Rachel Bay Jones is an actress known for bringing range and depth to comedic, dramatic, and character roles across Broadway, television, and film. She is best known for originating the role of Heidi Hansen in the original Broadway cast of Dear Evan Hansen, a performance that earned her a Tony Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and Drama League recognition.
Her stage work includes Pippin, Hair, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, First Daughter Suite, Hello Again, and The Kennedy Center’s revival of Next to Normal. On screen, she has appeared in Young Sheldon, The Good Doctor, The United States of Al, Panic, Why Women Kill, Modern Family, God Friended Me, Ben Is Back, Critical Thinking, and Bob Trevino Likes It, with a series regular role planned for Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.