Rainey Qualley

Rainsford Dubose Qualley (/ˈkwɔːli/ KWAW-lee; born March 11, 1989)^[3] is an American actress and singer. The daughter of actress Andie MacDowell and the sister of actress Margaret Qualley, she made her acting debut in the 2012 film Mighty Fine. She is best known for her music, which she releases under the name Rainsford.

Rainey Qualley
Qualley in 2017
Born	Rainsford Dubose Qualley[1] (1989-03-11) March 11, 1989 (age 36) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Rainsford
Occupations	Actress singer songwriter
Years active	2012–present
Partner	Anthony Wilson
Children	1[2]
Mother	Andie MacDowell
Relatives	Margaret Qualley (sister) Jack Antonoff (brother-in-law)

Qualley in 2015 discussing her EP Turn Down the Lights

Qualley in 2022 discussing her film work

Early life

Rainey Qualley was born in 1989^[a] in New York City and grew up in North Carolina.^[4] She is the daughter of actress and model Andie MacDowell, and Paul Qualley, who is a musician, contractor, rancher, and former model. She has two siblings: an older brother, Justin and a younger sister, actress and model Margaret Qualley.^[5] Rainey and her sister were debutantes and formally presented at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris.^[6]

Career

Qualley made her debut as Miss Golden Globe in 2012.^[7] In the same year, she starred in Mighty Fine, opposite her mother Andie MacDowell, directed by Debbie Goodstein.^[8] In 2014, Qualley starred in Falcon Song directed by Jason Corgan Brown.^[9] In 2015, she guest starred in an episode of Mad Men.^[10] In 2018, she starred in Perfect directed by Eddie Alcazar.^[11] She made a cameo appearance as herself in Ocean's 8.^[12] In 2021, Qualley starred in The Shuroo Process which was directed by Emrhys Cooper.^[13]

Qualley releases and writes music under the stage name Rainsford.^[14][15]

In 2016 Qualley released the song "Too Close" with Red Light Management.^[16] In 2017, she released the song "Rendezvous".^[17] In 2018, she released her debut extended play Emotional Support Animal.^[18] In 2019, she released two songs, "Passionate" and "Open Open".^[19][20] In 2020, Qualley released two songs, "2 Cents" and "Crying in the Mirror".^[21][22] She collaborated with Twin Shadow on two songs on his fourth studio album.^[23]

Personal life

On September 10, 2024, Qualley announced that she was pregnant with her first child with partner Anthony Wilson.^[24][25] On December 10, 2024, Qualley and Wilson welcomed their first child and confirmed that it is a girl.^[26]

Filmography

Rainey Qualley film work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Mighty Fine	Maddie Fine
2014	Pink & Baby Blue	Stall Girl	Short film
	Falcon Song	Sarah Lou
2016	No Other Like You	Her
2018	Perfect	Perl
	Ocean's 8	Herself
2019	Samice	X	Short film
2021	Ultrasound	Katie
	The Shuroo Process	Nadia
2022	Shut In[27]	Jessica
	Delilah	Delilah	Short film
TBA	The Daylong Brothers	Frankie	Post-production
	The Whisper Network	Astor Grey	Post-production
	Pig Hill	Carrie	Post-production
	This Bloody Country	Abigail Ballard	Post-production
	Queen of Manhattan	Lisa	Post-production

Rainey Qualley television work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Mad Men	Cindy	Episode: "Severance"
2020	Love in the Time of Corona	Elle[28]	limited series, main role

Discography

EPs

• Turn Down the Lights (2015)
• Emotional Support Animal (2018)

Singles

• "Me and Johnny Cash" (2015)
• "Too Close" (2016)
• "Rendezvous" (2017)
• "Somewhere Else" (2018)
• "Passionate" (2019)
• "Open Open" (2019)
• "2 Cents" (2020)
• "Crying in the Mirror" (2020)
• "Oh My God" (2020)
• "Love Me Like You Hate Me" (2020)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Brace"	2018	Twin Shadow	Caer
"Sympathy"
"My Margaret"[29]	2020	by.ALEXANDER	000 CHANNEL BLACK
“Mille Cose”	2021	Mecna	Mentre Nessuno Guarda

Notes

1. Some sources incorrectly state Qualley's birth year as 1990.