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Riki Lindhome

Erika "Riki" Lindhome (born 1978 or 1979) is an American actress, comedian and musician. She is best known as a singer and songwriter for the comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates with Kate Micucci. After making her television debut in 2002 with minor roles in the series Titus and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she guest-starred on the WB series Gilmore Girls (2005–2006), the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2008; 2017) and the HBO series Enlightened (2011). She co-created and starred in the Comedy Central period sitcom Another Period (2015–2018) with Natasha Leggero. She voiced the recurring role of Kimberly Harris in the Fox animated sitcom series Duncanville (2020–2022), and in 2022 she starred as Dr. Valerie Kinbott in the Netflix comedy horror series Wednesday. In 2023, she guest-starred in the Disney+ series The Muppets Mayhem. Lindhome made her feature film debut in the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby as Mardell Fitzgerald, and went on to star in the comedy horror films Hell Baby (2013) and The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020). She also had supporting roles in the films Pulse (2006), My Best Friend's Girl (2008), The Last House on the Left and in Powder Blue (2009), Much Ado About Nothing (2012), Fun Size (2012), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Under the Silver Lake (2018), Knives Out (2019), King Tweety (2022), and Afraid (2024). In 2007, she formed Garfunkel and Oates with actress Kate Micucci. They wrote, produced and starred in an eponymous television series on IFC, which aired for one season in 2014. Their 2016 Vimeo comedy special Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

Infobox

Born
Erika Lindhome1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)Coudersport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater
Syracuse University
Occupations
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Years active
2001–present
Spouse
mw- Fred Armisen (m. 2022)
Children
1
Genres
Folkcomedy
Instruments
Vocals acoustic guitar flute
Member of
Garfunkel and Oates
Website
www.rikilindhome.com

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2001
Backseat Detour
Role(s)
Catie
Notes
Short film
2004
Role(s)
Girl Kissing Ed
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Mardell Fitzgerald
2005
All In
Role(s)
Marsha
Embedded
Role(s)
Gondola / Journalist
Notes
Video
Role(s)
Fighting Girl
2006
Role(s)
Janelle
Life is Short
Role(s)
Lilly
Notes
Short film
2008
Wednesday Again
Role(s)
Carli
Role(s)
Examination Nurse
Role(s)
Hilary
2009
Role(s)
Nicole
Say Hello to Stan Talmadge
Role(s)
Polly Talmadge
Role(s)
Betsy
Notes
Short film
2011
A Good Funeral
Role(s)
Polly
2012
Role(s)
Conrade
Role(s)
Denise / Galaxy Scout
2013
Role(s)
Marjorie
2014
Role(s)
Singer at Weddings
2015
Role(s)
Popsicle
Notes
Voice
2016
Role(s)
Linda
Notes
Voice
2017
Role(s)
Poison Ivy
Notes
Voice
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
Role(s)
Poison Ivy
Notes
Voice, short film
2018
Role(s)
The Actress
2019
Role(s)
Donna Thrombey
2020
Role(s)
Julia Robson
2022
Role(s)
Royal Assistant Beep Beep
Notes
Voice
2023
Role(s)
Suz
2024
Role(s)
Maud
2025
Role(s)
Lizzy
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2001
Backseat Detour
Catie
Short film
2004
Seeing Other People
Girl Kissing Ed
Uncredited
2004
Million Dollar Baby
Mardell Fitzgerald
2005
All In
Marsha
2005
Embedded
Gondola / Journalist
Video
2005
Berkeley
Fighting Girl
2006
Pulse
Janelle
2006
Life is Short
Lilly
Short film
2008
Wednesday Again
Carli
2008
Changeling
Examination Nurse
2008
My Best Friend's Girl
Hilary
2009
The Last House on the Left
Sadie
2009
Powder Blue
Nicole
2009
Say Hello to Stan Talmadge
Polly Talmadge
2009
Imaginary Larry
Betsy
Short film
2011
A Good Funeral
Polly
2012
Much Ado About Nothing
Conrade
2012
Fun Size
Denise / Galaxy Scout
2013
Hell Baby
Marjorie
2014
Search Party
Singer at Weddings
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Popsicle
Voice
2016
Nerdland
Linda
Voice
2017
The Lego Batman Movie
Poison Ivy
Voice
2017
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
Poison Ivy
Voice, short film
2018
Under the Silver Lake
The Actress
2019
Knives Out
Donna Thrombey
2020
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Julia Robson
2022
King Tweety
Royal Assistant Beep Beep
Voice
2023
Candy Cane Lane
Suz
2024
Afraid
Maud
2025
Queens of the Dead
Lizzy
2025
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Bethany
Key · Filmography › Television
Denotes works that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Television
2002
Role(s)
Charlie
Notes
Episode "Errrr"
Role(s)
Cheryl
Notes
Episode: "Him"
2002–2006
Role(s)
Gilmore Girls
Notes
Girl #2 / Juliet
2006
Role(s)
Car Rental Girl
Notes
Episode: "Chapter Three: 'One Giant Leap'"
2007
Role(s)
Sally
Notes
Episode: "Pilot"
Role(s)
Tammy
Notes
Episode: "Reconstructing Alice"
2008
Role(s)
Jeanine
Notes
Episode: "Dummy"
2008; 2017
Role(s)
The Big Bang Theory
Notes
Ramona Nowitzki
Role(s)
Vanessa Holden
Notes
Episode: "52 Pickup"
2009
Role(s)
Mandy Summers
Notes
Episode: "The Bond in the Boot"
Role(s)
Beth
Notes
Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers"
Role(s)
McKenzie
Notes
Episode: "Willow Banks"
2010
Role(s)
Sarah
Notes
Episode: "Lockdown"
Role(s)
Marjorie Little
Notes
Episode: "Begin Again"
2011
Role(s)
Laura Griffin
Notes
Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?"
Role(s)
Daisy
Notes
Episode: "Dr. Hatteras' Miracle Elixir"
Role(s)
Amy
Notes
Episode: "Credit Balance"
Role(s)
Angie
Notes
Episode: "The Code War"
Role(s)
Harper
Notes
5 episodes
2012
Role(s)
Garfunkel
Notes
Episode: "Pilot"
Sketchy
Role(s)
Female Announcer
Notes
Episode: "Junk Pump"
Staged
Role(s)
Ryda
Notes
Episode: "Flo Rida"
2013
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Nerdy Dancing"
2013; 2015
Role(s)
Adventure Time
Notes
Island Lady, Ice Cream, John
Role(s)
Kylie
Notes
Episode: "The Captain"
2013–2014
Role(s)
Super Fun Night
Notes
Hayley
2013–2014
Role(s)
Monsters vs. Aliens
Notes
Susan Murphy / Ginormica, various voices
2014
Role(s)
Garfunkel
Notes
8 episodes; also creator, executive producer, writer
2014–2017
Role(s)
@midnight
Notes
Herself
2015
Role(s)
Becky
Notes
4 episodes
Role(s)
Arielle
Notes
Episode: "Family Business Trip"
Role(s)
Agneta Carlsson
Notes
Episode: "The Swedes"
2015–2018
Role(s)
Another Period
Notes
Beatrice Bellacourt
2016
Role(s)
Oxygen Molecule
Notes
Episode: "Why Is the Sky Blue?"
2017
Role(s)
Hostess
Notes
Episode: "The Silkwood"
2018
Role(s)
Poet
Notes
Episode: "In Your Head"
Role(s)
Clerk
Notes
Episode #2.8
2018–2020
Role(s)
Big Hero 6: The Series
Notes
Wendy Wower
Role(s)
Shaina
Notes
Episode: "Every Pain Needs a Name"
2019
Role(s)
Hungry Cat
Notes
Episode: "I Need Some Balance"
2020–2022
Role(s)
Duncanville
Notes
Kimberly Harris
2020
Role(s)
Kristen
Notes
Episode: "Welcome to the Jump"
Role(s)
Gina
Notes
Voice, episode: "The Gifted"
Role(s)
Irena Nowak
Notes
Episode: "Ballad of Dwight and Irena"
2021
Role(s)
May
Notes
Voice, episode: "The Last Adventure!"
Role(s)
Chloe
Notes
Episode: "Car/Motar"
Role(s)
Bonnie
Notes
Episode: "Parents Are from Mars, Kids Are from Venus"
Role(s)
QAnon Cruise Check-In Person
Notes
TV movie; cameo
2022
Role(s)
Lily
Notes
Episode: "The Woman Who Was Fed By a Duck"
Role(s)
Missy Pachangas
Notes
Episodes: "The Prediction" and "The Panic Attacks"
Role(s)
Dr. Valerie Kinbott
Notes
Main role
2023–2024
Role(s)
Monster High
Notes
Purrsephone
2023
Role(s)
Mother
Notes
Voice, episode: "Murder Pals"
Role(s)
Justine the Belieber
Notes
Episode: "Track 8: Virtual Insanity"
Role(s)
Lonely / Early Being #3
Notes
Voice, episode: "The Flying Machine"
2025
Role(s)
Ana the Ant / Zee Doop
Notes
Voice, 2 episodes
Role(s)
Lucy / Tar Maid
Notes
Voice, episode: "Baby Bloom"
2025–present
Role(s)
Haunted Hotel
Notes
Annabelle
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2002
Titus
Charlie
Episode "Errrr"
2002
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cheryl
Episode: "Him"
2002–2006
Gilmore Girls
Girl / Juliet
5 episodes
2006
Heroes
Car Rental Girl
Episode: "Chapter Three: 'One Giant Leap
2007
The Minister of Divine
Sally
Episode: "Pilot"
2007
Raines
Tammy
Episode: "Reconstructing Alice"
2008
Pushing Daisies
Jeanine
Episode: "Dummy"
2008; 2017
The Big Bang Theory
Ramona Nowitzki
3 episodes
2008
Criminal Minds
Vanessa Holden
Episode: "52 Pickup"
2009
Bones
Mandy Summers
Episode: "The Bond in the Boot"
2009
Three Rivers
Beth
Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers"
2009
Nip/Tuck
McKenzie
Episode: "Willow Banks"
2010
House
Sarah
Episode: "Lockdown"
2010
Drop Dead Diva
Marjorie Little
Episode: "Begin Again"
2011
$#*! My Dad Says
Laura Griffin
Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?"
2011
United States of Tara
Daisy
Episode: "Dr. Hatteras' Miracle Elixir"
2011
Traffic Light
Amy
Episode: "Credit Balance"
2011
Happy Endings
Angie
Episode: "The Code War"
2011
Enlightened
Harper
5 episodes
2012
Garfunkel and Oates
Garfunkel
Episode: "Pilot"
2012
Sketchy
Female Announcer
Episode: "Junk Pump"
2012
Staged
Ryda
Episode: "Flo Rida"
2013
King of the Nerds
Herself
Episode: "Nerdy Dancing"
2013
House of Lies: Flight Club
Melanie
Episode: "Rom Com"
2013; 2015
Adventure Time
Island Lady, Ice Cream, John
Voice, 2 episodes
2013
New Girl
Kylie
Episode: "The Captain"
2013–2014
Super Fun Night
Hayley
3 episodes
2013–2014
Monsters vs. Aliens
Susan Murphy / Ginormica, various voices
Voice, main role
2014
Garfunkel and Oates
Garfunkel
8 episodes; also creator, executive producer, writer
2014–2017
@midnight
Herself
5 episodes
2015
The Muppets
Becky
4 episodes
2015
Fresh Off the Boat
Arielle
Episode: "Family Business Trip"
2015
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Agneta Carlsson
Episode: "The Swedes"
2015–2018
Another Period
Beatrice Bellacourt
32 episodes; also creator, executive producer, writer
2016
House of Lies
Joy
Episode: "One-Eighty"
2016
Ask the StoryBots
Oxygen Molecule
Episode: "Why Is the Sky Blue?"
2017
Difficult People
Hostess
Episode: "The Silkwood"
2018
Modern Family
Poet
Episode: "In Your Head"
2018
Take My Wife
Clerk
Episode
2018–2020
Big Hero 6: The Series
Wendy Wower
Voice, 4 episodes
2018
Kidding
Shaina
Episode: "Every Pain Needs a Name"
2019
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Hungry Cat
Episode: "I Need Some Balance"
2020–2022
Duncanville
Kimberly Harris
Voice
2020
The Neighborhood
Kristen
Episode: "Welcome to the Jump"
2020
Big City Greens
Gina
Voice, episode: "The Gifted"
2020
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Irena Nowak
Episode: "Ballad of Dwight and Irena"
2021
DuckTales
May
Voice, episode: "The Last Adventure!"
2021
United States of Al
Chloe
Episode: "Car/Motar"
2021
Just Beyond
Bonnie
Episode: "Parents Are from Mars, Kids Are from Venus"
· Filmography › Web
2010
Tea Party Macabre
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
5 episodes
2013
Jon Davis Gets a Sex Robot
Role(s)
Layla Davis
Notes
4 episodes
2016–2017
Role(s)
Con Man
Notes
Janet Carney
2021
Role(s)
Backup BOC Agent
Notes
George Harrison music video
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2007–2009
Girltrash!
LouAnne "Trouble" Dubois
8 episodes
2010
Tea Party Macabre
Herself
5 episodes
2013
Jon Davis Gets a Sex Robot
Layla Davis
4 episodes
2016–2017
Con Man
Janet Carney
4 episodes
2021
"My Sweet Lord"
Backup BOC Agent
George Harrison music video

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  2. "Making It with Riki Lindhome #27 Timecode 0:02:32"
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    http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/article_e61112ae-a3f9-5b06-9dba-eebc6ff5e00a.html
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