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Amy Louise Sedaris (/sɪˈdɛərɪs/; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in  The Mandalorian (2019–2023) and The Book of Boba Fett (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and the prequel film Strangers with Candy (2005), which she also wrote. Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy-drama series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). She received critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020), earning her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Sedaris has appeared in various films, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), School of Rock (2003), Elf (2003), Bewitched (2005), Chicken Little (2005), Shrek the Third (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Puss in Boots (2011), Chef (2014), Ghost Team (2016), Handsome (2017), The Lion King (2019), and The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Sedaris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Amy Louise Sedaris (/sɪˈdɛərɪs/; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in  The Mandalorian (2019–2023) and The Book of Boba Fett (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and the prequel film Strangers with Candy (2005), which she also wrote. Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy-drama series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). She received critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020), earning her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Sedaris has appeared in various films, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), School of Rock (2003), Elf (2003), Bewitched (2005), Chicken Little (2005), Shrek the Third (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Puss in Boots (2011), Chef (2014), Ghost Team (2016), Handsome (2017), The Lion King (2019), and The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Sedaris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Simpsons
American Dad!
30 Rock
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Regular Show
Just Shoot Me!
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
DuckTales
Rescue Me
Divorce
Hot in Cleveland
Girls5eva
Broad City
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
The Colbert Report
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Betty
Robot Chicken
Fantasmas
The Mandalorian
Ed
The New Adventures of Old Christine
The Good Wife
Ren & Stimpy
The Book of Boba Fett
Doctor Odyssey
Steven Universe
Harley Quinn
Sesame Street
The 7D
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Grimsburg
Raising Hope
Bob's Burgers
Bubble Guppies
Mulligan
My Name Is Earl
Monk
RuPaul's Drag Race
Sex and the City
The Closer
Andy Barker, P.I.
The Heart, She Holler
The Middle
School of Rock
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Shrek the Third
Bewitched
Stay
The Lion King
Old Dogs
Jennifer's Body
Six Days Seven Nights
Super Buddies
Clerks III
Alpha House
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Elf
Maid in Manhattan
Dance Flick
Space Buddies
Somebody I Used to Know
Smurfs
Puss in Boots
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie
No Activity
Ghosted
BoJack Horseman
Chicken Little
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Exit 57
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Boss Baby 3
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
Production Credits
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
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