Lauren Lapkus

Actress
Writer

Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus is an American actress, comedian, impressionist and pod-caster. Lapkus is 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), 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).

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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The Wrong Missy

5.8

Missy

2020

Good Girls

7.7

TV Series

Agent Phoebe Donnegan

Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Orange Is the New Black

8.0

TV Series

Susan Fischer

The Big Bang Theory

8.1

TV Series

Denise

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Actress

Big City Greens
7.6
TV Series
- Bella
- Rich Lady
- Val (voice)
- 2018–2025
Night Court
5.8
TV Series
- Belinda
- 2025
Invincible Fight Girl
7.5
TV Series
- Coca (voice)
- 2024
It's Florida, Man
6.3
TV Series
- Absolute Sociopath
- 2024
Star Trek: Lower Decks
7.8
TV Series
- Jennifer Sh'reyan
- Alien Server
- Ensign Jennifer Sh'reyan (voice) ...
- 2020–2024
Another Happy Day
5.2
- Joanna
- 2023
Our Frasier Remake
7.4
Short
- Roz
- 2023
Flula Makes Five
8.5
Podcast Series
- Janet
- 2023
Haunting
Podcast Series
- Therésa
- 2023
The Out-Laws
5.4
- Phoebe King
- 2023
Digman!
6.5
TV Series
- Gasolina (voice)
- 2023
Craig of the Creek
7.6
TV Series
- Mackenzie
- MacKenzie (voice)
- 2018–2023
A Million Little Things
7.9
TV Series
- Mallory
- 2023
Nature Talks to Itself
Podcast Series
- Unhatched Robin's Egg
- 2023
History of the World: Part II
5.6
TV Mini Series
- Yorick
- 2023

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- Facebook
- Instagram
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- September 6, 1985
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
Spouses
Children
- Holly Castle
Relatives

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Gender / Gender identity
- Female

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Graduated from DePaul University in 2008 with a degree in English.

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I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can bring to the performers and the audience alike. I love making people laugh and not over-thinking things. Some of my favorite moments are when I am doing an improv scene with friends, and I can't stop laughing during it.