Rachel DiPillo – 5 Facts You Need To Know About The Chicago Med Star

Rachel DiPillo is an American-born actress who became known to the public for her performances in TV series and movies such as Chicago Med, Murder Mystery Dinner Party, Jane The Virgin, and Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale. Rachel DiPillo’s acting career has grown in leaps and bounds since she made her debut in 2009 and several things have been written about her. This article focuses on the much lesser-known facts about the Chicago Med star.

How old is Rachel DiPillo from Chicago Med?

Rachel DiPillo was born Rachel Katherine DiPillo on January 26, 1991, under the sun sign of Aquarius. The actress was born in Flint, Michigan, United States of America to John G. DiPillo and Jackie Welton DiPillo.

Rachel DiPillo is an American citizen on account of her place of birth. In comparison, her ethnic identity is less straightforward in the sense that her father, John G. DiPillo has a mix of Italian and Lithuanian blood running through his veins while her mother, Jackie Welton DiPillo, comes from a mix of English and Irish ancestry.

Rachel Dipillo is not the only child of her parents. As a matter of fact, she is sandwiched between two sisters. Before her parents gave birth to the actress, they had a daughter named Megan. Rachel’s big sister is now married because she is now known as Megan DiPillo Wood. Rachel currently enjoys the privilege of being an older sister to Danielle Victoria Wood. Danielle is the youngest member of the John G DiPillo household.

Details of Rachel’s formal educational background do not include specifics such as school name or location. The actress, however, reportedly chose to move to Los Angeles after high school as opposed to enrolling in college to study arts. Her decision was fuelled by a desire to get her acting career underway as soon as possible. DiPillo started from the bottom and worked her way to her current fancied position at the moment.

After auditioning for several roles, the actress who reportedly became interested in acting from a very young age, became active as an actress in 2009 when she landed her first uncredited role in a musical comedy titled Big Time Rush. The critical and commercial success of the TV series opened doors of opportunities for Rachel DiPillo and she soon got the chance to play a bit-part role in her first feature-length film titled Elle: A Cinderella Tale.

Rachel’s IMDb page shows that her career as an actress includes a number of good TV shows and movies. As of 2022, the actress has nearly 30 acting credits to her name which include movies and TV series such as The Gates, Werewolf: The Beast Among Us, Hello, My Name is Frank, Cuckoo, and over a dozen others. Her biggest TV series role yet arrived in the form of Dr. Sarah Reese in the fan-favorite Chicago Med.

5 facts you need to know about Rachel DiPillo

Having established the trajectory of the actress’ early life and career path in the first part of this article, it’s time to read about some interesting facts that not too many people know about her. Here are five facts you need to know about Rachel DiPillo.

1. Rachel DiPillo grew up in Tennessee

It was established earlier that Rachel DiPillo hails from Flint, Michigan, her hometown and birthplace. Reports show, however, that her family moved to a suburb in Nashville, Tennessee, soon after she was born and that the actress spent her formative years there. She was a very outgoing child who got actively involved in school plays and dances. Her interest and passion for acting led to her stage debut at just 12 years old in a play titled Once on this Island.

2. Her mother used to be a singer

For anyone who wonders which parent passed the performance arts gene and passion to a young Rachel, the answer to that question would be her mother. Jackie Welton DiPillo was Rachel’s first idol. Sources close to the family have revealed that she used to be quite active in the world of entertainment during the early 1980s. She played a part in the 1983 Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant and also used her singing abilities to good effect with one of her singles titled Dang, making it to the final round of a competition known as the Country Music Television and the Nashville Songwriters Association International competition.

3. She also inherited her mother’s singing abilities

Very rarely do you see children of singers or actors/actresses who somehow missed out on the performing arts gene and Rachel DiPillo once again proves the truth behind this statement. While the actress is best known for her acting skills, a 2013 YouTube video reveals the fact that she inherited her mother’s singing abilities. In the video, Rachel can be seen singing a cover of The Ballet of Love and Hate alongside a singer named Justin Miles. It would appear, however, that Rachel DiPillo believes her best shot at making it big as a celebrity is by being an actress.

4. Rachel DiPillo doesn’t like to share her private affairs

Young Rachel DiPillo might have been a very extroverted kid but the adult Rachel DiPillo is quite reserved, even more so when it concerns her private affairs. Every interview that the actress has agreed to has placed primary focus on her job as an actress. She has left fans and viewers guessing about anything that has to do with her romantic life. She is also not that active on social media save for a verified Twitter account with over 16k followers where she rarely tweets.

5. Rachel DiPillo has crossed watching all episodes of Friends off her bucket list

The actress herself claims she doesn’t watch a lot of TV in her free time and only does so when she wants to binge-watch a show. It, therefore, explains why and how she was able to cross off binge-watching all 236 episodes of the hit 1990s TV show Friends from her bucket list.

Fast facts

Was Rachel DiPillo in Chicago Fire?

Yes, Rachel DiPillo was in Chicago Fire. She played the role of Dr. Sarah Reese in 62 episodes of the show from 2015 to 2018 before her character was written off. It’s still not clear why she left but there are musings that she might make a return to the show one day.

Does Rachel DiPillo have an Instagram account?

No, she doesn’t. She does however have at least 3 fan pages with varying degrees of followership numbering over 15k followers put together. She does however have a verified Twitter account with the handle @racheldipillo. She has nearly 20k followers on the social media app as of July 2022.

Who plays Jaime in Revenge?

Rachel DiPillo plays the role of Jaime Cardaci, a high school senior student at Collins Prep. She is depicted as being originally from Yonkers, New York, in the ABC series. She appeared in 2 episodes of the show titled Grief and Reckoning respectively. The show had 90 episodes in all and aired from 2011 to 2015.