Kether Donohue is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lindsay on You're the Worst,[1] as a cappella leader Alice in Pitch Perfect, and as the exocomp Peanut Hamper on Star Trek: Lower Decks.[2][3]
Kether Donohue | |
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.jpg) Donohue at the series premieres of You're the Worst and Married in July 2014 | |
| Other names | Kether Fernandez Annice Moriarty |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Early life
editDonohue grew up in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City,[2] and went to a performing arts high school.[4]
Donohue studied at the Anthony Meindl Acting Center.[5] In 2008, she graduated from Fordham University where she was a communication and media studies major with a concentration in film.[6]
Career
editDonohue is known for the voices of Lily on Kappa Mikey,[7][8] Kiki Benjamin on Mew Mew Power, Angela Rains on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Zoe and Chomp on Dinosaur King. Donohue was also featured in the video for "Coder Girl" by Dale Chase.
In January 2016, Donohue appeared in the role of Jan in the Fox presentation of Grease Live.[9]
She received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination in December 2015 for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in the FX/FXX series You're the Worst.[10]
Personal life
editDonohue's first name came from an angel name book, and means “Crown" in Hebrew.[2]
Filmography
editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (October 2019) |
Live-action
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hope & Faith | Madison Melville | ||
| 2007 | Over the GW | Sofia Serra | ||
| 2008 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Pregnant Intern | ||
| 2009 | Aaron Bacon | Carrie Bacon | ||
| 2009 | New York Lately | Pam | ||
| 2009 | An Old Hope | Brenda Applegate | ||
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Ali | ||
| 2010 | Boy Wonder | Lizzy | ||
| 2012 | Altered States of Plaine | Violet | ||
| 2012 | The Bay | Donna Thompson | ||
| 2012 | The Mindy Project | Restaurant's Maitre D | ||
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Alice | ||
| 2012 | Ringer | Waitress | ||
| 2013 | High Maintenance | Annie | ||
| 2014 - 2019 | You're the Worst | Lindsay Jillian | main cast | |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Legacy Bella | ||
| 2016 | Collar | Debbie | ||
| 2016 | Grease Live | Jan | ||
| 2016 | Opening Night | Eileen | ||
| 2018 | Champions | Denise | ||
| 2018 | The Guest Book | Tara | ||
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Meghan | ||
| 2019 | You | Tina | ||
| 2020 | B Positive | Gabby | ||
| 2020 | Royalties | Sara |
Voice roles
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The King of Braves GaoGaiGar | Reiko Komori | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 1999 | Magical Doremi | Mirabelle Haywood | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 2002 | The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Bear | Young She-Bear | As Kether Fernandez | |
| 2002 | Mew Mew Power | Kiki Benjamin | ||
| 2002 | Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | Shinohara | ||
| 2004 | Midori Days | Midori Kusagano | As Kether Fernandez | |
| 2004 | Munto 2 | Arine, Suzume Imamura | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 2005 | Negadon: The Monster from Mars | Emi Narisaki | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 2005–2006 | Ah! My Goddess | Skuld | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 2006 | Ellen's Acres | Ms. Flomens, Mrs. MacStinger, Mrs. Steele, Lydia Galentine | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 2006–2008 | Kappa Mikey | Lily, Ethel | As Annice Moriarty | [8][7] |
| 2006 | Winx Club | Hecate, Tressa | 4Kids dub | |
| 2006 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters | Young pigtailed African-American girl | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" | |
| 2007 | Dinosaur King | Zoe Drake, Chomp | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 2007 | Let's Go! Tamagotchi | Makiko | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 2008 | GoGoRiki | Rosariki, additional voices | ||
| 2008 | Joe vs. Joe | Yu | ||
| 2008–2009 | Three Delivery | Eunice | As Annice Moriarty | |
| 2009–2010 | Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl | Candice, additional voices | ||
| 2009 | Kurokami the Animation | Makana | ||
| 2009–2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Angela Raines | ||
| 2010 | Hareport | Cookie, Crow Sister #1, additional voices | ||
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Yappi | ||
| 2016–2017 | All Hail King Julien | Brosalind, April | ||
| 2017 | Sunny Day | Sara | ||
| 2019 | American Dad! | Chloe, Trench Woman | ||
| 2019–2020 | Elena of Avalor | Flo | ||
| 2020–2023 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Ensign Peanut Hamper | 6 episodes | |
| 2021-2022 | Birdgirl | Gillian | ||
| 2021 | Robot Chicken | Party Store Vendor | ||
| 2021-2022 | Tuca & Bertie | Additional voices |
References
edit- ^ Strassberg, Rebecca (September 8, 2015). "How 20 Years of Auditioning Led Kether Donohue to 'You're the Worst'". Backstage. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Kether Donohue On Voice Acting, Pitch Perfect, and Her New FX Comedy 'You're The Worst'". Toon Zone. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Collis, Clark (June 17, 2016). "'You're the Worst': Lindsay to get 'dark and twisted' in new season". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ McHenry, Jackson (June 14, 2016). "Kether Donohue on Standing Out in You're the Worst, Learning to Dance on Grease: Live!, and Doing Anime Voice-over Work". Vulture. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Wigler, Josh (July 21, 2014). "Kether Donohue Bruises and Abuses on FX's 'You're the Worst'". Spinoff Online. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Venturanza, Ramona (September 4, 2015). "Alumna Returns for Second Season of "You're the Worst"". Fordham Observer. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538103746.
- ^ a b "UPROXX 20: Kether Donohue Of 'You're The Worst' Will Always Choose Beer Over A Fancy Cocktail". July 14, 2014.
- ^ Bentley, Jean (September 30, 2015). "Meet the New Pink Ladies: Grease: Live Cast Keeps Getting Even More Amazing With Carly Rae Jepsen!". E! Online. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Appelo, Tim (June 24, 2015). "Emmy Breakout Kether Donohue on 'You're the Worst' Breasts, Cocaine and Bad Romance: Watch Her #selfieinterview (Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (Archive copy)
- Kether Donohue at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kether Donohue at IMDb