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 ''

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'' (2009), Lizzie in ''

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'' (2008–2009), and Tracy McCallister in ''

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'' (1990) and '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992).

Early life

Moses was born on August 8, 1973, in

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. She is of

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and Lebanese descent.Biography from Moses' official website, sentamoses.com (no longer active)

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,

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and

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. 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 ''

'' and '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), as one of the older cousins of Kevin McCallister (

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). After graduation at age 16, Moses moved to California to attend

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's School of Theatre.Not acting her age: Winfield's Senta Moses is taking a...
by Vicky Edwards Gehrt of the ''

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'' dated October 24, 1993 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 ''

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'', '' The Education of Max Bickford'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' has had recurring roles on '' My So-Called Life'', '' Sister Sister'', ''

'' and ''

''. In 1993, Moses was a series regular on the

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Saturday morning sitcom '' Running the Halls'', the series lasted one season. Moses was also in an

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troupe "Danger Danger".

Personal life

Moses married television editor Joseph Mikan on July 19, 2015 in

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. She currently lives in

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Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Senta 1973 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Illinois American child actresses American film actresses American people of Italian descent American people of Lebanese descent American soap opera actresses American stage actresses American television actresses USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni People from Elmhurst, Illinois