# Rebecca Rittenhouse
**Rebecca Rittenhouse** (birth name Rebecca Rittenhouse Meaders) is an American film and television actress, born in 1988 in Los Angeles, California, and known for playing Dr. Anna Ziev on *The Mindy Project*, Cody LeFever on ABC's *[Blood & Oil](https://www.edgepedia.org/blood-and-oil)*, the title role in Hulu's *Maggie*, and Lexy Jones in Netflix's 2026 limited series *[His & Hers](https://www.edgepedia.org/his-and-hers-2026-tv-series)*.[1](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rebecca-rittenhouse/credits/3030118293/) • [2](https://thisdayinhistory.ai/person/rebecca-rittenhouse-Q19917512) • [3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/his-and-hers-cast-guide?inapp=true) Alongside acting, she is the founder of the brow-focused beauty brand Privet Beauty.[4](https://pod.wave.co/podcast/superwomen-with-rebecca-minkoff/rebecca-rittenhouse-was-tired-of-waiting-to-be-chosen-so-she-built-something-of-her-own)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988, Los Angeles, California; birth name Rebecca Rittenhouse Meaders[1](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rebecca-rittenhouse/credits/3030118293/) |
| Education | Romance languages at the University of Pennsylvania; acting at New York's Atlantic Theater Company[5](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rebecca-rittenhouse-four-weddings-and-a-funeral) |
| Breakthrough | Dr. Anna Ziev on *The Mindy Project* (2016–2017)[2](https://thisdayinhistory.ai/person/rebecca-rittenhouse-Q19917512) |
| Lead roles | Cody LeFever on *Blood & Oil* (2015); Ainsley in *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (2019); Maggie in *Maggie* (2022)[2](https://thisdayinhistory.ai/person/rebecca-rittenhouse-Q19917512) • [5](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rebecca-rittenhouse-four-weddings-and-a-funeral) |
| Recent work | Lexy Jones in Netflix's *His & Hers* (2026); Olivia Anne in *Running Point* (2025)[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/his-and-hers-cast-guide?inapp=true) • [6](https://www.metacritic.com/person/rebecca-rittenhouse/) |
| Business venture | Founder of Privet Beauty, an independently owned brow-product brand[4](https://pod.wave.co/podcast/superwomen-with-rebecca-minkoff/rebecca-rittenhouse-was-tired-of-waiting-to-be-chosen-so-she-built-something-of-her-own) |
## Training and early career
Rittenhouse studied romance languages at the University of Pennsylvania and then trained as an actor at New York's Atlantic Theater Company.[5](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rebecca-rittenhouse-four-weddings-and-a-funeral) In interviews she has described relying on the Atlantic's technique, Practical Aesthetics, and on her teacher Paul Urcioli, who she says taught her comedy, rhythm, and timing; she also does regular vocal and speech warmups when building a character.[7](https://www.sbjctjournal.com/2019/09/26/rebecca-rittenhouse/)
Her early screen work was mostly guest parts: Jocelyn in *The Affair* (2014), Keri Allen in *Suits* (2018), and Odette in *The Handmaid's Tale* (2017).[6](https://www.metacritic.com/person/rebecca-rittenhouse/) Her first starring series role was Brittany Dobler on *[Red Band Society](https://www.edgepedia.org/red-band-society)* (2014), followed by Cody LeFever on ABC's oil-drama *Blood & Oil* (2015).[8](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/7483/rebecca-rittenhouse)
## Television lead roles
**The Mindy Project.** Rittenhouse's recurring role as the reserved Dr. Anna Ziev on [Mindy Kaling](https://www.edgepedia.org/mindy-kaling)'s comedy became her breakout, running across the show's final seasons (2016–2017).[2](https://thisdayinhistory.ai/person/rebecca-rittenhouse-Q19917512) • [6](https://www.metacritic.com/person/rebecca-rittenhouse/) She has said she played Anna in a lower register and formal manner to make her feel slightly robotic, a deliberate contrast with warmer parts.[7](https://www.sbjctjournal.com/2019/09/26/rebecca-rittenhouse/)
**Four Weddings and a Funeral.** Mindy Kaling approached her during the show's last season about starring in a Hulu reimagining of the 1994 film, created by Kaling and Matt Warburton. Rittenhouse played Ainsley, a peppy interior decorator, in the 10-episode 2019 series filmed in London.[5](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rebecca-rittenhouse-four-weddings-and-a-funeral) • [8](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/7483/rebecca-rittenhouse)
**Maggie.** In 2022 she starred as the title character, a young psychic, in the Hulu comedy *Maggie*, which had been developed at ABC and moved to Hulu before its premiere; the series was canceled after one season.[2](https://thisdayinhistory.ai/person/rebecca-rittenhouse-Q19917512) • [9](https://www.fernsehserien.de/rebecca-rittenhouse/filmografie) She has described the show's themes as living in the present moment and not letting assumptions about the future paralyze you.[10](https://www.roseandivyjournal.com/stories/2022/8/4/rebecca-rittenhouse-on-choosing-a-creative-path-how-optimism-can-open-doors-and-her-new-hulu-series-maggie)
**His & Hers.** In the Netflix psychological thriller *His & Hers* (2026), adapted from Alice Feeney's novel and starring [Tessa Thompson](https://www.edgepedia.org/tessa-thompson) and [Jon Bernthal](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-bernthal), Rittenhouse plays Lexy Jones, the ambitious WSK TV News anchor who took over Anna's anchor desk and is married to cameraman Richard ([Pablo Schreiber](https://www.edgepedia.org/pablo-schreiber)).[3](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/his-and-hers-cast-guide?inapp=true) The six-episode limited series premiered on January 8, 2026.[11](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/his-and-hers-ending/)
## Film work
Her film credits include *[Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot](https://www.edgepedia.org/dont-worry-he-wont-get-far-on-foot)* (2018), *[Unfriended: Dark Web](https://www.edgepedia.org/unfriended-dark-web)* (2018), a cameo as [Michelle Phillips](https://www.edgepedia.org/michelle-phillips) in *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019), and *Good on Paper* (2021).[12](https://www.filmnoir.app/links/tmdb/person/1369367) • [5](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rebecca-rittenhouse-four-weddings-and-a-funeral)
## Privet Beauty
After the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood strikes, which she described as a period when she had little control over her career, Rittenhouse founded Privet Beauty, a brand focused on brow products.[4](https://pod.wave.co/podcast/superwomen-with-rebecca-minkoff/rebecca-rittenhouse-was-tired-of-waiting-to-be-chosen-so-she-built-something-of-her-own) The brand launched around a single hero product, a Brow Setting Serum formulated with Korean chemists and ingredients such as EGCG, biotin, and gotu kola, and is sold through its own website and Shopbop; Rittenhouse has said she chose to bootstrap and keep the company independently owned rather than take outside funding.[13](https://privet-beauty.com/) • [14](https://metacast.app/podcast/social-currency-with-sammi-cohen/2jeUlrLa/rebecca-rittenhouse-privet-beauty-on-hero-products-hollywood-and-identity-shifts/75XgvrFo)
## References
1. [Rebecca Rittenhouse, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rebecca-rittenhouse/credits/3030118293/)
2. [Rebecca Rittenhouse, This Day in History](https://thisdayinhistory.ai/person/rebecca-rittenhouse-Q19917512)
3. [His & Hers Cast Guide, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/his-and-hers-cast-guide?inapp=true)
4. [Rebecca Rittenhouse on Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff](https://pod.wave.co/podcast/superwomen-with-rebecca-minkoff/rebecca-rittenhouse-was-tired-of-waiting-to-be-chosen-so-she-built-something-of-her-own)
5. [New Faces: Rebecca Rittenhouse, W Magazine](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rebecca-rittenhouse-four-weddings-and-a-funeral)
6. [Rebecca Rittenhouse, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/rebecca-rittenhouse/)
7. [Swimming Into The Eye, sbjct Journal](https://www.sbjctjournal.com/2019/09/26/rebecca-rittenhouse/)
8. [Rebecca Rittenhouse, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/7483/rebecca-rittenhouse)
9. [Filmografie Rebecca Rittenhouse, fernsehserien.de](https://www.fernsehserien.de/rebecca-rittenhouse/filmografie)
10. [Rebecca Rittenhouse interview, Rose & Ivy Journal](https://www.roseandivyjournal.com/stories/2022/8/4/rebecca-rittenhouse-on-choosing-a-creative-path-how-optimism-can-open-doors-and-her-new-hulu-series-maggie)
11. ['His & Hers' Ending, Explained, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/his-and-hers-ending/)
12. [Rebecca Rittenhouse filmography, FilmNoir](https://www.filmnoir.app/links/tmdb/person/1369367)
13. [Privet Beauty official site](https://privet-beauty.com/)
14. [Rebecca Rittenhouse on Social Currency with Sammi Cohen](https://metacast.app/podcast/social-currency-with-sammi-cohen/2jeUlrLa/rebecca-rittenhouse-privet-beauty-on-hero-products-hollywood-and-identity-shifts/75XgvrFo)
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