Biography

Rachel Handler is an actor and filmmaker known for her stint as Peg Leg Doris on AMC's "Interview With the Vampire" and her award-winning Slamdance films "Committed" and "HOW MUCH AM I WORTH?" Other acting credits include, "Best Foot Forward," "Bull," "Goliath," "Law & Order: SVU," "NCIS: New Orleans," "New Amsterdam," and "The Upside."

Handler became an amputee after a tragic car accident in 2012. As an artist and activist, she strives to find the funny in even the most awful circumstances. Her awards as a writer and producer include the AT&T Underrepresented Filmmaker Award, Best Writer and Best Actor in the Disability Film Challenge, Best International Film in Focus on Ability, and she won the Sundance Co//ab Monthly Challenge for her script, "The A Doesn't Stand for Accessible," currently in pre-production.

After performing in the Off-Broadway play, "The Lucky Star," Rachel recently played Ani in "Cost of Living" at Philadelphia Theatre Company. When she isn't performing or writing, Handler works to expand disability equity within arts organizations, corporations and school groups.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rachel Handler

On March 3, 2012, she was hit by a car and lost her left leg below the knee.

The prosthetic leg I wear isn't a sign of loss, but a reminder to master fear and embrace life!