Laura Kightlinger Biography (1969-)

Born June 13, 1969, in Jamestown, NY. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor Talent Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager:Principato Young Management, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, writer, producer, director, comedienne
Birth Details: June 13, 1969; Jamestown, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Various characters, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1994-95
Host, Stand-Up Stand-Up, Comedy Central, beginning c. 1995
Saturday Night Special, Fox, 1996
Herself, Comics on Delivery (also known as C.O.D.), ComedyCentral, 1997
Cohost, Loveline, MTV, beginning c. 1997
Correspondent, The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition),Comedy Central, beginning c. 1998
Backstage Betty, Tenacious D, HBO, 1999-2000
Voice of Midge, "Bitchy Bits," X-Chromosome (animated), Oxygen, beginning 1999
Nurse Sheila, Will & Grace, NBC, 2000-2004
Miniseries
Herself, Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top (documentary), Comedy Central and Channel 4 (England), 2003
Specials
Herself, Women of the Night 3, HBO, 1991
Retaining Laughter, Lifetime, 1991
Six Comics in Search of a Generation, Lifetime, 1992
Comics Come Home, Comedy Central, 1995
Weinerville Chanukah Special, Nickelodeon, 1995
Various characters, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley,NBC, 1998
Canned Ham: Dirty Work, Comedy Central, 1998
Canned Ham: The Wedding Singer, Comedy Central, 1998
Comics Come Home 4, Comedy Central, 1998
Countdown to Comic Relief 8, Comedy Central, 1998
Host, Comedy Central Presents Behind-the-Scenes at the American ComedyAwards (documentary), Comedy Central, 1999
X-Chromosomes Animating Women (documentary), 2000
Herself, The World Comedy Tour: Melbourne 2001, 2001
Awards Presentations
The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
Episodic
Marge, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Roseanne, ABC, 1994
Miss Finch, "The Acorn Fell Far, Far from the Tree," Tom, CBS, 1994
Voice of Laura, "Cholesterol," Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (animated), Comedy Central, 1995
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Laura Kightlinger (also known as HBO Comedy Half-Hour), HBO, 1996
Kiki Hanson, "Samson, He Denied Her," The Nanny, CBS, 1997

Stepfairy godmother, "A White Man Set Them Free," Mr. Show (also known as Mr. Show with Bob and David), HBO, 1997
Pulp Comics: Laura Kightlinger (also known as Pulp Comedy),Comedy Central, 1997
Herself, "Ping-Pong," Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (animated),Comedy Central, 1998
Secretary number eighty-nine, "The Last Temptation of Murphy," MurphyBrown, CBS, 1998
Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999
Herself, Late Friday, NBC, 2001
Herself, Comic Remix, Comedy Central, multiple episodes in 2002
VH1 the Greatest, VH1, 2003
Herself, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2004
Shorties Watchin' Shorties (live action and animated), Comedy Central, 2004
(Uncredited) Woman in Vioxx advertisement, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 2005
Pilots
The Near Future, HBO, 2000
Hell on Wheels, Independent Film Channel, 2005
Television Work
Series
Consulting producer and creative consultant, Will & Grace, NBC, 1998
Creative consultant, Random Play, VH1, 1999
Script consultant, X-Chromosome, Oxygen, beginning 1999
Writing consultant, Will & Grace, NBC, 1999-
Pilots
Creator and executive producer, Hell on Wheels, Independent Film Channel, 2005
Film Appearances
Radio newsperson, Burnzy's Last Call, The Asylum, 1995
Gwenn, Who's the Caboose?, Pilot Season Productions, 1997
Amber Jean Rose, The Thin Pink Line, Tokyo Theaters Company, 1998
Diana, The Independent, New City Releasing, 2000
Anchor person, Pootie Tang, Paramount, 2001
Jen, Shallow Hal (also known as Schwer verliebt), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2001
Birthday woman, Run Ronnie Run (also known as Run Ronnie Run! The Ronnie Dobbs Story: A Mr. Show Movie), New Line Cinema, 2002
Laura, Melvin Goes to Dinner, Arrival Pictures, 2003
Receptionist, Down with Love (also known as Down with Love--ZumTeufel mit der Liebe!), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Sheila, Daddy Day Care, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003
(Scenes deleted) Lloyd's adoptive mother, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (also known as Dumb & Dumberer, Dumb & Dumber 2, Dumb & Dumbest, and When Harry Met Lloyd: Dumb and Dumberer), New Line Cinema, 2003
Cinderella, DysEnchanted (short film), 2004
Donna, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (also known as Action News, Action Newsman, and Anchorman), DreamWorks, 2004
Donna, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (also known as Anchorman: Wake-Up Ron Burgundy and Wake Up Ron Burgundy), DreamWorks, 2004
Donna, Kicking & Screaming, Universal, 2005
Film Director and Coproducer
Dependable People (short film), c. 2002
60 Spins around the Sun (documentary), Pandemic Pictures, 2003
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Episodic
(With others) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1994-95
Saturday Night Special, Fox, 1996
"This Year's Model," Daria (animated), MTV, 1997
Will & Grace, NBC, episodes from 2000-2005
Screenplays
60 Spins around the Sun (documentary), Pandemic Pictures, 2003
Essays
Quick Shots of False Hope, Spike/Avon, 1999

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