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Lauren Weedman

Lauren Weedman
Weedman in 2015
Born (1969-03-05) March 5, 1969 (age 56)
Medium
  • Television
  • film
  • theater radio
  • books
Years active1997–present
GenresObservational comedy, self-deprecation
SpouseMichael Neff (div. 2003)
Jeff Weatherford
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(m. 2012⁠–⁠2013)​
Children1

Lauren Weedman (born March 5, 1969)[1] is an American actress, comedian and writer, known for her regular role on the HBO television series Looking (2014–2015)[2] 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 written and performed several solo shows, including Homecoming, BUST, and The People's Republic of Portland.[3]

Early and personal life

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Weedman grew up in Indianapolis, moving to Seattle in 1995. Her marriage to Seattle writer Michael Neff ended in 2003.[4] She subsequently moved to Santa Monica, California and gave birth to a son, Leo, in 2010 with her longtime boyfriend, director Jeff Weatherford,[5] whom she married in 2012 and divorced the next year.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Ex Alice
2008 The Kitty Landers Show Laurette T. Hinch Short
2009 Imagine That Rose
2010 Date Night Wendy
2011 50 Greatest Herself Short
2011 The Five-Year Engagement Chef Sally
2014 The Gambler Banker
2014 Silent Shadows Val Short
2014 Every Beautiful Thing Magdalene Short
2016 Joshy Isadora
2016 Rainbow Time Nina
2017 The Little Hours Francesca
2017 Wilson Cat Lady
2018 The Honor List Hannah
2020 Horse Girl Cheryl
2022 Spin Me Round Liz Bence
2024 Little Death Lynette

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997–1999 Almost Live! Various
2000–2007 I Love the New Millennium Herself
2001–2002 Best Week Ever Herself
2001–2002 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Herself
2004 Reno 911! Hysterical Woman
2004 A2Z Herself
2004 CMT: 20 Merriest Christmas Videos Herself
2004 Pryor Offenses Jenine TV movie
2005 World Cup Comedy Herself
2005 I Love the 90s: Part Deux Herself
2005 I Love the 80s 3-D Herself
2005 I Love the Holidays Herself
2005 I Love Toys Herself
2006 Talkshow with Spike Feresten Lauren / Medical Correspondent
2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm Nurse
2009 United States of Tara Heidi Sawyer
2009–2010 Hung Horny Patty
2010 Our Show TV movie
2010 True Blood La Donna
2011 Childrens Hospital Angry Mother
2012 New Girl Mysteria
2013–2019 Arrested Development Twink / Joni Beard
2013 Masters of Sex Quadruplets' Mother
2013 Dads HR Lady
2014 2 Broke Girls Shayne
2014–2015 Looking Doris Series regular, 16 episodes
2015 Kittens in a Cage Lois
2016 Looking: The Movie Doris TV movie
2017 Playing House Cookie
2017 Dice Tarot Card Reader
2017 Tarantula Bess (voice)
2017 Graves Bonnie Clegg[7]
2018 Will & Grace Cheryl
2018 LA to Vegas Layla
2018 I'm Dying Up Here Aunt Janice
2018 SuperMansion Plantessa (voice)
2018 The Kominsky Method Director
2018–2020 Single Parents Franny
2019 Santa Clarita Diet Amanda
2019 This Close Pastor
2019 Mom Angela
2019–2020 Briarpatch Barbara Jean Littleton
2020 Tales from the Loop Kate
2021 Euphoria Dr. Mardy Nichols
2021 Cinema Toast Annie the Housekeeper (voice)
2021 Special Tonya
2021–2025 Hacks Mayor Jo Pezzimenti
2022–2024 Abbott Elementary Kristin Marie
2022 Mr. Mayor Fern
2022 Kevin Can F**k Himself Lorraine Recurring character (Season 2)
2023 Captain Fall Additional voices
2025 Sirens Patrice Recurring character

Theater

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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

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Bibliography

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Weedman, Lauren (2007). A Woman Trapped in a Woman's Body. Seattle WA: Sasquatch Books. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-57061-501-6. "'March 5, 1969,' I said. There were no takers (for which, looking around the room, I thanked god), so I continued. 'I'm just here because I'm adopted and it sounded kind of interesting.' But before I could finish my introduction my mom jumped in with her own. 'I'm Sharon Weedman and I'm Lauren's mom,' she said, smiling. 'Her adoptive mother.'"
  2. ^ Owen, Rob (January 19, 2014). "Lauren Weedman finds a niche on 'Looking'". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "The People's Republic of Portland". July 2014.
  4. ^ Adcock, Joe (June 22, 2006). "Time as a jail volunteer is the key to comedian's new 'Bust'". seattle pi. Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "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 [1] Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Evans, Sophie (19 March 2016). "Woman reveals devastation after 'husband cheats with teenage babysitter'". mirror. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (June 13, 2017). "'Graves': Matt Long & Lauren Weedman Join Season 2 Of Epix Series". Deadline. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "Critics' Choice Awards | Critics' Choice Television Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
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