Lauren Weedman (born March 5, 1969) is an American actress and comedian, known for her regular role on the HBO television series Looking (2014–2015),[1] and its subsequent series finale television film, Looking: The Movie. She is also known for her roles in films such as Date Night (2010) and The Five-Year Engagement (2012) and for appearing as a guest star on various series such as Hung, New Girl, and 2 Broke Girls. She was also a correspondent on The Daily Show from 2001 to 2002. Weedman has also written and performed several one-woman/spoken word shows, including Homecoming, BUST, and The People's Republic of Portland.[2]
| Lauren Weedman | |
|---|---|
 Weedman in 2015 | |
| Born | March 5, 1969 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Medium |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, self-deprecation |
| Spouse | Michael Neff (div. 2003) Jeff Weatherford
(m. 2012–2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Personal life
editWeedman was adopted and grew up in Indianapolis, moving to Seattle in 1995. Her marriage to Seattle writer Michael Neff ended in 2003.[3] She subsequently moved to Santa Monica, California and gave birth to a son, Leo, in 2010 with her longtime boyfriend, director Jeff Weatherford,[4] whom she married in 2012 and divorced the next year.[5] She details his affair with their 18-year-old nanny in her book Miss Fortune: Fresh Perspectives on Having it All From Someone Who Is Not Okay.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Ex | Alice |
| 2007 | The Kitty Landers Show | Laurette T. Hinch |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Rose |
| 2009 | Date Night | Wendy |
| 2011 | 50 Greatest | Herself |
| 2011 | The Five-Year Engagement | Chef Sally |
| 2014 | The Gambler | Banker |
| 2014 | Silent Shadows | Val |
| 2014 | Every Beautiful Thing | Magdalene |
| 2016 | Joshy | Isadora |
| 2017 | The Little Hours | Francesca |
| 2017 | Wilson | Cat Lady |
| 2020 | Horse Girl | Cheryl |
| 2022 | Spin Me Round | Liz Bence |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kevin Can F**k Himself | Lorraine | Recurring character (Season 2) |
| 2022 | Abbott Elementary | Kristin Marie | |
| 2021 | Hacks | Madame Mayor Pezzimenti | |
| Euphoria | Dr. Mardy Nichols | ||
| Special | Tonya | ||
| 2020 | Tales from the Loop | Kate | |
| 2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Amanda | |
| 2018 | Arrested Development | Joni Beard | |
| Will & Grace | Cheryl | ||
| 2017 | Tarantula | Bess (voice) | |
| Playing House | Cookie | ||
| Graves | Bonnie Clegg[6] | ||
| 2016 | Looking: The Movie | Doris | |
| 2014–2015 | Looking | Doris | Series regular, 16 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Kittens in a Cage | Lois | |
| 2013 | 2 Broke Girls | Shayne | |
| 2013 | Dads | HR Lady | |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Quadruplets' Mother | |
| 2013 | Arrested Development | Twink | |
| 2012 | New Girl | Mysteria | |
| 2011 | 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards | Herself | |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Angry Mother | |
| 2010 | True Blood | La Donna | |
| 2009–2010 | Hung | Horny Patty | |
| 2009–2010 | Our Show | ||
| 2008 | United States of Tara | Heidi Sawyer | |
| 2000–2007 | I Love the New Millennium | Herself | |
| 2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Nurse | |
| 2006 | Talkshow with Spike Feresten | Lauren / Medical Correspondent | |
| 2005 | I Love Toys | Herself | |
| 2005 | I Love the Holidays | Herself | |
| 2005 | I Love the 80s 3-D | Herself | |
| 2005 | I Love the 90s: Part Deux | Herself | |
| 2005 | World Cup Comedy | Herself | |
| 2004 | Pryor Offenses | Jenine | |
| 2004 | CMT: 20 Merriest Christmas Videos | Herself | |
| 2004 | A2Z | Herself | |
| 2004 | Reno 911! | Hysterical Woman | |
| 2001–2002 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Herself | |
| 2001–2002 | Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins | Herself | |
| 1997–1999 | Almost Live! | Various |
Theater
edit| Year | Production | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pants on Fire | The Empty Space Theatre, Seattle, WA | NA |
| 1998 | Texarkana Waltz | The Empty Space Theatre, Seattle, WA | NA |
| 1997-2002 | Homecoming | On the Boards, Seattle; Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle; Off-Broadway Westside Theatre, NY, NY; HBO's U.S.C.A., Aspen, CO; Westbeth Theatre, NY, NY | Solo show |
| 1998 | Yea, Tho I Walk/Huu | ACT Theatre, Seattle, WA; Annex Theatre, Seattle, WA | Solo show |
| 1999 | If Ornaments Had Lips | UCB Theatre, NY, NY; On The Boards, Seattle, WA | Music by James Palmer |
| 2000 | Amsterdam the Musical | The Empty Space Theatre, Seattle, WA; Krane Theatre, NY, NY | Solo show |
| 2001 | They Got His Mouth Right | UCB Theatre, NY, NY; P73 New Work Festival, NY, NY | Solo show |
| 2002 | Slow Boat to China | Bloomington Playwrights Project, Bloomington, IN | NA |
| 2003 | Rash | The Empty Space Theatre, Seattle, WA; Hudson Theatre, LA, CA | Solo show |
| 2004 | Move Your Meet, Strange Encounters in Public Spaces | Los Angeles | Performed with Company of Strangers |
| 2007 | Bust | The Empty Space Theatre, Seattle, WA | Solo show |
| 2008 | Wreckage | Theatre Babylon, Seattle, WA; Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA; REDCAT New Works Festival, LA, CA; Highways Performance, Santa Monica, CA; Tricklock Theatre Festival, Albuquerque, NM; Ars Nova, NY, NY; KEF Productions Solo Festival, Studio Theatre, NY, NY | Solo show |
| 2009 | No You Shut Up | Passage Theatre, NY, NY | Solo show |
| 2013, 2015 | People's Republic of Portland | Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR | Solo show |
| 2014 | I Think You're Beautiful | Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA | Solo show |
| 2014 | Blame It On Boise | Boise Contemporary Theater, Boise, ID | Solo show |
| 2014 | It's Not You It's Me | Talbott Street Theater, Indianapolis, IN | Example |
| 2014 | Good For You | Tricklock Theater Company, Albuquerque, NM | Solo show |
Honors / awards
edit- 2002 Seattle Times Footlight Award, Best New Play, Best Solo Show
- 2002 The Best Women Playwrights of 2002, editor D.L. Lepidus
- 2007 Alpert Award for the Arts in Playwriting for Bust
- 2014 Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series, Looking, Nominated[7]
Bibliography
edit- Miss Fortune: Fresh Perspectives on Having it All From Someone Who Is Not Okay (2016), Plume publishing
- A Woman Trapped in a Woman's Body: Tales from a Life of Cringe (2007), Sasquatch publishing
References
edit- ^ "Lauren Weedman finds a niche on Looking". Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "The People's Republic of Portland". July 2014.
- ^ "Time as a jail volunteer is the key to comedian's new 'Bust'" by Joe Adcock. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 22, 2006 [1]
- ^ "Lauren Weedman Returns With No, You Shut Up ... Sort Of. Weedman births a kid, re-births a play" by Amy Atkins. Boise Weekly, February 23, 2011 [2]
- ^ Evans, Sophie (19 March 2016). "Woman reveals devastation after 'husband cheats with teenage babysitter'". mirror. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 13, 2017). "'Graves': Matt Long & Lauren Weedman Join Season 2 Of Epix Series". Deadline. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "Critics' Choice Awards | Critics' Choice Television Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2015-09-18.