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Lauren Lapkus

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Lauren Lapkus

Born September 6, 1985 in Evanston, Illinois, USA35 films

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).

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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.

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Happiest Season posterFirst watchHappiest Season20207.1as Mall Security CrystalA young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Jurassic World poster6.7Jurassic World2015Blended poster6.9Blended2014The Wrong Missy poster6.1The Wrong Missy2020The To Do List poster5.8The To Do List2013Between Two Ferns: The Movie poster5.9Between Two Ferns: The Movie2019The Curse of Bridge Hollow poster6.5The Curse of Bridge Hollow2022The Out-Laws poster6.0The Out-Laws2023Dog Days poster6.6Dog Days2018

Filmography

35 films as actor
  1. 2026That FriendJessa
  2. 2023Another Happy DayJoanna
  3. 2023The Out-LawsPhoebe King
  4. 2022The Curse of Bridge HollowMayor Tammy
  5. 2022UnboundAnna Lee Fisher
  6. 2020Happiest SeasonMall Security Crystal
  7. 2020The Wrong MissyMissy
  8. 2020Date NiteMaya
  9. 2019Between Two Ferns: The MovieCarol
  10. 2019Food PlaceCarley
  11. 2019The UnicornMal
  12. 2018Holmes & WatsonMillicent
  13. 2018Good Girls Get HighPatty
  14. 2018Dog DaysDaisy
  15. 2017We Strike Hard and Fade Away Into the NightApril (voice)
  16. 2017Girlfriend's DayCardie #2
  17. 2017The Fun CompanyJessica
  18. 2016Hairpin BenderEmily
  19. 2016Andy Richter's Home for the HolidaysAndy's Wife
  20. 2016The Earliest Show: Outtakes & BloopersSamantha Newman
  21. 2016LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus EscapeVivian (voice)
  22. 2016Opening NightAlex Bean
  23. 2016The Hindenburg Explodes!Penelope
  24. 2015Jurassic WorldVivian
  25. 2015Heist
  26. 2014Dan Klein: This Is Comedy
  27. 2014RubberheadGirl 5 (segment "Lisa")
  28. 2014Bread and ButterDeirdre Newsome
  29. 2014BlendedTracy
  30. 2014Beginner's LuckJudith
  31. 2014WildlifeGrace Hinckley
  32. 2013Are You HereDelia Shepard
  33. 2013The To Do ListGirl Heckler
  34. 2012DreamworldSushi
  35. 2011Manhattan MixupAgent Smith