Lauren Lapkus

Lauren Lapkus
Lapkus in May 2016
Born
Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus

(1985-09-06) September 6, 1985 (age 39)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
EducationEvanston Township High School
Alma materDePaul University
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active2005–present
Spouses
Chris Alvarado
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(m. 2014; div. 2016)​
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(m. 2018)​
Children2
Websitelaurenlapkus.com

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) 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), The Big Bang Theory (2018–2019), and Good Girls (2020–2021) and in the films Jurassic World (2015),[1] 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,[2][3] Threedom,[4] Raised by TV,[5] and Newcomers.[6]

  1. ^ Madrid, Monique (April 12, 2013). "Lauren Lapkus Is One Crazy, Talented Woman". Serial Optimist Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Ryan, Kyle (June 15, 2015). "Lauren Lapkus on podcasts, Jurassic World, and landing another TV series". The A.V. Club.
  3. ^ "LAPTIME with Lauren Lapkus". Stitcher.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Listen to Threedom". Stitcher Premium. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Actor: Lauren Lapkus". laurenlapkus. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Newcomers: Tyler Perry, with Lauren Lapkus and Nicole Byer". Headgum. Retrieved May 18, 2021.