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Rachel Bay Jones

Rachel Bay Jones

Actor · Born November 8, 1969 (56) · New York City, New York, USA

Grammy Award winner

Rachel Bay Jones is an American actress and singer. She has played the roles of Catherine in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin and Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi Hansen, in Dear Evan Hansen. The latter earned her a Daytime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and the 2017 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 1969 (56)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Rachel Bay Jones' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Society
26%
Survival
16%
Self
16%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Joyful
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Rachel Bay Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rachel Bay Jones' 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

15 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Bob Trevino Likes It(2024)

    as Jeanie

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage(2024)

    Show 44 episodes · as Audrey McAllister

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • United States of Al(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lois

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Critical Thinking(2020)

    as Principal Kestel

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Why Women Kill(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maisie Moran

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Ben Is Back(2018)

    as Beth Conyers

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • God Friended Me(2018)

    Show 11 episodes · as Susan Albright

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Salen Morrison

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Audrey McAllister

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Family(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Farrah Marshall

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Carly

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Teresa Carisi

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Allison

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Dear Evan Hansen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Heidi Hansen

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1988 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Ben Is Back (2018)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Bob Trevino Likes It (2024)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024)

Film career

19882025

Peak 2019 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s4 · acting

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.

Awards

Won a Grammy Award in 2018, Best Musical Theater Album.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Rachel Bay Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

United States of Al (2021)

70th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Modern Family (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rachel Bay Jones' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 15 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles7–38 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rachel Bay Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rachel Bay Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Cendrowski shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors