Who is Rebecca Schull?
For decades, Rebecca Schull has been a force to be reckoned with in both theatre and movie roles. Her career began in New York and culminated with her famous part in the television show Wings, a truly impressive trajectory.
Rebecca Anna Schull, née Wattenberg, is a celebrated American actor who has taken part in theatre, cinema, and television.
She is best known for her role as Fay Cochran on the NBC sitcom, Wings (1990–1997). Schull studied her craft of acting in the United States and Dublin, Ireland.
Family
Rebecca Schull was born on 22 February 1929 and is 94 years old as of 2023 in New York City, US. Her parents, Rachel Gutman and Judah Wattenberg were real estate attorneys.
She is the elder sister of the now-deceased writer Ben Wattenberg and the aunt of journalist Daniel Wattenberg. She was wed to Gene Schull from 1951 until his death in 2008, and together they had three children.
Her three children live a happy and successful life. Her son, Jonathan Schull is a teacher at Haverford College. Her daughter, Deborah is a law student. She became a grandmother in 1996 with the birth of her grandson, Henry to her second daughter, Elinor Schull.
Career
In 1977, Schull starred as “Fefu” in the debut of Fefu and Her Friends off-Broadway. She also had a part as a nursemaid in Herzl, which was presented on Broadway in 1976.
She has also been featured in movies and TV programs such as Roseanne, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, United 93, Frasier, My Life, Analyze This, Analyze That, Flannel Pajamas, and Little Children.
In 1998, she was given the role of Wanda in the buddy comedy movie The Odd Couple II, which was a follow-up to the 1968 film The Odd Couple. Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Christine Baranski, Barnard Hughes, Jonathan Silverman, and Jean Smart were all cast in the movie.
Between 1982 and 1983, she was seen in the role of “Twyla Ralston” in the soap opera One Life to Live and guest-starred in other shows of the same genre. She was a regular in the USA Network’s drama, Suits until her character was killed off in 2012, though she still made some appearances in later flashback scenes.
Schull was a staple on the ABC Family show, Chasing Life, for its two-year run from 2014 to 2015. She also had the part of “Rose” in the Amazon series, Crisis in Six Scenes, which was helmed by Woody Allen in 2016.
In 2019, she portrayed Claire in the movie The Last, directed and written by Jeff Lipsky. Her most recent feature film performance was in 2022 in the romantic comedy Meet Cute with Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson.
Rebecca Schull’s Net Worth
Rebecca Schull has an estimated net worth of $7 million. This is largely due to her successful career in the entertainment industry, which started in her late 70s.
She is best known for her role as Fay Cochran on the television series Wings, which ran from 1990 to 1997. She has also appeared in numerous other shows, including Law & Order and 3rd Rock from the Sun. Rebecca Schull has also appeared in many movies, such as Analyze This, The Age of Innocence, and The Curse.
