Laura Bell Bundy
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Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (born April 10, 1981) is an American
actress and singer who has performed in a number of Broadway
roles, both starring and supporting, as well as in television and film. Her best known Broadway roles are the original Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray
and the original Elle Woods in the musical version of Legally Blonde
. She signed to Mercury Records Nashville and released her first country music
single, "Giddy On Up
," in early 2010. The album's second single, "Drop on By", was released to country radio on August 9, 2010.
and raised in Lexington, Kentucky
. Her mother, Lorna Bundy-Jones, manages a Victoria's Secret
. Her father, Don Bundy, is an electrical engineer. She grew up dancing at Town and Village school of Dance, in Paris, Kentucky
. Her parents divorced when she was 16 years old; both have since remarried. She made her stage debut in regional theatre when she was nine years old. She graduated from Lexington Catholic High School
in 1999. She got her start at Images Model Agency. Bundy was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease
when she was about 18/19 years old.
In 1995, Bundy starred in the film Jumanji
at age 14.
musical Ruthless! The Musical. For this part, she was nominated for a 1993 Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. In 2002 she made her Broadway debut in the musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle. Bundy was next a standby for both Kristin Chenoweth
and Jennifer Laura Thompson
in the role of Galinda in Wicked. From 2007 to 2008 she starred on Broadway in Legally Blonde: The Musical where she originated the lead role of Elle Woods, receiving her first Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical
. After leaving the show in July 2008 she was succeeded by Bailey Hanks
, the winner of Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
.
Credits outside of New York
include the national tour of The Sound of Music
, Gypsy
with Betty Buckley and Deborah Gibson at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey and the Los Angeles
production of Rock of Ages, in which she starred as Sherrie.
Offstage, Bundy has appeared in films including The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Life with Mikey
(1993), and Jumanji
(1995) as Young Sarah Whittle. She appeared in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls
as a member of the fictitious pop group "Dave & the Sweethearts". Bundy was also seen on the CBS
soap opera
The Guiding Light as Marah Lewis for two years, (October 14, 1999 – October 29, 2001) as well as in television shows such as Veronica Mars
, Happy Hour
, Modern Men
, Cold Case, and Strangers with Candy
. She also appears in several short web videos as various comedic characters, such as Justice Goode and Shocantelle Brown. (Justice Goode, Shocantelle Brown)
Bundy released her debut country music
album titled Longing For a Place Already Gone. After leaving Legally Blonde: The Musical on July 20, 2008, she moved back to Nashville
to work on her second album.
On September 27, 2008, she headlined Anaheim, California
's the Chance Theater with fellow Wicked alum Eden Espinosa
, and with "Spring Awakening" alum Lea Michele
for the Broadway Chance Style Up Close and Personal concert.
She guest-starred in the TV series, Cold Case with Adam Pascal
and Tracie Thoms
in the episode "Willkommen".
Bundy was a judge at the Miss America 2009
pageant.
Bundy reprised the role of Elle Woods in the U.S. national tour of Legally Blonde as a temporary replacement for the injured Becky Gulsvig
. She began her brief run on January 13, 2009 and ended it on February 22, 2009. She was to play Elle again during the Nashville engagement of the national tour from June 23–28. However, she fractured her arm during the performance on June 27, and finished the show, and was rushed to the hospital immediately after.
Bundy has landed a recurring role on the sixth season of How I Met Your Mother
as Becky, Robin's co-anchor.
chart at number 60 for the chart week of February 20, 2010, and peaked at number 31 in May. The single was made into a music video, which was directed by Shane Drake
. She also performed the song on the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards, where it was done in the style of the music video. The next single, "Drop On By," was less successful than her debut, only peaking at number 48.
Her second album, Achin' and Shakin was released on April 13, 2010. It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart as well as number 28 on the all-genre Billboard 200
. As of June 26, 2010, the album has sold over 70,000 copies in the United States. It also charted internationally, where it reached number 34 on the Norwegian Albums Chart
.
Bundy also appeared in fellow country artist Miranda Lambert
's music video for "Only Prettier
", as one of Lambert's friends alongside Kellie Pickler
and Hillary Scott
of Lady Antebellum
.
Bundy began as the spokesperson for the Selected Chevrolet Dealers of Middle Tennessee in September 2011.
United States
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actress and singer who has performed in a number of Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
roles, both starring and supporting, as well as in television and film. Her best known Broadway roles are the original Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray
Hairspray (musical)
Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues...
and the original Elle Woods in the musical version of Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde (musical)
Legally Blonde is a musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to...
. She signed to Mercury Records Nashville and released her first country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
single, "Giddy On Up
Giddy On Up
"Giddy On Up" is the title of a song recorded by American stage actress and singer Laura Bell Bundy. It was released to country music radio in February 2010 as the lead-off single to her debut studio album, Achin' and Shakin', which was released on April 13, 2010.Bundy performed the song on the...
," in early 2010. The album's second single, "Drop on By", was released to country radio on August 9, 2010.
Early life
Bundy was born in Euclid, OhioEuclid, Ohio
Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 48,920...
and raised in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
. Her mother, Lorna Bundy-Jones, manages a Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006...
. Her father, Don Bundy, is an electrical engineer. She grew up dancing at Town and Village school of Dance, in Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...
. Her parents divorced when she was 16 years old; both have since remarried. She made her stage debut in regional theatre when she was nine years old. She graduated from Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington Catholic High School is a parochial secondary school affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the Rosemill neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington.-History:...
in 1999. She got her start at Images Model Agency. Bundy was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease
Coeliac disease
Coeliac disease , is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy onward...
when she was about 18/19 years old.
In 1995, Bundy starred in the film Jumanji
Jumanji (film)
Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy-comedy film about a supernatural board game that makes wild animals and other jungle hazards materialize upon each player's move. It was directed by Joe Johnston and is based on Chris Van Allsburg's popular 1981 picture book of the same name...
at age 14.
Career
Bundy originated the role of Tina Denmark in the Off-BroadwayOff-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
musical Ruthless! The Musical. For this part, she was nominated for a 1993 Drama Desk Award
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. In 2002 she made her Broadway debut in the musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle. Bundy was next a standby for both Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical...
and Jennifer Laura Thompson
Jennifer Laura Thompson
Jennifer Laura Thompson is an American stage actress and singer. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan and graduated in 1991....
in the role of Galinda in Wicked. From 2007 to 2008 she starred on Broadway in Legally Blonde: The Musical where she originated the lead role of Elle Woods, receiving her first Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical
The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical is the Tony Awards award given to the actress who was voted as the best leading actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival...
. After leaving the show in July 2008 she was succeeded by Bailey Hanks
Bailey Hanks
Bailey Noel Hanks is an American singer, actress, and dancer best known for winning MTV's Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods. She performed on Broadway as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical in 2008....
, the winner of Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
Legally Blonde — The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods is an MTV program created in order to cast an actress to replace Laura Bell Bundy in the role of Elle Woods in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde – The Musical...
.
Credits outside of New York
New York City
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include the national tour of The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
, Gypsy
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...
with Betty Buckley and Deborah Gibson at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey and the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
production of Rock of Ages, in which she starred as Sherrie.
Offstage, Bundy has appeared in films including The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Life with Mikey
Life with Mikey
Life with Mikey is a 1993 comedy film starring Michael J. Fox, Christina Vidal, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper and David Krumholtz....
(1993), and Jumanji
Jumanji (film)
Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy-comedy film about a supernatural board game that makes wild animals and other jungle hazards materialize upon each player's move. It was directed by Joe Johnston and is based on Chris Van Allsburg's popular 1981 picture book of the same name...
(1995) as Young Sarah Whittle. She appeared in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls (film)
Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. The film debuted in three special road show engagements beginning December 15, 2006 before its nationwide release on December 25, 2006...
as a member of the fictitious pop group "Dave & the Sweethearts". Bundy was also seen on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Guiding Light as Marah Lewis for two years, (October 14, 1999 – October 29, 2001) as well as in television shows such as Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
, Happy Hour
Happy Hour (TV series)
Happy Hour is a sitcom that debuted on Fox in the United States and on CTV in Canada on September 7, 2006. The show starred John Sloan as Henry Beckman, a young man rebuilding his life after losing his girlfriend, his job, and his apartment...
, Modern Men
Modern Men
Modern Men is an American situation comedy television series which premiered March 17, 2006, on The WB. The series stars Eric Lively, Josh Braaten, and Max Greenfield as three single men, and lifelong friends, who hire a life coach to help them with their love lives...
, Cold Case, and Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10 p.m....
. She also appears in several short web videos as various comedic characters, such as Justice Goode and Shocantelle Brown. (Justice Goode, Shocantelle Brown)
Bundy released her debut country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
album titled Longing For a Place Already Gone. After leaving Legally Blonde: The Musical on July 20, 2008, she moved back to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
to work on her second album.
On September 27, 2008, she headlined Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
's the Chance Theater with fellow Wicked alum Eden Espinosa
Eden Espinosa
Eden Erica Espinosa is an American singer and stage actress, who is best known for her performances as Elphaba for the Broadway, Los Angeles and San Francisco productions of the musical Wicked....
, and with "Spring Awakening" alum Lea Michele
Lea Michele
Lea Michele Sarfati , known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Misérables. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays...
for the Broadway Chance Style Up Close and Personal concert.
She guest-starred in the TV series, Cold Case with Adam Pascal
Adam Pascal
Adam Pascal is an American actor and singer known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent on Broadway 1996, the 2005 movie version of the musical, and the Broadway Tour of Rent in 2009...
and Tracie Thoms
Tracie Thoms
Tracie Nicole Thoms is an American television, film, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in Rent, Cold Case, The Devil Wears Prada, Death Proof, and the short-lived Fox television series Wonderfalls....
in the episode "Willkommen".
Bundy was a judge at the Miss America 2009
Miss America 2009
Miss America 2009, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 24, 2009. The winner was Katie Stam from Indiana....
pageant.
Bundy reprised the role of Elle Woods in the U.S. national tour of Legally Blonde as a temporary replacement for the injured Becky Gulsvig
Becky Gulsvig
Becky Gulsvig from Moorhead, Minnesota, is an American stage actress, singer, and dancer.Of Norwegian heritage, Gulsvig's mother is a teacher and her father is a financial advisor. She attended Moorhead High School, Trollwood Performing Arts School, and the Red River Dance and Performing...
. She began her brief run on January 13, 2009 and ended it on February 22, 2009. She was to play Elle again during the Nashville engagement of the national tour from June 23–28. However, she fractured her arm during the performance on June 27, and finished the show, and was rushed to the hospital immediately after.
Bundy has landed a recurring role on the sixth season of How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
as Becky, Robin's co-anchor.
Country music career
Her first single, "Giddy On Up", debuted on the Billboard Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart at number 60 for the chart week of February 20, 2010, and peaked at number 31 in May. The single was made into a music video, which was directed by Shane Drake
Shane Drake
Shane C. Drake is an American music video director originally from Redding, California. He has directed videos for bands such as Trivium, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Angels & Airwaves, Flo Rida, Timbaland, Blindside, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Almost, Hawthorne Heights and...
. She also performed the song on the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards, where it was done in the style of the music video. The next single, "Drop On By," was less successful than her debut, only peaking at number 48.
Her second album, Achin' and Shakin was released on April 13, 2010. It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart as well as number 28 on the all-genre Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. As of June 26, 2010, the album has sold over 70,000 copies in the United States. It also charted internationally, where it reached number 34 on the Norwegian Albums Chart
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...
.
Bundy also appeared in fellow country artist Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut...
's music video for "Only Prettier
Only Prettier
"Only Prettier" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in July 2010 as the fourth single from her third studio album, Revolution. In December 2010, it reached a peak of number 12 on the U.S...
", as one of Lambert's friends alongside Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler
Kellie Dawn Pickler is an American country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to 19 Recordings and BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing...
and Hillary Scott
Hillary Scott (singer)
Hillary Dawn Scott is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is currently a member of Lady Antebellum, a country band that was formed in 2006 and signed to Capitol Nashville.-Early life:...
of Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol...
.
Bundy began as the spokesperson for the Selected Chevrolet Dealers of Middle Tennessee in September 2011.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
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| Longing for a Place Already Gone |
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— | — | — | |||||
| Achin' and Shakin' Achin' and Shakin' -Chart performance:The album debuted at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #28 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling nearly 15,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest debut album sales by a female country artist since Julianne Hough in 2008. As of June 26, 2010, the... |
Universal Music Group Nashville Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, and Lost Highway Records... |
5 | 28 | 34 | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Dance |
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| 2010 | "Giddy On Up Giddy On Up "Giddy On Up" is the title of a song recorded by American stage actress and singer Laura Bell Bundy. It was released to country music radio in February 2010 as the lead-off single to her debut studio album, Achin' and Shakin', which was released on April 13, 2010.Bundy performed the song on the... " |
31 | 107 | 43 | Achin' and Shakin | ||||
| "Drop On By" | 48 | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Giddy On Up" | Shane Drake Shane Drake Shane C. Drake is an American music video director originally from Redding, California. He has directed videos for bands such as Trivium, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Angels & Airwaves, Flo Rida, Timbaland, Blindside, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Almost, Hawthorne Heights and... |
| "Drop On By" | Kristin Barlowe | |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finn The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film) The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 Disney adventure film starring Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance; it is based on Mark Twain's novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, though it focuses almost exclusively on the first half of the book... |
Susan Wilks | as Laura Bundy |
| 1993 | Life with Mikey Life with Mikey Life with Mikey is a 1993 comedy film starring Michael J. Fox, Christina Vidal, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper and David Krumholtz.... |
Courtney Aspinall | as Laura Bundy |
| 1995 | Jumanji Jumanji (film) Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy-comedy film about a supernatural board game that makes wild animals and other jungle hazards materialize upon each player's move. It was directed by Joe Johnston and is based on Chris Van Allsburg's popular 1981 picture book of the same name... |
Young Sarah | |
| 1998 | Strangers with Candy: Retardation, A Celebration | Kimberly Timothy | as Laura Bundy |
| 2003 | All Grown Up All Grown Up (comedy) All Grown Up was envisioned as a comedy show focusing on lifelong friends who must adjust when two of them become parents.CBS commissioned a pilot episode in 2003, and it was produced by LivePlanet productions... |
Herself | TV movie |
| 2006 | Dirtbags | Meg | TV Movie |
| 2006 | Surf School | Doris | |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls Dreamgirls (film) Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. The film debuted in three special road show engagements beginning December 15, 2006 before its nationwide release on December 25, 2006... |
Sweetheart | |
| 2007 | Legally Blonde: The Musical | Elle Woods Elle Woods Elle Woods is a fictional character who is the lead protagonist of most media revolving around the Legally Blonde universe. The character originated in the 2001 novel, Legally Blonde, by Amanda Brown. Woods was portrayed in both films by actress Reese Witherspoon... |
TV movie |
| 2008 | The Drum Beats Twice | Peggy | as Laura Bundy |
| 2011 | Hound Dogs | Ginger Ledoux | TV movie |
| 2011 | To the Mat | Janice | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Home Improvement | Sharon | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Guiding Light Guiding Light Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009... |
Marah Lewis Marah Lewis Marah Lewis is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. The character is the daughter of the popular supercouple, Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne... |
10 episodes; 1999–2001 |
| 2005 | Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros... |
Julie Bloch | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Nora McCarthy | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Modern Men Modern Men Modern Men is an American situation comedy television series which premiered March 17, 2006, on The WB. The series stars Eric Lively, Josh Braaten, and Max Greenfield as three single men, and lifelong friends, who hire a life coach to help them with their love lives... |
Tyffani | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Happy Hour Happy Hour (TV series) Happy Hour is a sitcom that debuted on Fox in the United States and on CTV in Canada on September 7, 2006. The show starred John Sloan as Henry Beckman, a young man rebuilding his life after losing his girlfriend, his job, and his apartment... |
Alicia | 1 episode |
| 2010 | How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting... |
Becky | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is a reality show starring Kathy Griffin. The series aired on Bravo. It debuted in August 2005, and was cancelled in November 2010.... |
Herself | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Trailer Trash | Peggy Sue | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tony Award Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway... |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Elle Woods Elle Woods Elle Woods is a fictional character who is the lead protagonist of most media revolving around the Legally Blonde universe. The character originated in the 2001 novel, Legally Blonde, by Amanda Brown. Woods was portrayed in both films by actress Reese Witherspoon... - Legally Blonde: The Musical |
|
| Drama Desk Award Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category... |
Outstanding Actress in a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical was first awarded at the 1974-1975 Drama Desk Awards and has been awarded every year since... - Elle Woods - Legally Blonde: The Musical |
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| 2010 | CMT Music Awards CMT Music Awards The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast live on CMT. Voting takes place on CMT's website, CMT.com.-History:... |
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| USA Weekend USA Weekend USA Weekend is a national publication distributed through more than 800+ newspapers in the United States. It reaches 47 million readers in 22.6 million households every weekend. Awarded for its journalism and design, USA WEEKEND focuses on social issues, entertainment, health, food and travel.... Breakthrough Video of the Year - "Giddy On Up" |
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| American Country Awards American Country Awards The American Country Awards is a newly created country music awards show, entirely voted on by fans. Created by the Fox Network, the awards honor country music artists in music, video, and touring categories. In addition to the CMA Awards, the ACM Awards, and the CMT Music Awards, it is the fourth... |
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