Laura Kightlinger Explained

Laura Kightlinger
Birth Date:13 June 1969
Birth Place:Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Years Active:1991–present
Partner:Jack Black (1996–2005)

Laura Kightlinger (born June 13, 1969) is an American actress and writer. She was a writer and consulting producer on Will & Grace, while also occasionally appearing on the show as the character Nurse Sheila. She was also a writer on the CBS series 2 Broke Girls.Kightlinger also played the title role in the TV show The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, which she created, wrote, and executive produced. Since 2019, she has appeared in critically acclaimed television series, including PEN15, and Curb Your Enthusiasm appearing alongside Larry David, Albert Brooks, and Lucy Liu.

Career

Television

Kightlinger was a featured player for Saturday Night Live (1994–95).

In 1997, she appeared in the Tenacious D episode "Angel in Disguise" as a groupie.[1]

In 2006, she appeared in The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, a comedy series. Asked how much of the series was based on her personal experience, she said:

Kightlinger has had three stand-up comedy specials on HBO and six on Comedy Central.[2]

Film

In 1997, Kightlinger appeared in Who's the Caboose?, an independent movie comedy starring Sarah Silverman and directed by Sam Seder.[3]

In 2001, Kightlinger made a short film, Dependable People, which won both the Black Maria Film Festival Director's Citation (Honorable Mention[4]) and the International Festival of Cinema and Technology Best New Director Award in 2002.[5] It was released on the DVD Celebrity Mix with other short films in 2006.[6] [7]

In 2003, she directed her first documentary, Sixty Spins Around the Sun, which chronicles the New York City street movement to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws.[8] It focuses on political satirist turned activist Randy Credico and his fight to repeal the laws. The film follows Credico to Tulia, Texas during a racially motivated drug bust. Included in this documentary are stand-up comics Larry David, Colin Quinn, Don Gavin, Vanessa Hollingshead, and Nick DiPaolo. It won Best Documentary at the 2003 Empire State Film Festival,[9] 2003 Boston International Film Festival,[10] and 2005 Beverly Hills Film Festival (Jury Award).[11]

In 2005, Kightlinger starred in the short film Dysenchanted, directed by Terri Edda Miller, which received critical acclaim.[6]

In 2017, she had a cameo in The Lego Batman Movie, voicing the roles of Orca and Reporter Pippa.[12]

She has written and directed several short films, including Cat Demon: Re-Exhumed, which are available to view on her website.[13]

Additional film credits include Daddy Day Care, Kicking and Screaming, , The Truth About Lies and The Outdoorsman.

Book

Kightlinger's book Quick Shots of False Hope was published in 1999. The New York Times Book Review described it as "funny and disturbing", "memorable", and an "idiosyncratic and darkly comic debut."[14] As of 2006, she was adapting the book for film.[15]

Internet

Kightlinger has written several shorts for Funny or Die[16] and Atom.com, including "American Heroine", in which she starred,[17] and "Roy Fabcock: Legendary Lover" (2010).[18]

Politics

Kightlinger endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[19]

Personal life

Kightlinger dated fellow actor and comedian Jack Black from 1996 through early 2005.[20] [21] [22] [23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoromski . Brian . Tenacious D: The Series . IGN . 29 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127024517/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/21/tenacious-d-the-series . 27 November 2020 . en . 20 November 2006 . live.
  2. Web site: About Laura Kightlinger. Comedy Central . May 15, 2013.
  3. Web site: Who's the Caboose? . 2022-03-10 . www.tcm.com . en.
  4. Web site: Black Maria Film and Video Festival Award Winners 2004 (flash pulldown menu) . 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041010091004/http://www.njcu.edu/programs/taebmff/blackmariafest.html . October 10, 2004. September 12, 2012. (for name of award only)
  5. Web site: Film Festival - IFCT, 2002 Awards . International Festival of Cinema and Technology. https://web.archive.org/web/20030214055202/http://ifct.org/2002awards.html. February 14, 2003 . September 12, 2012.
  6. Web site: Celebrity Mix . Adam . Tyner . February 4, 2006 . DVD Talk . May 15, 2012.
  7. News: Elizabethtown' misses the mark, even on DVD . . Cherry Hill, N.J. . Amy . Longsdorf . February 10, 2006 . B 23 . Proquest . subscription .
  8. Web site: October 6, 2003 . Jack Black Working To Make Dog Turds And Drug Laws Disappear . Corey . Moss . https://archive.today/20130129064725/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479548/jack-black-attacks-dog-turds.jhtml . dead . January 29, 2013 . MTV News . January 26, 2021.
  9. Web site: Empire Film Festival 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20050203212605/http://www.empirefilm.com/2003/winners.html. February 3, 2005 .
  10. Web site: First Annual BIFF Award Winners Announced . July 7, 2003 . Boston International Film Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20031213130609/http://www.bifilmfestival.com/sections/press.php . December 13, 2003 . September 12, 2012 . unfit .
  11. Web site: 2005 Beverly Hills Film Festival Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074821/http://www.beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com/2005winners.php . May 9, 2008 . September 12, 2012.
  12. 831018555684425728. buddboetticher. Riki Lindhomme is Wicked Witch. Laura Kightlinger = Orca. Croc = Matt Villa. David Burrows = Freeze. Lauren White = medusa. Chris McKay. February 13, 2017. March 10, 2022.
  13. Web site: Short Films . 2022-03-10 . Laura Kightlinger . en-US.
  14. Web site: Quick Shots of False Hope . November 7, 1999 . Susan . Shapiro . New York Times Book Review .
  15. News: Wryly, if Warily, Accepting More Than Modest Success . Peter. Keepnews . September 21, 2006 . The New York Times .
  16. Web site: Laura Kightlinger . September 12, 2012 . Funny or Die . May 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120523020354/http://www.funnyordie.com/laura_kightlinger . dead .
  17. Web site: Laura Kightlinger, Jay Johnston star in Atom.com's disturbing (funny?) 'American Heroine' . January 13, 2011 . LaughSpin . September 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120130000913/http://www.laughspin.com/2011/01/13/laura-kightlinger-jay-johnston-star-in-atom-coms-disturbing-funny-american-heroine/ . January 30, 2012 . mdy-all .
  18. Web site: Roy Fabcock: Legendary Lover . CC Studios . November 12, 2010 . September 12, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130120003956/http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/yrk4ia/cc-studios-roy-fabcock . January 20, 2013 . mdy-all.
  19. Web site: Our Barn-Stormin'-for-Bernie Fundraiser in the IE . Facebook . July 18, 2015 . October 26, 2015.
  20. News: The Independent. Jack Black: Hey dude, party's over. Gill. Pringle. April 1, 2009.
  21. News: Today. Laura Kightlinger goes 'Minor' in a major way. August 1, 2006.
  22. News: Los Angeles Times. Screenwriters Laura Kightlinger, Mike White fight like cats and dogs over script. Robert. Welkos. June 6, 2007. January 26, 2021.
  23. News: E!. Jack Black Elopes. Gina. Serpe. March 14, 2006.

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