In the early stages of her career, Rachel Sennott was always three steps ahead to ensure that her debut roles didn’t limit the types of characters she would play in the years to come.
While she was still studying Drama at NYU Tisch, she made time to write sketches, perform standup at open mics, and appear in student films.
In doing so, she established all of the different avenues through which she could express her humorous side, but she also made a life-altering connection with a fellow student.
Writer-director Emma Seligman was gearing up to develop her thesis film, and her creative connection to Sennott would bond them just in time to create a short, later turned feature, called Shiva Baby.
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