Nancy Carell
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File:Nancy Walls @ 2010 Academy Awards.jpg
Carell at the 2010 Academy Awards
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Born | Nancy Ellen Walls |
Other names | Nancy Walls |
Occupation | Actress/Comedian |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse(s) | Steve Carell (m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Nancy Ellen Carell (née Walls) is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, and The Office. She is the wife of actor-comedian Steve Carell, the couple are creators of the upcoming TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca.
Early life
Nancy Walls was born and raised in Cohasset, Massachusetts. She was born on July 11th, 1966. She attended Boston College, graduating in 1988. While a student at BC, she was a member of the improvisational troupe "My Mother's Fleabag."[1]
Career
Carell got her start in comedy at The Second City in Chicago, and like many of the troupe's alumni went on to join the cast of Saturday Night Live (1995–96), where she was best known for her impression of CNN anchor Bobbie Battista.[2] A few years later, she held a correspondent position on the satirical TV news program The Daily Show.[3] She voiced the character of Helen Goode on the Mike Judge-created animated series The Goode Family on ABC,[4] where she was credited for the first time as Nancy Carell instead of Nancy Walls. Carell occasionally guest-starred on The Office, which starred her husband Steve Carell until 2011, as Carol Stills, a real estate agent and former girlfriend of her husband's character, Michael Scott. She also had a brief appearance in the movie Bridesmaids.[5]
Carrell and her husband Steve created the upcoming TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca starring Rashida Jones. The series will premiere on January 17, 2016.
Personal life
Carell is married to actor-comedian Steve Carell, whom she met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City.[6] They have two children: daughter Elisabeth (born in 2001) and son John (born in 2004).[7]
Filmography
- Saturday Night Live as Herself/Various (1995–1996)
- The Daily Show as Correspondent (1999–2002)
- Anger Management as Flight Attendant (2003) [8]
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin as Health Clinic Counselor (2005)[9]
- The Office as Carol Stills (2005–2006, 2010, 2013)
- The Goode Family as Helen Goode (2009)
- Bridesmaids as Helen's tennis partner (2011)
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World as Linda Petersen (2012)[8]
References
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External links
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Cohasset, Massachusetts
- Actresses from Massachusetts
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American television producers
- American television writers
- Boston College alumni
- American women comedians
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American sketch comedians