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The best roles of Rachel Sennott, star of the show I Love LA
Actress Rachel Sennott has gradually established herself as one of Hollywood’s hottest new faces, shining in films with a pungent sense of humour. Focus on the new Gen Z darling, rising both in the fashion industry and American comedy, as she makes her directorial debut with the series I Love LA (2025), coming out this November 3rd on HBO Max.
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En mars dernier, c’est un nouveau coup d’audace sur la toile que nous réservait la maison Balenciaga. La majorité des publications de la marque espagnole sur Instagram avaient disparu. Seuls sept – désormais supprimés eux aussi – étaient disponibles sur son compte officiel : ceux d’une campagne intitulée Été 25.
Known for its bold stunts on Instagram, Balenciaga did it again on March 19th, 2025. Only seven shots are currently available on the brand’s official account – those of a campaign entitled Summer 25. Orchestrated by British photographer Nadia Lee Cohen, the images are striking because of their polished aesthetic, reproducing what seems to be a film set. In one of the seven photographs, American actress Rachel Sennott stares out at the camera, wearing a navy blue jumper with a dark garter belt. A new fashion feat for the actress, who has recently made a series of high-profile appearances wearing outfits from the house.
Rachel Sennott, star of the show I Love LA
Revealed by the comedy Shiva Baby (2020), Rachel Sennott, 30, has gradually climbed the Hollywood ladder. She shines in films with a caustic sense of humour, ranging from horrific to teen movies.
While she has already established herself on screen as the most promising new talent in American comedy, the actress is taking things a step further by directing her first series, I Love LA (2025), for HBO Studios. A project which will star Gossip Girl revelation Leighton Meester and which premieres this Monday, November 3rd, on HBO Max. Throwback to the best roles of the new Internet darling.
The best roles of actress Rachel Sennott
Rachel Sennott in Shiva Baby, a gleaming comedy about the misfortunes of a bisexual Jewish woman
In 2021, British platform MUBI added a highly unusual comedy to its catalogue entitled Shiva Baby. Why? Firstly, because this feature film, nominated at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival, is the first directed by Canadian filmmaker Emma Seligman, who had already made a name for herself with the
short film of the same name. Secondly, because it surprises with its pungent humour at the crossroads between British and American indie movies.
Rachel Sennott plays a young woman, who goes to a religious festival with her family. The event soon goes south when she runs into one of her lovers and his wife… Danielle is tormented by the clash between tradition, independence and sexual liberation as a bisexual woman. These are questions that all young women ask themselves, but this time Emma Seligman addresses them through the lens of Judaism. She also injects a great deal of humour, for a highly refreshing result.
Shiva Baby (2021) directed by Emma Seligman, available on MUBI.
A podcaster in Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, a brutal satire towards Gen Z
Three years before Nicole Kidman in Babygirl (2025), Rachel Sennott was one of the actresses to shine in the world of director Halina Reijn. The latter is leading a resolutely Gen Z horror film with Bodies, Bodies, Bodies. Produced by A24 Studios, the feature follows a group of friends, each one more insufferable than the other, who meet in a remote villa. After a couple of drinks and drugs, they decide to play ‘Bodies, Bodies, Bodies’, a game vaguely reminiscent of the card game Werewolf.
Yet, when one of them is found dead, dread suddenly takes over… A true modern-day slasher, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies gives Rachel Sennott a chance to shine as a podcaster in a hyperlink cinematic production. The cast includes actress Amandla Stenberg and actor Pete Davidson, among others.
Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022) directed by Halina Reijn, available in VOD.
An unpopular highschool girl in Bottoms, the modern-day Fight Club
Barely two years after Shiva Baby, Rachel Sennott and director Emma Seligman collaborated once more on a new project. Bottoms is the result of those two minds meeting again and of a four-handed screenplay. The pitch? Two unpopular lesbian friends start a fight club as a way to hook up with cheerleaders. With a cast full of new Hollywood talents – Ayo Edebiri, Kaia Gerber and Nicholas Galitzine – the film is a funny, facetious and contrasting version of David Fincher’s Fight Club, released 25 years earlier.
Bottoms (2023) directed by Emma Seligman, available on Prime Video.
As herself in Charli xcx’s music video 360, a gathering of the new internet it girls
Second single from Charli XCX’s best-selling album Brat, 360 is both an anthem to self-confidence and an ode to the icons that inspire the British singer. The lyrics of the song alone lurk references to the new it girls of the internet. Take this famous line in the track referring to actress and model Julia Fox that has almost become a slogan: “I’m everywhere, I’m so Julia!”.
All the new Internet darlings feature in the music video. Charli XCX brings together an army of pop culture icons, including models Julia Fox, Alex Consani and Gabbriette, content creator Emma Chamberlain, make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench and actresses Chloë Sevigny and Rachel Sennott.
Lily-Rose Depp’s assistant in The Idol
Let’s face it, the series The Idol is far from being a success. This attempt at exploring the devastation of the entertainment industry is the fruit of a collaboration between director Sam Levinson (Euphoria) and singer The Weeknd. Portraying a pop star on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Lily-Rose Depp delivers a spectacular performance. She is supported by a promising cast, including singers Troye Sivan and Jennie, and actresses Hari Nef, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Rachel Sennott. But the five episodes of The Idol struggle to stage the subversion they would like to depict, only to churn out one
shocking scene after the other with no real purpose.
The Idol (2024) directed by Sam Levinson, available on Max.
A comedian in I Used to Be Funny, a bittersweet exploration of the after-effects of trauma
Présenté en avant-première au festival South by Southwest 2023, Sam fait plus rire (ou I Used to Be Funny de son titre original) élève un peu plus Rachel Sennott au rang de nouvelle garde du cinéma indépendant américain. Premier long-métrage de la réalisatrice canadienne Ally Pankiw (qui a dirigé certains épisodes de Black Mirror), il fait plonger Rachel Sennott dans la peau de Sam, une comédienne stand-up – qui officie en tant que fille au pair et nounou pour arrondir ses fins de mois. Un rôle-aubaine pour celle qui a fait ses débuts en open mic, avant de se lancer dans le métier d’actrice…
Sam tisse alors un lien avec Brooke, une jeune femme de 12 ans qu’elle garde à ses heures perdues. Mais alors les jeunes femmes se rapprochent, Sam est victime d’un viol qui l’enlise dans un syndrome post-traumatique… Aux moyens d’un récit non chronologique, le film retrace avec brio le cheminement vers la guérison d’une jeune femme qui a toujours utilisé l’humour comme façade.
Entre un casting constellé par des humoristes de métier (Caleb Hearon, Sabrina Jalees), les blagues de Sam assénées avec le sarcasme que l’on connait à Rachel Sennott ou encore une belle colorimétrie bleutée qui parlera sans doute aux fans de Moonlight (2016), Sam fait plus rire promet aussi bien pour l’avenir d’Ally Pankiw que celui de son actrice principale au cinéma.
I Used to Be Funny (2025), soon available in VOD.
I Love LA (2025), created by Rachel Sennott, coming out on HBO Max on November 3rd, 2025.
