Heidi Gardner
Heidi Gardner | |
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| Born | Heidi Lynn Gardner July 27, 1983 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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Heidi Lynn Gardner[1] (born July 27, 1983) is an American actress and comedian, who currently works as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. She also voices the anthropomorphic cat Cooch on the Crackle series SuperMansion which was later broadcast under a secondary license by U.S. cable network Adult Swim.
Early life
Gardner is from Kansas City, Missouri, where she graduated from the all-girls Catholic high school Notre Dame de Sion in 2001.[2]
She attended the University of Kansas for two years and the University of Missouri for a semester before heading to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a hairstylist.[3]
Career
Starting in 2009, Gardner began taking classes at The Groundlings theatre in Los Angeles. In 2014, she joined the Sunday Company, and a year later she was promoted to the Main Company. During that time, she became a voice actress,[4] regularly appearing on animated series such as Bratz, SuperMansion, and Mike Tyson Mysteries.[5]
In 2017, Gardner joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for its forty-third season.
In 2018, she played the supporting role of Leonor in the Ben Falcone-directed film Life of the Party, alongside Melissa McCarthy.
On August 28, 2019, TVLine reported that Gardner would have a guest role on the NBC comedy series Superstore playing Dina Fox's nemesis Colleen who is transferred to Store 1217 after Cloud 9’s Bel-Ridge location gets shut down.[6]
In 2019, Gardner made her stage debut in Michael Frayn's Noises Off at The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts.[7]
Personal life
Gardner has been married to Marvel Comics writer Zeb Wells since 2010.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Dibs! | Erica | |
| 2018 | Life of the Party | Leonor | |
| 2018 | Making Babies | Meg | |
| 2019 | Otherhood | Erin |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bratz | Yasmin (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2015–17 | SuperMansion | Various voices | 25 episodes |
| 2017 | Mike Tyson Mysteries | Old Woman (voice) | Episode: "Love Letters" |
| 2017–present | Saturday Night Live | Various | 48 episodes |
| 2019 | The Other Two | Mona | Episode: "Chase Turns Fourteen" |
| 2019 | Veep | Amanda White | Episode: "Discovery Weekend" |
| 2019 | Alien News Desk | Tuva Van Void (voice) | [9][10] |
| 2019 | Superstore | Colleen | Episode: "Forced Hire"[11] |
| 2020 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Jenny | Special: "Kimmy vs the Reverend" |
References
- ^ "Meet the SuperMansion Cast with New Character Posters – SuperHeroHype". 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City native Heidi Gardner joining cast of Saturday Night Live".
- ^ "The 'SNL' Angel who's wickedly funny? She's Kansas City's Heidi Gardner". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Bradley, Nina (September 26, 2017). "Who Is Heidi Gardner? The New 'SNL' Cast Member Is Someone You Should Get To Know ASAP". Bustle.
- ^ Hatchett, Keisha (October 13, 2016). "TMS Interviews the SuperMansion Cast About Santa's Existential Crisis and Jordan Peele's Get Out". The Mary Sue. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (28 August 2019). "Superstore Season 5: Justina Machado to Recur, SNL's Heidi Gardner Also Cast". TVLine. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (August 7, 2019). "Jeremy Webb, Janine LaManna, Jennifer Cody Join SNL's Heidi Gardner in Noises Off at Cape Playhouse". Playbill. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "In Conversation with Heidi Gardner".
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 15, 2018). "Syfy Orders 'Alien News Desk' Series From 'SNL' Team In Original Animation Push". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Syfy. "Alien News Desk – Show". Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Dunn, Colton (21 August 2019). "Shooting my #superstore episode this week! Look for it this fall!! pic.twitter.com/bnDG4d68zS". @captdope. Retrieved 28 August 2019.