Judy Greer
Greer at the premiere of 27 Dresses, January 2008
Born	Judith Laura Evans (1975-07-20) July 20, 1975 (age 36) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Dean E. Johnsen (2011-present)

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 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. In 2011, Greer began hosting an online series of workout videos called Reluctantly Healthy.^[1]

[edit] Personal life

Greer was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Redford Township and Livonia. She was raised Catholic.^[2] Greer attended Churchill High School in Livonia^[3] and in 1997 she graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University.^[4]

Greer is married to Dean Johnsen.^[5]

[edit] 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 seasons. In an August 2009 interview, Greer said that she is most recognized for this role.^[6]

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).^{[citation needed]} She took on a starring role in the ABC sitcom Miss Guided (2008), but it was canceled in its first season.^[7] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Greer starred in a CBS sitcom entitled Mad Love, which premiered in February 2011 as a midseason replacement 2010–2011.^[8] The show was canceled.^{[citation needed]}

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,^[9] and the character of Wendy Park on the stop-motion animated sitcom Glenn Martin, DDS.^[6]

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.^[10]

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.^[11]

[edit] Filmography

Judy Greer at Comic-Con International in 2010

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Judy Greer at the Internet Movie Database
• Judy Greer on Twitter