Maitland Ward

Maitland Ward, born Ashley Maitland Welkos on February 3, 1977, is an American actress and model. She gained recognition for her role as Jessica Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 1994 to 1996. Following this, she portrayed Rachel McGuire on the sixth and seventh seasons of the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World from 1998 to 2000. Ward made her acting debut at the age of 16, and her first role was on The Bold and the Beautiful. In addition to her television work, she appeared in the 1997 TV film Killing Mr. Griffin. After retiring from mainstream acting in 2007, Ward transitioned to performing in adult films in 2019.