Stephanie Courtney

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^[2] 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.

Early life and education

Courtney was born in Stony Point, New York. She graduated from Binghamton University in 1992.^[3]

In addition to her role as quirky, chipper insurance salesperson Flo in a series of commercials for Progressive Auto Insurance (2008–2010), Courtney has appeared in ads for Skittles (2008), Wienerschnitzel (2005), SC Johnson Glade products, and General Mills breakfast cereal. (2009–2010)

She has also appeared in such major motion pictures as Blades of Glory, The Heartbreak Kid, and in the indie comedy Melvin Goes to Dinner,^[4] for which she and the ensemble cast were awarded the Copper Wing at the 2003 Phoenix Film Festival.

Courtney was also a member of the improv team Sliced Bread who were competitors on World Cup Comedy, a show similar to Whose Line Is It Anyway, on the former PAX Network (now known as the Ion Network).^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, she married Scott Kolanach, the lighting director at The Groundlings Theatre.^[1]

Her husband, Scott Kolanach, is the lighting director for "The Groundlings"