Caroline Gilchrist Rhea (born
April 13,
1964) is a
Canadian stand-up comedian and
actress who is the original host of the
reality show The Biggest Loser on
NBC. She is also known for her role as Hilda on
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and for replacing
Rosie O'Donnell as the
hostess of her syndicated talk show, renamed
The Caroline Rhea Show.
Biography
Early life
Rhea was born and raised in
Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada, the daughter of Marjorie, an
antiques dealer, and David Rhea, an
obstetrician and
gynecologist.
[Caroline Rhea Biography (1964-)] She has two sisters, Cynthia and Celia. She attended
The Study, an all-girls private school in
Westmount, Quebec. Rhea is fluent in
English and
Japanese.
Her film debut was as a bikini-clad extra in the film
Meatballs III, shot on location near Montreal. She moved to
New York in 1989 to study stand-up comedy at the
New School for Social Research.
