Lauren Lapkus
Lauren Lapkus | |
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Lapkus in May 2016 | |
| Born | Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus September 6, 1985 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Evanston Township High School |
| Alma mater | DePaul University |
| Occupations | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | laurenlapkus |
Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian, known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2014, 2019), Denise in The Big Bang Theory (2018–2019), and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series Crashing (2017–2019). She has also appeared in the television series Are You There, Chelsea? (2012), Hot in Cleveland (2012), Clipped (2015), and Good Girls (2020–2021) and in the films Jurassic World (2015), The Unicorn (2018), and The Wrong Missy (2020). She played the voice role of Lotta in the animated comedy series Harvey Girls Forever! (2018–2020).
Lapkus has appeared on various podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, and her own podcasts With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus, Laptime with Lauren Lapkus, Threedom, Raised by TV, and Newcomers.