American actress. She has played Cody LeFever in the

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prime time soap opera ''

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'', Dr. Anna Ziev in the

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romantic comedy series ''

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'', and Maggie in the '' Into the Dark''

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episode " The Body". Rittenhouse recently starred as the titular character in the

comedy series ''

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''.

Early life

Rittenhouse was born in Los Angeles and grew up in

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. One of her first roles was in lower school, when she was cast as the Balloon Girl in her all-girls academy's production of the musical ''Gypsy''. She continued performing in high school, but never thought of it as a career. Rittenhouse attended the

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, where she studied

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. Afterwards, she decided to study acting at the

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in New York City. She considered a career in medicine while trying to get roles.

Career

Rittenhouse made her

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debut in ''Commons of Pensacola'' written by at the

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during the 2013–14 television season. In 2014, she made her television debut, appearing in the pilot episode of

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drama series, '' The Affair''. Later in that year, Rittenhouse was cast in the series regular role as Brittany Dobler in the

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comedy-drama, ''

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''. The series was canceled after one season. Rittenhouse was originally considered for the female lead role in the superhero film ''

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'', but lost the part to

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. In 2015, Rittenhouse was cast as the female lead Cody LeFever in the

prime time soap opera, ''

''. In late 2017, she was cast as Keri Allen in the season seven finale of the legal drama series '' Suits'', which served as a

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for a potential spin-off, ''

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''. However, the role was recast with

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for the series. Rittenhouse recently starred as interior decorator Ainsley Howard in the

miniseries ''

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'', a modern update on the 1994 British film of the same name, created by

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and

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. She previously worked with Kaling and Warburton on The Mindy Project. Rittenhouse starred in the title role of Hulu’s television series adaptation of the 2019 film short ''Maggie'', which has no relation to her role in the 2018 '' Into the Dark''

" The Body", in which she played another character named Maggie. In the Hulu comedy series, which was canceled after one season, Rittenhouse starred as the titular role, a psychic who could predict the future of everyone around her. The show was originally scheduled to debut on ABC, but was moved to Hulu.

Personal life

From 2015 to 2018, Rittenhouse was in a relationship with actor and ''

'' co-star

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. In June 2024, Crawford revealed that the two continue to share custody of a rescue dog. In September 2023, Rittenhouse announced her engagement to marketing executive Kyle Robiskie.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rittenhouse, Rebecca 1988 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American television actresses American soap opera actresses Living people University of Pennsylvania alumni