Lauren Weedman

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]

Lauren Weedman
Weedman in 2015
Born	(1969-03-05) March 5, 1969 (age 56)
Medium	Television film theater radio books
Years active	1997–present
Genres	Observational comedy, self-deprecation
Spouse	Michael Neff (div. 2003) Jeff Weatherford ​ ​ (m. 2012⁠–⁠2013)​
Children	1

Personal life

Weedman was adopted and 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

Film

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

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[7]
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

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

• 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^[8]

Bibliography

• 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