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'''Stephanie Courtney''' (born February 8, 1970), is an [[United States|American]] actress and [[comedian|comedienne]]. She is best known for playing the [[advertising character]] [[Flo (Progressive Insurance)|Flo]] for [[Progressive Insurance]] and is noted for her recurring roles on several television shows including: the voices of Renee the Receptionist and Joy Peters on the [[Adult Swim]] comedy ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]'' (2004-2006); Marge on the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] drama ''[[Mad Men]]'' (2007); and Diane on the [[American Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] comedy ''[[Cavemen (TV series)|Cavemen]]'' (2007). Courtney is a senior member of [[the Groundlings]] improvisational theater in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. |
'''Stephanie Courtney''' (born February 8, 1970), is an [[United States|American]] actress and [[comedian|comedienne]]. She is best known for playing the [[advertising character]] [[Flo (Progressive Insurance)|Flo]] for [[Progressive Insurance]] and is noted for her recurring roles on several television shows including: the voices of Renee the Receptionist and Joy Peters on the [[Adult Swim]] comedy ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]'' (2004-2006); Marge on the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] drama ''[[Mad Men]]'' (2007); and Diane on the [[American Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] comedy ''[[Cavemen (TV series)|Cavemen]]'' (2007). Courtney is a senior member of [[the Groundlings]] improvisational theater in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Courtney graduated from [[Binghamton University]] in 1992.<ref>Paknejad, Tina. "[http://www2.binghamton.edu/magazine/index.php/site/articles2/newly_famous_pitchwoman/ Newly Famous Pitchwoman]." <u>Binghamton University Magazine</u>, Summer 2009. 35.</ref>. |
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Stephanie Courtney (born February 8, 1970), is an American actress and comedienne. She is best known for playing the advertising character Flo for Progressive Insurance and is noted for her recurring roles on several television shows including: the voices of Renee the Receptionist and Joy Peters on the Adult Swim comedy Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004-2006); Marge on the AMC drama Mad Men (2007); and Diane on the ABC comedy Cavemen (2007). Courtney is a senior member of the Groundlings improvisational theater in Los Angeles, California. Courtney graduated from Binghamton University in 1992.[1].
Career
In 2003, Courtney won the Copper Wing award at the Phoenix Film Festival with the ensemble cast for the comedy Melvin Goes to Dinner. She has also appeared in television commercials, such as Skittles (2008), Wienerschnitzel (2005), SC Johnson Glade products, and as the cashier Flo for Progressive Auto Insurance (2008-2009).
Courtney also appeared in the film The Heartbreak Kid as cousin Gayla, and in season 1, episode 2 of The United States of Tara on Showtime.[2] She also appeared in the film Blades of Glory as a reporter.
References
- ^ Paknejad, Tina. "Newly Famous Pitchwoman." Binghamton University Magazine, Summer 2009. 35.
- ^ Internet Movie database entry. Courtney, Stephanie.
External links
- Please use a more specific IMDb template. See the documentation for available templates.
- The Strange Allure of the Progressive Insurance Girl, Garcia, Chris. Austin American-Statesman, 20 October 2008.
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