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Lauren Lapkus

Lauren Lapkus

Birthday: 1985-09-06 | Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA

Lauren Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian who portrayed Susan Fischer in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black and Jess in HBO's Crashing. She has also made appearances on such television shows as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Middle, Hot in Cleveland, and @midnight. She has appeared on many podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, and her own podcast With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus. She was a main cast member on the TBS original sitcom Clipped. Lapkus grew up in Evanston, Illinois, and graduated from DePaul University in 2008 with a degree in English. After living in New York City for a little over a year, she moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to pursue an acting career.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
2020
The Wrong Missy

as    Missy

2020
The Last Blockbuster

as    Self - Narrator

2019
2019
The Unicorn

as    Mal

2018
Holmes & Watson

as    Millie

2018
Good Girls Get High

as    Patty

2017
Crashing

as    Jess

2017
Adventure Time: Elements

as    Patience St. Pim (voice)

2016
2015
Clipped

as    Joy

2014
Are You Here

as    Delia Shepard

2014
Rubberhead

as    Girl 5 (segment "Lisa")

2014
Beginner's Luck

as    Judith

2012
Are You There, Chelsea?

as    Dee Dee

2012
Dreamworld

as    Sushi

2011
Manhattan Mixup

as    Agent Smith

1
Underground Comedy

as    Herself