Lauren Lapkus

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Biography

Lauren Lapkus (born Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus; 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), 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).

She has appeared on many podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, and her own podcast With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus.

Known For

Jurassic World

Vivian

Lucifer

Bree Garland/Abel

The Big Bang Theory

Denise

Blended

Tracy

Adventure Time

Patience St. Pim (voice)

Orange Is the New Black

Susan Fischer

American Dad!

Cowboy Hat Girl (voice)

American Dad!

P-PSAT Sign-In Woman (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Stuart Fails to Save the Universe TV	Denise
2026	That Friend MOVIE	Jessa
2024	St. Denis Medical TV	Wife
2024	Invincible Fight Girl TV	Coca (voice)
2024	It's Florida, Man. TV	Absolute Sociopath
2024	Gastronauts TV	Self - Judge
2024	After Midnight TV	Self
2023	Another Happy Day MOVIE	Joanna
2023	The Out-Laws MOVIE	Phoebe King
2023	Digman! TV	Princess Gasolina (voice)
2023	Digman! TV	Gasolina / Mrs. Boddington (voice)
2023	History of the World: Part II TV	Self
2023	Night Court TV	Belinda
2022	2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson MOVIE	Self
2022	The Curse of Bridge Hollow MOVIE	Mayor Tammy
2022	Unbound MOVIE	Anna Lee Fisher
2022	Is It Cake? TV	Self - Judge
2022	About Last Night TV	Self
2021	Inside Job TV	Deany (voice)
2021	Inside Job TV	Additional Voices (voice)
2021	Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins TV	Self
2021	Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing MOVIE	Self
2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TV	Self - Contestant
2020	The Last Blockbuster MOVIE	Self - Narrator
2020	Happiest Season MOVIE	Mall Security Crystal
2020	Animaniacs TV	Gabriella (voice)
2020	Animaniacs TV	Cupcake (voice)
2020	For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close MOVIE	Lynn / Self
2020	Star Trek: Lower Decks TV	Jennifer Sh'reyan (voice)
2020	Close Enough TV	Kristen (voice)
2020	Close Enough TV	Quinn (voice)
2020	The Wrong Missy MOVIE	Missy
2020	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire TV	Self - Contestant
2020	Date Nite MOVIE	Maya
2019	The Morning Show TV	Emma
2019	Between Two Ferns: The Movie MOVIE	Carol
2019	Food Place MOVIE	Carley
2019	Lights Out with David Spade TV	Self - Panelist
2019	The Unicorn MOVIE	Mal
2018	Holmes & Watson MOVIE	Millie
2018	Nailed It! Holiday! TV	Guest Judge
2018	A Million Little Things TV	Mallory
2018	Good Girls Get High MOVIE	Patty
2018	Dog Days MOVIE	Daisy
2018	Summer Camp Island TV	Olf (voice)
2018	Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom TV	Jillian Goldensocks
2018	Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom TV	Tina Hawk
2018	Harvey Girls Forever! TV	Lotta (voice)
2018	Craig of the Creek TV	Mackenzie (voice)
2018	Good Girls TV	Agent Phoebe Donnegan
2017	The Guest Book TV	Sandy
2017	We Strike Hard and Fade Away Into the Night MOVIE	April (voice)
2017	Ginger Snaps TV	Calista (voice)
2017	Crashing TV	Jess
2017	Girlfriend's Day MOVIE	Cardie #2
2017	The Fun Company MOVIE	Jessica
2016	Hairpin Bender MOVIE	Emily
2016	Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays MOVIE	Andy's Wife
2016	The Earliest Show: Outtakes & Bloopers MOVIE	Samantha Newman
2016	The Earliest Show TV	Samantha Newman
2016	LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape MOVIE	Vivian (voice)
2016	To Tell the Truth TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Opening Night MOVIE	Alex Bean
2016	Netflix Presents: The Characters TV	Self
2016	Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ TV	Nadine
2016	Animals. TV	C0298
2016	Lucifer TV	Bree Garland/Abel
2016	The Hindenburg Explodes! MOVIE	Penelope
2015	Life in Pieces TV	Cindy
2015	Cast Party MOVIE	Herself
2015	Another Period TV	Penelope
2015	Clipped TV	Joy
2015	Jurassic World MOVIE	Vivian
2015	Heist MOVIE	Self
2015	Star vs. the Forces of Evil TV	Higgs (voice)
2014	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero TV	Matilda (voice)
2014	Dan Klein: This Is Comedy MOVIE	Self
2014	Rubberhead MOVIE	Girl 5 (segment "Lisa")
2014	Bread and Butter MOVIE	Deirdre Newsome
2014	Blended MOVIE	Tracy
2014	Beginner's Luck MOVIE	Judith
2014	Clarence TV	Lauren / Kim / Square Mom (voice)
2014	Friends with Better Lives TV	Deena
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2014	Off Camera with Sam Jones TV	Self
2014	Wildlife MOVIE	Grace Hinckley
2013	House of Lies Live MOVIE	Self
2013	@midnight with Chris Hardwick TV	Self
2013	Are You Here MOVIE	Delia Shepard
2013	The To Do List MOVIE	Girl Heckler
2013	Orange Is the New Black TV	Susan Fischer
2013	Drunk History TV	Normal Woman
2013	Joe, Joe & Jane MOVIE	Melissa
2012	Cleve Dixon: Terrible Detective TV	Barbara Dietrichson
2012	Comedy Bang! Bang! TV	Whitney Peeps
2012	Dreamworld MOVIE	Sushi
2012	Key & Peele TV	Marion Glass
2012	Are You There, Chelsea? TV	Dee Dee
2011	Manhattan Mixup MOVIE	Agent Smith
2011	Bob's Burgers TV	Krissy (voice) / Krissy's Mom (voice)
2010	Conan TV	Self
2010	Hot in Cleveland TV	Oscar
2010	Adventure Time TV	Patience St. Pim (voice)
2009	The Middle TV	Cashier
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2007	The Big Bang Theory TV	Denise
2005	Dancing with the Stars TV	Self - Audience Member
2005	Hell's Kitchen TV	Self - Restaurant Patron
2005	American Dad! TV	Cowboy Hat Girl (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	P-PSAT Sign-In Woman (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Successful Classmate (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Wife (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	(voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Sub Hub Employee (voice)
2004	The Soup TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest

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