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Laura Silverman

Laura Silverman

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Laura Jane Silverman (June 10, 1966, in Bedford
Bedford, New Hampshire
Bedford, founded in 1750, is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 18,274 at the 2000 census. Bedford is a suburb of Manchester, the largest city in the state.-History:...

, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of...

) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 actress
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

/voice actress, and the elder sister of actress/comedienne Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Kate Silverman is an American comedienne, writer, actress, singer, and musician. Although usually credited as Sarah Silverman, she is sometimes credited by her nickname, Big S...

. She is best known for portraying a fictionalized version of herself alongside her sister in Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic is a 2005 comedy written by Sarah Silverman. It is notable for its edgy jokes and comedic style. It was directed by Liam Lynch and distributed by Roadside Attractions....

and The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program is an American television series starring comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. The show premiered on February 1, 2007 on Comedy Central...

.
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Laura Jane Silverman (June 10, 1966, in Bedford
Bedford, New Hampshire
Bedford, founded in 1750, is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 18,274 at the 2000 census. Bedford is a suburb of Manchester, the largest city in the state.-History:...

, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of...

) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 actress
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

/voice actress, and the elder sister of actress/comedienne Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Kate Silverman is an American comedienne, writer, actress, singer, and musician. Although usually credited as Sarah Silverman, she is sometimes credited by her nickname, Big S...

. She is best known for portraying a fictionalized version of herself alongside her sister in Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic is a 2005 comedy written by Sarah Silverman. It is notable for its edgy jokes and comedic style. It was directed by Liam Lynch and distributed by Roadside Attractions....

and The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program is an American television series starring comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. The show premiered on February 1, 2007 on Comedy Central...

.

Selected acting roles

  • Half Baked
    Half Baked
    Half Baked is a 1998 stoner comedy film starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams and Guillermo Díaz. The movie was directed by Tamra Davis, and co-written by star Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan...

    : Jan
  • The King of Queens
    The King of Queens
    The King of Queens is an American sitcom that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 to 2007, on CBS.The show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures Television...

    : Dawn
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy series starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. It is produced and broadcast by HBO....

    : Saleswoman
  • The Comeback
    The Comeback (TV series)
    The Comeback is a television series produced by HBO that stars actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles, California. It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, a former executive producer of Sex and the City...

    : Jane
  • Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
    Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
    Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic is a 2005 comedy written by Sarah Silverman. It is notable for its edgy jokes and comedic style. It was directed by Liam Lynch and distributed by Roadside Attractions....

    : fictionalized version of herself
  • The Sarah Silverman Program
    The Sarah Silverman Program
    The Sarah Silverman Program is an American television series starring comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. The show premiered on February 1, 2007 on Comedy Central...

    : fictionalized version of herself
  • House
    House (TV series)
    House, also known as House, M.D., is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The program was co-created by David Shore and Paul Attanasio; Fox officially credits Shore as creator. The show's central character is Dr...

    : Roz (S04E12
    Don't Ever Change (House episode)
    "Don't Ever Change" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of House and the eighty-second episode overall. It was also the last episode to air before the mid-season break due to the writer's strike halting production.-Plot:...

    )

Selected voice-acting roles

  • Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
    Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
    Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999, starring Jonathan Katz, Jon Benjamin, and Laura Silverman...

    : Laura (Dr. Katz'
    Jonathan Katz
    Jonathan Paul Katz is an American comedian, actor, and voice actor who is best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. He currently releases podcasts entitled Hey, We're Back on http://www.wkatz.com/.His father was an immigrant from Budapest, Hungary.Dr...

     receptionist)
  • Home Movies: Linda Small, Loni, numerous other characters
  • Metalocalypse
    Metalocalypse
    Metalocalypse is an American animated television series, which was created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, and premiered on August 4, 2006 on Adult Swim....

    : Rebecca Nightrod (Nathan Explosion's girlfriend), Valerie Vransinn (Grishnack's assistant)
  • Family Guy
    Family Guy
    Family Guy is an American animated television sitcom, created by Seth MacFarlane, for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family which consists of Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, and their pet dog Brian...

    : Amy the pet shop girl (Episode Death Lives
    Death Lives
    "Death Lives" is the 34th episode from the third season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. It guest stars Adam Carolla as Death, Laura Silverman as Amy, Peter Frampton as himself, and Estelle Harris as Death's Mother.-Plot summary:...

    )