Judy Greer Biography

Judy Greer (born Judith Laura Evans; July 20, 1975) is an American actress known for portraying a string of supporting characters, including Kitty Sanchez on the Fox series Arrested Development and Cheryl Tunt on the animated comedy series Archer. Greer has had a supporting role in a number of romantic comedy films, including The Wedding Planner, 13 Going on 30, 27 Dresses and Love and Other Drugs. She also had a supporting role in the 2011 film The Descendants. In 2011, Greer began hosting an online series of workout videos called Reluctantly Healthy.

Early life

Greer was born Judith Laura Evans in Detroit, Michigan on July 20, 1975, and grew up in Redford Township and Livonia. She was raised Catholic. Greer attended Churchill High School and Bunny Sanfords Academy of Dance in Livonia. In 1997 she graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Career

Greer had a recurring role on the Fox comedy series Arrested Development (2003"2006), playing Kitty Sanchez in 10 episodes total and appearing in each of the series' three original seasons. In an August 2009 interview, Greer said that she is most recognized for this role. She had supporting roles in Jawbreaker (1999), The Wedding Planner (2001), 13 Going on 30 (2004), The Village (2004), Elizabethtown (2005), 27 Dresses (2008), and Love Happens (2009). Greer has made guest appearances on Just Shoot Me! (2003), CSI: Miami (2005), My Name Is Earl (2006), Two and a Half Men (2007), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2007), Californication (2007"2008, 2012), ER (2009), House (2009), Modern Family (2010), The Big Bang Theory (2010), How I Met Your Mother (2010), and Warren the Ape (2010). She took on a starring role in the ABC sitcom Miss Guided (2008), but it was canceled in its first season. She also starred in the indie satire Visioneers (2008).

In April 2008, Greer appeared as a yoga instructor in the "Get a Mac" ad series alongside John Hodgman and Justin Long. Greer starred in a CBS sitcom entitled Mad Love, which premiered in February 2011 as a midseason replacement 2010"2011. The show was canceled after the first season.

Greer is also a voice actor, voicing the character of Cheryl on the animated comedy series Archer, a character which has been compared to her role on Arrested Development, and the character of Wendy Park on the stop-motion animated sitcom Glenn Martin, DDS. Greer currently portrays Bridget Schmidt, Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher)'s ex-wife on Two and a Half Men. She previously played Myra, a love interest for Charlie Sheen's character, Charlie Harper, and the sister of Herb Melnick, Ryan Stiles' character, on two episodes of the show in 2007.

In November 2011, Greer was honored with the John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award at the Denver Film Festival, where two films featuring Greer were in the festival's programming, including a Red Carpet screening of Alexander Payne's The Descendants and the Jay and Mark Duplass' Jeff, Who Lives at Home. She is the first actress to be honored with the award. She was announced as female chimp Cornelia in the upcoming sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. She will also appear as gym teacher Miss Desjardin in the 2013 film adaptation of Carrie starring alongside Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.

Personal life

Greer is married to Dean E. Johnsen, an executive producer of Real Time with Bill Maher.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Stricken	Cynthia
1998	Kissing a Fool	Andrea
1999	'	Secretary	Short film
1999	Jawbreaker	Fern Mayo
1999	Three Kings	Cathy Daitch
1999	'	Tracy
2000	What Planet Are You From?	Rebecca
2000	Sunset Strip	Younger Waitress
2000	'	Deadly Girl
2000	Desperate But Not Serious	Molly
2000	What Women Want	Erin the File Girl
2001	Audit	Julie Leer	Short film
2001	Without Charlie	Vicky
2001	'	Penny
2002	'	Yuki (voice)
2002	Rules of Love	Maisie	Short film
2002	Adaptation	Alice the Waitress
2003	'	Esther Bloomembergensteinenthal
2003	I Love Your Work	Samantha
2004	13 Going on 30	Lucy Wyman
2004	'	Kitty Walker
2004	'	Girl with Emily French at Movie Premiere
2004	LolliLove	Judy
2005	Cursed	Joanie
2005	'	Ellie
2005	'	Allison Burbage	Segment: "David and Allison's Story"
2005	In Memory of My Father	Judy
2005	Elizabethtown	Heather Baylor
2005	Full Disclosure	Brinn	Short film
2006	American Dreamz	Accordo
2006	'	Alice
2007	'	Better Than Toast
2007	'	Sharon Andrews
2008	27 Dresses	Casey
2008	Visioneers	Michelle
2009	'	The Casting Agent	Short film
2009	Wig	Dr. Almay	Short film
2009	Love Happens	Marty
2010	Barry Munday	Ginger Farley
2010	Marmaduke	Debbie Winslow
2010	Henry's Crime	Debbie Torne
2010	Peep World	Laura
2010	Love & Other Drugs	Cindy
2011	'	Karen
2011	'	Julie Speer
2011	Jeff, Who Lives at Home	Linda
2012	Republicans, Get in My Vagina	Woman #2	Video short
2012	Playing for Keeps	Barb
2013	Carrie	Miss Desjardin
2014	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Cornelia	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Early Edition	Cindy	Episode: "Angels and Devils"
1998	Oh Baby	Gail	Episode: "The Hut"
1999	Maggie Winters	Tawny	Episode: "Girls Night Out"
1999-2000	Love & Money	Puff Conklin	Main role (13 episodes)
2001	Silicon Follies		TV film
2002	Family Guy	Various (voice)	Episode: "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1"
2003	Other People's Business		TV film
2003	Just Shoot Me!	Bridget	Episode: "Rivals in Romance"
2003-2005	Arrested Development	Kitty Sanchez	Recurring role (9 episodes)
2004	Nevermind Nirvana	Elizabeth	TV film
2005	CSI: Miami	Pamela Warren	Episode: "Shootout"
2006	Love Monkey	Brandy 'Bran' Lowenstein	Main role (8 episodes)
2006	My Name Is Earl	Maggie Lester	Episode: "Sticks & Stones"
2007	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Ingrid 'Fatty Magoo' Nelson	Episode: "The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo"
2007	Two and a Half Men	Myra	Episodes: "Smooth as a Ken Doll", "Aunt Myra Doesn't Pee a Lot"
2007	Californication	Trixie	Episode: "California Son"
2008	Californication	Trixie	Episode: "No Way to Treat a Lady"
2008	Miss Guided	Becky Freeley	Main role (7 episodes)
2008	Suburban Shootout	Rebecca	TV pilot
2009	ER	Tildie Mulligan	Episode: "T-Minus-6"
2009	House	Morgan West	Episode: "Here Kitty"
2009	Maneater	Joanne 'Gravy' Hardgrave	TV miniseries
2009	WordGirl	Desiree Dewey	Episode: "Robo-Camping/The Stew, the Proud..."
2009-2011	Glenn Martin, DDS	Wendy Park (voice)	Regular role (39 episodes)
2009-2013	Archer	Cheryl Tunt (voice)	Main role (49 episodes)
2010	Tax Man		TV film
2010	Modern Family	Denise	Episode: "Truth Be Told"
2010	'	Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton	Episode: "The Plimpton Stimulation"
2010	How I Met Your Mother	Royce	Episode: "The Wedding Bride"
2010	Warren the Ape	Mrs. Hanson	Episode: "Crash Course"
2011	Mad Love	Connie Grabowski	Main role (13 episodes)
2011	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Ingrid 'Fatty Magoo' Nelson	Episode: "The High School Reunion Part 2: The Gang's Revenge"
2011	Family Guy	Pregnant Dancer (voice)	Episode: "Lottery Fever"
2011	Californication	Trixie	Episode: "The Last Supper"
2011"present	Two and a Half Men	Bridget Schmidt	Recurring role (9 episodes)
2012	Californication	Trixie	Episode: "Perverts & Whores"
2012	American Judy	Judy	TV film
2012	Dan Vs.	Jennifer (voice)	Episode: "Dan vs. The Neighbors"
2012	Family Guy	Hope (voice)	Episode: "Livin' on a Prayer"
2012	Royal Pains	Miss Match-Maker	Episode: "You Give Love a Bad Name"
2013	Robot Chicken	Dorothy Gale / Jane Jetson (voice)	Episode: "Robot Fight Accident"
2013	Arrested Development	Kitty Sanchez	Recurring role

Awards/Nominations

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result
2004	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Sleazebag	13 Going on 30
2011	Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble	The Descendants
2011	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	The Descendants
2011	Denver Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress	The Descendants
2011	Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Ensemble	The Descendants	(2nd place)
2012	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The Descendants
2012	Annie Awards	Voice Acting in a Television Production	Archer
2012	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	The Descendants
2012	Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards	Best Ensemble	The Descendants	(2nd place)