Rachael Ray

Actor and producer · Born August 25, 1968 (58) · Glens Falls, New York, USA

Lives in the Adirondacks with her husband John M. Cusimano, mother Elsa Scuderi, a cat and two fishes. Has a younger brother named Emmanuel (Manny) and an older sister named Maria Betar. Moved to upstate New York when she was in the first grade. At one time, her family owned several restaurants, called "The Carvery", in and around Falmouth and Mashpee, Massachusetts. After college, she worked as candy manager at "Macy's Marketplace" in New York. She was promoted to the fresh food section, then left Macy's and became a chef and buyer at a gourmet store. She moved out of New York City and, while working in a shop in Albany, she held cooking lessons in the store and caught the attention of a local television station. The station began cooking segments, which later became 30 Minute Meals (2001). She has authored several cookbooks, including "Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals" and "The Open House Cookbook". She garnered national attention from a segment on the Today (1952) show during a blizzard.

What are Rachael Ray's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

68%

Society

32%

Purpose3 Community6 Self-worth2 Ambition2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Heraldas Rachael Ray in Rachael Ray's Meals in Minutes (2024)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

6

Warm

4

Hopeful

3

Tense

2

Absurd

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Fun4 Hopeful2

How their films end

Happy4
Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rachael Ray's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

PlayKids Learning1 title, show their title on PlayKids Learning

Subscription and free streaming for Rachael Ray's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Jake Makes It Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Rachael Ray's Meals in Minutes(2024)
Show 32 episodes · as Host
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Curse(2023)
Show 1 episode · as Rachael Ray
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Rachael Ray's Italian Dream Home(2022)
Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
The Emoji Movie(2017)
as Spam (voice)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Rachael Ray
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Animals.(2016)
Show 1 episode · as Mom (voice)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off(2013)
Show as Mentor
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off(2012)
Show 17 episodes · as Host
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
I Get That a Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Million Dollar Password (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · Actor
30 Rock(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Rachael Ray
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1,341 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host
Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 51 episodes · Producer · as Self - Hostess
The Next Food Network Star(2005)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
$40 a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 76 episodes · Creator · Actor
30 Minute Meals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 827 episodes · Actor
E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Entertainment Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Show 1 episode · Actor
20/20 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 36^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1978 to 2024.

Highest rated

Beat Bobby Flay (2013)

Midcredits 27^th

Film career

2017Screen debut· The Emoji Movie

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting16 of 19 · 38^thProducing3 of 19Other crew1 of 19

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s8 · 6 acting · 3 crew2010s4 · acting2020s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Rachael Ray work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rachael Ray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Amoia shares the most, 2.

Producers

Anthony Amoia2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Amoia
Brian Flanagan2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Brian Flanagan
Sean Lee2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Sean Lee