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Mary Lynn Rajskub

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Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub () (born June 22, 1971) is an American actress and comedian who is best known for portraying Chloe O'Brian in the action thriller series 24 and Gail the Snail in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She was a regular cast member on HBO's Mr. Show with Bob and David, appeared in The Larry Sanders Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Veronica's Closet, and acted in films including Dude, Where's My Car?, Firewall, Sweet Home Alabama, Punch-Drunk Love, Mysterious Skin, Little Miss Sunshine, Sunshine Cleaning, Safety Not Guaranteed, and The Kings of Summer, among others.

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Born
(1971-06-22) June 22, 1971 (age 54)Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater
mw- Center for Creative Studies San Francisco Art Institute
Occupations
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Years active
1995–present
Spouse
mw- Matthew Rolph (m. 2009⁠–⁠2019)
Children
1

Tables

Key · Filmography
Denotes works that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Film
1996
Role(s)
Female Radio Caller
Notes
Voice
1997
Role(s)
Cheeseball
1998
Role(s)
Suzy Smokestack
1999
Role(s)
Janet
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Friday's Mary
2000
Role(s)
Blind Brenda
Role(s)
Zelmina
Role(s)
Eileen
2001
Role(s)
Melinda
Role(s)
Mary-Lynn
2002
Role(s)
Elizabeth
Role(s)
Dorothea
Role(s)
Herself
2003
Role(s)
Reena Giuliani
Role(s)
Grace
2004
Role(s)
Avalyn Friesen
Role(s)
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
2006
Role(s)
Janet Stone
Role(s)
Pageant Assistant Pam
Role(s)
Renee
2007
Humble Pie
Role(s)
Peggy Orbison
2008
Role(s)
Lynn
2009
Role(s)
Sarah
2010
24: Chloe's Arrest
Role(s)
Chloe O'Brian
Notes
Short film
2012
Role(s)
Bridget
2013
Role(s)
Captain Davis
2015
Role(s)
Kim Wells
2017
Role(s)
Jodie
Role(s)
Kerri
2018
Role(s)
Jeanette
Role(s)
Theresa
Role(s)
Rachel
2019
A World Away
Role(s)
Principal Garcia
2020
Role(s)
Connie
2021
Role(s)
Laura
Role(s)
Norah
2022
Role(s)
Lois
Role(s)
Mia Powell
2023
2024
Role(s)
Casting Director
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1996
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Female Radio Caller
Voice
1997
Who's the Caboose?
Cheeseball
1998
The Thin Pink Line
Suzy Smokestack
1999
Magnolia
Janet
Voice
Man on the Moon
Friday's Mary
2000
Road Trip
Blind Brenda
Dude, Where's My Car?
Zelmina
Sunset Strip
Eileen
2001
Storytelling
Melinda
The Anniversary Party
Mary-Lynn
2002
Punch-Drunk Love
Elizabeth
Sweet Home Alabama
Dorothea
Run Ronnie Run!
Herself
2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Reena Giuliani
Claustrophobia
Grace
2004
Mysterious Skin
Avalyn Friesen
Helter Skelter
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
2006
Firewall
Janet Stone
Little Miss Sunshine
Pageant Assistant Pam
Grilled
Renee
2007
Humble Pie
Peggy Orbison
2008
Sunshine Cleaning
Lynn
2009
Julie & Julia
Sarah
2010
24: Chloe's Arrest
Chloe O'Brian
Short film
2012
Safety Not Guaranteed
Bridget
2013
The Kings of Summer
Captain Davis
2015
Sex, Death and Bowling
Kim Wells
2017
Wilson
Jodie
In Search of Fellini
Kerri
2018
Benjamin
Jeanette
Night School
Theresa
Cold Brook
Rachel
2019
A World Away
Principal Garcia
2020
Dinner in America
Connie
2021
Hero Mode
Laura
The Tomorrow War
Norah
2022
Please Baby Please
Lois
Daniel's Gotta Die
Mia Powell
2023
Dashing Through the Snow
Mary
2024
Shell
Casting Director
· Filmography › Television
1997
Role(s)
Weather Woman
Notes
Episode: "Talent Show"
Role(s)
Linda
Notes
Episode: "The Bee Story"
1998
Role(s)
Waitress
Notes
Episode: "The Secret of Management"
1999
Role(s)
Traffic School Girl
Notes
Episode: "Lies"
Role(s)
Diana
Notes
Episode: "Pilot"
1999–2000
Role(s)
Veronica's Closet
Notes
Chloe
2001
Role(s)
Penny
Notes
Episode: "Maya Judging Amy"
2002
Role(s)
Girlfriend in Kirk's film
Notes
Episode: "Teach Me Tonight"
Role(s)
Priscilla Stasna
Notes
Episode: "Arthur, Spooner"
2003–2010
Role(s)
24
Notes
Chloe O'Brian
2003
Role(s)
Hollis
Notes
Episode: "I Second That Promotion"
2004
Role(s)
Penny (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Those Bitches Tried to Cheat Me"
2005
Role(s)
Various Characters
Notes
6 episodes
2006
Role(s)
Town Troubadour
Notes
Episode: "Partings"
2007
Role(s)
Mindy
Notes
2 episodes
Role(s)
Chloe O'Brian (voice)
Notes
Episode: "24 Minutes"
2008
Role(s)
Dr. Gibbs
Notes
Episode: "The Pilot Episode Sanction"
2009
Role(s)
Karen
Notes
Episode: "Prime Minister"
2009–2023
Role(s)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Notes
Gail the Snail
2010
Role(s)
Blake
Notes
Episode: "Lovesick"
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode #1.2
2010–2013
Role(s)
Chelsea Lately
Notes
Herself
2011
Role(s)
Tracy
Notes
Episode: "Our Children, Ourselves"
Role(s)
Tanya
Notes
Episode: "The Cultish Personality"
Role(s)
Janet
Notes
9 episodes
2012
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Down in L.A."
Role(s)
Roxy
Notes
3 episodes
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Jimmy Kimmel/Jim Norton/Bobby Lee/Mary Lynn Rajskub"
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Marion Steiner
Notes
Episode: "Migration"
2013
Role(s)
Susie Hamplin
Notes
Episode: "Days of Wine and Roses"
Role(s)
Laney Trammings
Notes
Episode: "Fit Town, Fat Town"
Role(s)
Peg
Notes
Episode: "Winston's Birthday"
Role(s)
Heartfire
Notes
2 episodes
2013–2014
Role(s)
2 Broke Girls
Notes
Bebe
2014
Role(s)
Marilyn (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Crossing the Line"
Role(s)
Goldie
Notes
4 episodes
Role(s)
Chloe O'Brian
Notes
12 episodes (limited series)
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Four Walls and a Roof"
2014–2017
Role(s)
@midnight
Notes
Herself
2015
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Ex-Pod"
2015–2016
Role(s)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Notes
Genevieve Mirren-Carter
Highston
Role(s)
Jean Liggetts
Notes
Pilot
Role(s)
Chef Krissie
Notes
Episode #1.3
2016
Role(s)
Erin Roberts
Notes
10 episodes
Role(s)
Mary Lynn
Notes
Episode: "Opener"
Role(s)
Summer
Notes
3 episodes
Role(s)
Patient #046
Notes
Episode: "You Down with OCD?"
Role(s)
Effie Cherry
Notes
Episode: "Shit Shows"
2017
Role(s)
Lynn
Notes
Episode: "Story Two"
2018
Role(s)
Margaret
Notes
Episode: "Lois"
Role(s)
Reporter
Notes
5 episodes
Role(s)
Crystal
Notes
Episode: "A 'ohe mea 'imi a ka maka"
2019
Role(s)
Frank
Notes
2 episodes
Role(s)
Ana Cheever
Notes
Television film
2020
Role(s)
Brenda Hacker
Notes
Episode: "Rusty"
2021
Role(s)
Rhonda (voice)
Notes
Episode: "The Spelling Bee is Rigged/Dakota's Dad"
Role(s)
Producer Bryn (voice)
Notes
Television special
2022
Role(s)
Lorraine Fuisz
Notes
4 episodes
Role(s)
Charlie
Notes
Episode: "Tipoff"
2023
Role(s)
Tess
Notes
Episode: "Brenda's Story"
2024
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "#HellishHangover"
Role(s)
Episode #8
2025
Role(s)
Helen
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995–1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Various Characters
10 episodes
1996–1998
The Larry Sanders Show
Mary Lou Collins
18 episodes
1997
The Weird Al Show
Weather Woman
Episode: "Talent Show"
Over the Top
Linda
Episode: "The Bee Story"
1998
NewsRadio
Waitress
Episode: "The Secret of Management"
1999
Tracey Takes On...
Traffic School Girl
Episode: "Lies"
Shasta McNasty
Diana
Episode: "Pilot"
1999–2000
Veronica's Closet
Chloe
15 episodes
2001
Just Shoot Me!
Penny
Episode: "Maya Judging Amy"
2002
Gilmore Girls
Girlfriend in Kirk's film
Episode: "Teach Me Tonight"
The King of Queens
Priscilla Stasna
Episode: "Arthur, Spooner"
2003–2010
24
Chloe O'Brian
Main role (season 3-8); 125 episodes
2003
Good Morning, Miami
Hollis
Episode: "I Second That Promotion"
2004
Home Movies
Penny (voice)
Episode: "Those Bitches Tried to Cheat Me"
2005
The Sketch Show
Various Characters
6 episodes
2006
Gilmore Girls
Town Troubadour
Episode: "Partings"
2007
Human Giant
Mindy
2 episodes
The Simpsons
Chloe O'Brian (voice)
Episode: "24 Minutes"
2008
The Middleman
Dr. Gibbs
Episode: "The Pilot Episode Sanction"
2009
Flight of the Conchords
Karen
Episode: "Prime Minister"
2009–2023
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Gail the Snail
4 episodes
2010
Royal Pains
Blake
Episode: "Lovesick"
The Benson Interruption
Herself
Episode
2010–2013
Chelsea Lately
Herself
9 episodes
2011
Modern Family
Tracy
Episode: "Our Children, Ourselves"
Raising Hope
Tanya
Episode: "The Cultish Personality"
How to Be a Gentleman
Janet
9 episodes
2012
The L.A. Complex
Herself
Episode: "Down in L.A."
Dirty Work
Roxy
3 episodes
The Burn with Jeff Ross
Herself
Episode: "Jimmy Kimmel/Jim Norton/Bobby Lee/Mary Lynn Rajskub"
Mash Up
Herself
TV movie
Grey's Anatomy
Marion Steiner
Episode: "Migration"
2013
The Mentalist
Susie Hamplin
Episode: "Days of Wine and Roses"
Newsreaders
Laney Trammings
Episode: "Fit Town, Fat Town"
New Girl
Peg
Episode: "Winston's Birthday"
Arrested Development
Heartfire
2 episodes
2013–2014
2 Broke Girls
Bebe
5 episodes
2014
TripTank
Marilyn (voice)
Episode: "Crossing the Line"
Californication
Goldie
4 episodes
24: Live Another Day
Chloe O'Brian
12 episodes (limited series)
Talking Dead
Herself
Episode: "Four Walls and a Roof"
2014–2017
@midnight
Herself
15 episodes
2015
Maron
Herself
Episode: "Ex-Pod"
2015–2016
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Genevieve Mirren-Carter
5 episodes
2015
Highston
Jean Liggetts
Pilot
W/ Bob & David
Chef Krissie
Episode
2016
The Girlfriend Experience
Erin Roberts
10 episodes
Take My Wife
Mary Lynn
Episode: "Opener"
Those Who Can't
Summer
3 episodes

References

  1. TV Insider
    https://www.tvinsider.com/people/mary-lynn-rajskub/
  2. Empire
    https://www.empireonline.com/people/mary-lynn-rajskub/
  3. The Numbers
    https://www.the-numbers.com/person/118010401-Mary-Lynn-Rajskub
  4. Lexus vs. Mazda
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBL7YPIYHWk&t=33s
  5. The Improv
    https://improv.com/comic/mary+lynn+rajskub/
  6. Trenton Trib
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190425011843/http://trentontrib.com/trenton-was-first-stage-for-rajskubs-talents.html
  7. TV Guidance Counselor Podcast
    https://tvguidancecounselor.libsyn.com/2015/03
  8. "Mary-Lynn Rajskub"
    https://www.tvinsider.com/people/mary-lynn-rajskub/
  9. Bay Area Reporter
    https://archive.org/stream/BAR_19940818/BAR_19940818_djvu.txt
  10. "Mary-Lynn Rajskub on Good Day NY"
    https://www.24spoilers.com/2009/01/28/mary-lynn-rajskub-on-good-day-ny/
  11. Us Weekly
    http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/mary-lynn-rajskub-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-2010211
  12. Not Just the Best of The Larry Sanders Show (Disc 3)
    https://www.amazon.com/Just-Best-Larry-Sanders-Show/dp/B000MTFDB0
  13. Zap2It
    http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Tvbythenumbers/~3/VDMNV5_yXFI/
  14. Los Angeles Times
    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/07/mary-lynn-spreads-her-legs-at-the-steve-allen.html
  15. "DICKI - The Official Website"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130624004851/http://www.mydamnchannel.com/dicki/dicki_episodes/episode1makingfriends_7789.aspx
  16. "Don't Tell My Mother: Post Father's Day Special"
    http://web.archive.org/web/20170917125806/http://www.laweekly.com/calendar/donr-tell-my-mother-post-fathers-day-special-2175509
  17. "Five Best New Arrested Development Characters"
    http://steve-lovelace.com/10-best-new-arrested-development-characters/
  18. HitFix
    http://www.hitfix.com/news/arrested-developments-mary-lynn-rajskub-on-playing-george-sr-s-new-assistant-watch#CL5zEaJv18AVLeLV.99
  19. "Steph's LA Weekly Feature Series – Melinda Hill's Romantic Encounters"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131019203316/http://tangledwebwewatch.com/2013/07/17/stephs-la-weekly-feature-series-melinda-hills-romantic-encounters/
  20. Funny or Die
    https://funnyordie.com/2015/2/28/17981750/self-looks-money-with-dave-foley-and-mary-lynn-rajskub/
  21. "24 Hours With Mary Lynn Rajskub"
    http://www.theatresmart.com/edinburgh-fringe-reviews-2016.html
  22. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-night-school-rev-0926-story.html
  23. Watch Mary Lynn Rajskub: Live from the Pandemic Online | Vimeo On Demand
    https://vimeo.com/ondemand/marylynnrajskub
  24. "Jam and Outback present Mary Lynn Rajskub"
    https://www.jamusa.com/events/detail/mary-lynn-rajskub
  25. Newsweek
    https://www.newsweek.com/celebrity-wheel-fortune-viral-mary-lynn-rajskub-1796789
  26. "Joe Rogan Experience #202"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120408032317/http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/4559
  27. ""24" is Back!"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnE1RO2Zsr0
  28. People
    https://people.com/parents/real-life-mirrors-stage-life-for-mary-lynn-rajskub/
  29. "'24's Mary Lynn Rajskub Married To Trainer Matthew Rolph"
    http://www.tvshark.com/read/?art=arc3872
  30. Yahoo! Entertainment
    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/24-star-mary-lynn-rajskub-212406839.html
  31. AfterEllen
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160921011911/http://www.afterellen.com/general-news/104484-i-still-think-megan-fox-is-hot-mary-lynn-rajskub-talks-about-being-bisexual
  32. "'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Boss on Avoiding the 'Moonlighting' Curse With Jake and Amy"
    https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/brooklyn-nine-nine-boss-avoiding-moonlighting-curse-jake-010506904.html
  33. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2019/03/how-high-2-mike-epps-reprise-baby-powder-role-mtv-sequel-premiere-date-set-1202571048/
  34. "Tonight, The CW Asks "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!""
    http://www.ksitetv.com/scooby-doo/tonight-the-cw-asks-scooby-doo-where-are-you-now/221587/
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