This UT Arlington student played the lead role in a new film and still made the dean’s list
Racheal Ihim stars in sister Rebecca Ugo’s romantic drama, ‘No Strings,’ which is playing this weekend at theaters in Austin and North Texas.
University of Texas Arlington on April 4, 2019 in Arlington, Texas.(Brian Elledge / Staff photographer)
Racheal Ihim never imagined being an actor.
Even when Ihim’s sister, Rebecca Ugo, was casting the lead role in her own directorial feature debut, the UT Arlington student was reluctant.
“[Ugo’s] like, ‘I’ve been looking and I’m not really finding anyone who I think is a great fit and I think, why don’t you just do it?’” Ihim said. “Like me, what are you talking about?”