| Heather Lawless | |
| Birth Place: | Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Georgia |
| Nationality: | American |
| Children: | 1 |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
| Known For: | Acting, voice acting. |
Heather Lawless is an American actress, comedian, and voice actress.[1]
Lawless was born in Georgia, and raised in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. She graduated from the University of Georgia.
She began her career as a comedian, performing stand-up comedy at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and has performed on tour with Flight of The Conchords, Zach Galifianakis, David Cross, and The Comedians of Comedy.[2] She was featured on the Comedy Central series Premium Blend and on the Comedy Central DVD/CD set Invite Them Up.[3]
She has performed lead roles in The Heart, She Holler,[4] The Campaign, Be Kind Rewind, and the Adult Swim animated series .[2] She also portrays Permanently Preggy Peggy on MTV's Wonder Showzen,[5] Dottie on Stone Quackers,[6] and Jenna Bilzerian on the Netflix original series Big Mouth playing the mother of Jay.
Other roles have included Comedy Central's Speed Freaks, AMC's Life Coach with Cheri Oteri, That Crook'd 'Sipp, and .[2]
Heather is a recurring cast member in At Home with Amy Sedaris, which started airing in October 2017.
Lawless has one son.
| 2002 | Stella shorts | Poker Player's Wife | Direct-to-video | |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Sherry | ||
| 2012 | The Campaign | Diane | ||
| 2014 | Goodbye to All That | Lara | ||
| 2023 | Showing Up | Marlene |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Wonder Showzen | Permanently Preggy Peggy | 2 episodes | |
| 2007-2010 | That Crook'd Sipp/Freaknik: The Musical | Caledonla Beauxregard/Susie | Unsold pilot turned into television film | |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords | Rain | Episode: "New Fans" | |
| 2008 | Speed Freaks | Heather | Television film | |
| 2009 | Delocated | Mom in Commercial | Episode: "Good Buds" | |
| 2009 | Various roles | 3 episodes | ||
| 2011–2014 | The Heart, She Holler | Hambrosia | 28 episodes | |
| 2013 | China, IL | Grace | Episode: "Do You Know Who You Look Like?" | |
| 2014–2015 | Stone Quackers | Dottie | 12 episodes | |
| 2015 | Axe Cop | Dr. Miles | Episode: "Baboons Rising" | |
| 2015 | Gothball | Dottie | 5 episodes | |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Calamity Jane | Episode: "Kaley Cuoco" | |
| 2017–2020 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Ruth | 11 episodes | |
| 2017–2020 | Big Mouth | Jenna Bilzerian | ||
| 2019 | Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein | Doctor | Television film | |
| 2020 | Dicktown | Jen the Waitress | 4 episodes | |
| 2021 | Teenage Euthanasia | Mrs. Clomid / Computer | Episode: "Teen Eggs and Scram " |