Maitland Ward

Maitland Ward (born Ashley Maitland Welkos on February 3, 1977 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress. She is most commonly known as Rachel McGuire from the hit prime time series, Boy Meets World.
Career
Ward starred as Jessica Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful, where she appeared from 1994 to 1996. She landed that role, which was only her second major audition, when she was 17 and still a junior in high school. Ward had guest-starring roles on USA High and the final season of ABC's Home Improvement; and co-starred with Jay Thomas and Mario Lopez in the dramatic movie, Killing Mr. Griffin.