{{Short description|American actress }} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Rachel G. Fox | image = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date |15|2012|2|28}}<!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = {{hlist|2005–2015|2023–present}} | spouse = | website = }}
'''Rachel G. Fox''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date |15|2012|2|28|noage=1}}) is an American actress best known for playing Kayla Huntington Scavo in the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/private-practice-desperate-housewives-rachel-fox-295819|last= Goldberg|first= Lesley|title= 'Private Practice' Admits 'Desperate Housewives' Alum for Guest Spot (Exclusive) |date = February 28, 2012|accessdate = November 4, 2018|website= The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
==Career== ===Acting career=== Fox has also appeared on ''Alias'', ''That's So Raven'', ''iCarly'', ''Hannah Montana'', as well as voicing characters in the video games ''Ant Bully'' and ''Thrillville''.
She appeared on ABC's ''Desperate Housewives'' from September 2006 until May 2008 as a series regular, portraying Lynette's sociopathic step-daughter Kayla Huntington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19264|title=Latest to Move Into Universal's 'Dream House'|website=Bloody Disgusting|date=February 25, 2010|first=Brad|last=Miska}}</ref>
In July 2009, Fox filmed the movie ''Spork'', which was released in 2010 which would be her first lead movie role. She also starred in Jim Sheridan's ''Dream House'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36119/rachel-fox-bring-teen-angst-jim-sheridans-dream-house|title=Rachel Fox to Bring Teen Angst to Jim Sheridan's Dream House|website=Dread Central|date=February 25, 2010|first=Steve|last=Barton|access-date=February 25, 2010|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020064426/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36119/rachel-fox-bring-teen-angst-jim-sheridans-dream-house|url-status=dead}}</ref> portraying Chloe Patterson, daughter of Ann and Jack Patterson (played by Naomi Watts and Marton Csokas, respectively).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allthingsgirl.com/2011/09/women-in-entertainment-rachel-g-fox/|title=Women in Entertainment: Rachel G. Fox|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421232441/http://allthingsgirl.com/2011/09/women-in-entertainment-rachel-g-fox/|archivedate=April 21, 2012|date=September 29, 2011|website=All Things Girl|first=Debra|last=Smouse}}</ref>
She recurred as Holly Reback in the ABC Family sitcom ''Melissa & Joey''.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Cosmo Girl|title=Rising Star: Rachel G. Fox|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a16714/rachel-g-fox-interview/|website=Seventeen|accessdate=February 29, 2020|date=October 21, 2011}}</ref>
===Finance career=== Fox on Stocks, launched in 2012 and said to be Fox's stock-trading blog, describes her as "a very successful stock trader in her free time," and says that it "provides education for those wishing to learn more about investing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/rachel-fox-on-stocks-2013-2|title=16-Year-Old 'Desperate Housewives' Actress Is Giving Out Stock Trading Advice|website=Business Insider|date=February 6, 2013|first=Julia|last=La Roche}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/r-surf-suds-and-stock-tips-millennials-find-place-at-stocktoberfest-2016-10|title=Desperate Housewives actress hosts a boozy Stocktoberfest to help millennials invest|website=Business Insider|date=October 16, 2016|first=Melissa|last=Fares|via=Reuters}}</ref>
In 2016, after publications stated that she was purportedly employed as a trader by Jacob Wohl,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-08-24/trading-teens-and-bank-blockchains|title=Trading Teens and Bank Blockchains|first=Matt|last=Levine|website=Bloomberg View|date=August 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/03/jacob-wohl-hedge-fund/|title=Hedge Fund Guru Jacob Wohl, 18, Switches Strategy To Managed Futures|website=ValueWalk|date=March 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2022}}</ref> Fox has denied any connection with Wohl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/04/wohl-leaves-twitter/|title=Wohl Leaves Twitter, Citing "Teenage Gossip"; Actress Disputes Work Relationship|website=ValueWalk|date=April 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2022}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2010 |''Spork'' |Betsy Byotch | |- |2011 |''Dream House'' |Chloe Patterson | |- |2012 |''Jewtopia'' |Jill Lipschitz | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2006 |''Passions'' |Older Jane |1 episode |- |2006 |''Alias'' |Young Sydney |"All the Time in the World" |- |2006 |''Hannah Montana'' |Young Fan |"It's a Mannequins World: |- |2006 |''That's So Raven'' |Buffy |"Sister Act", "Rae of Sunshine" |- |2006–08 |''Desperate Housewives'' |Kayla Huntington Scavo |Recurring role |- |2008 |''iCarly'' |Amber Tate |"iCarly Saves TV" |- |2009 |''{{sortname|The|New Adventures of Old Christine}}'' |Gretchen |"The Curious Case of Britney B." |- |2011 |''Vince Uncensored'' |Rosie Donohue |TV film |- |2011–12 |''Melissa & Joey'' |Holly Reback |Recurring role |- |2012 |''Private Practice'' |Missy Spencer |"And Then There Was One" |- |2012 |''I'm Not Dead Yet'' |Melanie Lazarus |TV film |- |2013 |''Zombie Night'' |Tracie Jackson |TV film |- |2015 |''Wuthering High School'' |Bella Linton |TV film |- |2015 |''CSI: Cyber'' |Elizabeth Marks |"Selfie 2.0" |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Result ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work |- | 2007 | {{nom}} | Young Artist Awards | Best Recurring Young Actress in a Television Series | rowspan="4"| ''Desperate Housewives'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 | {{nom}} | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Ensemble Cast |- | {{nom}} | Young Artist Awards | Best Recurring Young Actress in a Comedy Series |- | 2009 | {{nom}} | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Ensemble Cast |}
In 2014, Fox was named one of "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014" by ''Time'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3486048/most-influential-teens-2014/|title=The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014|access-date=May 5, 2015|date=October 13, 2014|magazine=Time|author=Time Staff}}</ref>
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