Heather Lawless
Heather Lawless | |
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| Born | Georgia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Acting, voice acting. |
| Children | 1 |
Heather Lawless is an American actress, comedian, and voice actress.[1]
Early life
[edit]Lawless was born in Georgia, and raised in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.[1] She graduated from the University of Georgia.[2]
Career
[edit]She began her career as a comedian, performing stand-up comedy at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and has performed on tour with Flight of The Conchords, Zach Galifianakis, David Cross, and The Comedians of Comedy.[2] She was featured on the Comedy Central series Premium Blend and on the Comedy Central DVD/CD set Invite Them Up.[3]
She has performed lead roles in The Heart, She Holler,[4] The Campaign, Be Kind Rewind, and the Adult Swim animated series Xavier: Renegade Angel.[2] She also portrays Permanently Preggy Peggy on MTV's Wonder Showzen,[5] Dottie on Stone Quackers,[6] and Jenna Bilzerian on the Netflix original series Big Mouth playing the mother of Jay.
Other roles have included Comedy Central's Speed Freaks, AMC's Life Coach with Cheri Oteri, That Crook'd 'Sipp, and Freaknik: The Musical, and a recurring spot on At Home with Amy Sedaris.
Personal life
[edit]Lawless has one son.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Stella shorts | Poker Player's Wife | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Sherry | |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Diane | |
| 2014 | Goodbye to All That | Lara | |
| 2023 | Showing Up | Marlene |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Wonder Showzen | Permanently Preggy Peggy | 2 episodes |
| 2007-2010 | That Crook'd Sipp/Freaknik: The Musical | Caledonla Beauxregard/Susie | Unsold pilot turned into television film |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords | Rain | Episode: "New Fans" |
| 2008 | Speed Freaks | Heather | Television film |
| 2009 | Delocated | Mom in Commercial | Episode: "Good Buds" |
| 2009 | Xavier: Renegade Angel | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 2011–2014 | The Heart, She Holler | Hambrosia | 28 episodes |
| 2013 | China, IL | Grace | Episode: "Do You Know Who You Look Like?" |
| 2014–2015 | Stone Quackers | Dottie | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | Axe Cop | Dr. Miles | Episode: "Baboons Rising" |
| 2015 | Gothball | Dottie | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Calamity Jane | Episode: "Kaley Cuoco" |
| 2017–2020 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Ruth | 11 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | Big Mouth | Jenna Bilzerian | |
| 2019 | Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein | Doctor | Television film |
| 2020 | Dicktown | Jen the Waitress | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Teenage Euthanasia | Mrs. Clomid / Computer | Episode: "Teen Eggs and Scram " |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Heather Lawless Talks With Us About Switching Between Comedy and Drama". Interrobang. 25 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "Heather Lawless". All Tomorrow's Parties.
- ^ "Heather Lawless". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
- ^ "Patton Oswalt & The Heart, She Holler - Dan Persons". The Huffington Post. 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Fred Armisen – Tickets – The Bowery Ballroom". The Bowery Presents.
- ^ "Animation Domination". FX Network.
External links
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