Lindsay Sloane Leikin-Rollins (born August 8, 1977[1]) is an American actress. She is known for playing Valerie Birkhead on Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1997–99) and Emily in The Odd Couple (2015–17). She has also starred in films such as Bring It On (2000), Over Her Dead Body (2008), She's Out of My League (2010), The Other Guys (2010), Horrible Bosses (2011), and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014).
Lindsay Sloane | |
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 Sloane at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy. | |
| Born | Lindsay Sloane Leikin August 8, 1977 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse |
Dar Rollins (m. 2004) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editLindsay Sloane Leikin was born on Long Island, New York, the daughter of Renée, a children's librarian, and Joey Leikin, a sales manager.[2] She was raised in a Jewish family.[3] She attended Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.[4]
Career
editAfter moving to Los Angeles, Sloane signed with an agent at the age of eight. Her mother once drove her to an audition through the 1992 LA Riots.[5] Her first recurring television role was as Alice Pedermeir on The Wonder Years from 1991 to 1993. She played Zoey Miller for seven episodes on the short-lived NBC sitcom Mr. Rhodes. She later played Valerie Birkhead on Sabrina the Teenage Witch from 1997 to 1999, and starred in Sabrina Down Under, a spinoff movie to the series as a different character, a mermaid named Fin. Sloane joined the casts of the short-lived series Grosse Pointe and The Stones. She auditioned unsuccessfully for many roles in a number of television shows including Blossom and Full House.[5]
Sloane also appeared in episodes of Dharma & Greg, My So-Called Life, That '70s Show, The West Wing, Entourage, Greg the Bunny, How I Met Your Mother, The League, and Psych. Sloane was featured in the seventh season of Weeds, playing Maxeen, a character who hires Silas for a modeling gig and dates Andy. Most recently, she appeared in the main cast of the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple as Emily.[6]
Her film résumé includes roles in Bring It On, Exposed, The In-Laws, Nancy Drew, Sabrina Down Under, Over Her Dead Body, She's Out of My League, The Other Guys and The Accidental Husband. She voiced the older sister in Why, Charlie Brown, Why?. As well as a guest role as Stephanie in Mr. Sunshine, Sloane also appears in the movie Horrible Bosses as Charlie Day's character's fiancée Stacy and in the 2011 movie A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.[7][8]
Personal life
editIn 2004, Sloane met and later married Dar Rollins, a talent agent's assistant,[9] who became an agent for International Creative Management.[10] The couple have two daughters.[11][12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Win a Date | Dalia | Short film |
| 1999 | Seven Girlfriends | Daphne | |
| 2000 | Bring It On | Big Red | |
| 2003 | The In-Laws | Melissa Peyser | |
| 2003 | Exposed | Minnie | |
| 2004 | Dog Gone Love | Rebecca | |
| 2006 | The TV Set | Laurel Simon | |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | Boutique Clerk | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Chloe Mills | |
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Marcy | |
| 2009 | Water Pills | Mary | Short film |
| 2009 | The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | Autumn | |
| 2010 | She's Out of My League | Marnie | |
| 2010 | The Other Guys | Francine | |
| 2010 | Worst Enemy | Stacy | Short film |
| 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Laura LaCarubba | |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Stacy Arbus | |
| 2012 | Darling Companion | Ellie | |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Stacy Arbus | |
| 2019 | Endings, Beginnings | Billie |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Why, Charlie Brown, Why? | Big Sister (voice) | Television film |
| 1991–1993 | The Wonder Years | Alice Pedermeir | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Ruthie | Episode: "Halloween" |
| 1995 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Tina | Episode: "Between Mother and Daughter" |
| 1996–1997 | Mr. Rhodes | Zoey Miller | Regular role; 8 episodes |
| 1997 | Promised Land | Rebecca Gold | Episode: "Intolerance" |
| 1997 | Working | Debbie Rainer | Episode: "Close Quarters" |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg | Jennifer | Episode: "Haus Arrest" |
| 1997–1999 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Valerie Birkhead | Regular role; 50 episodes |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Jackie Wallace | Episode: "Earth Mover"; voice role |
| 1999 | Sabrina Down Under | Fin | Television film |
| 1999 | Student Affairs | Wendy | Television film |
| 2000 | That '70s Show | Patty | Episode: "Eric Gets Suspended" & "Kitty and Eric's Night Out" |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Zoey's classmate | Episode: "Six Meetings Before Lunch" |
| 2000 | M.Y.O.B. | Summer Raynes | Episode: "Boys in the Band" |
| 2000–2001 | Grosse Pointe | Marcy Sternfeld | Main role; 17 episodes |
| 2001 | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Officer Gloria | Episode: "Blood, Sweat & Fitz" |
| 2001 | Going to California | Lisa B. | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Greg the Bunny | Chelsea | Episode: "Jewel Heist" |
| 2002 | Homeward Bound | Rebecca Ashton | Television film |
| 2003 | Strange Frequency | Lara | Television film |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Daphne | Episode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" |
| 2004 | The Stones | Karly Stone | Main role; 7 episodes |
| 2004 | DeMarco Affairs | Sammy DeMarco | Television film |
| 2005 | The X's | Skipper | Episode: "License to Slumber/Three Days of the Coin Op"; voice role |
| 2006 | Entourage | Nicole | Episode: "I Wanna Be Sedated" |
| 2006–2007 | Help Me Help You | Sasha Hoffman | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Pulling | Donna | Television film |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Jen | Episode: "Double Date" |
| 2010 | Livin' on a Prayer | Gina | Television film |
| 2010 | The League | Lindsay | Episode: "Kegel the Elf" |
| 2011 | Mr. Sunshine | Stephanie | Episode: "Heather's Sister" |
| 2011 | Funny or Die Presents | Various | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Weeds | Maxeen | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Pat | Episode: "Home Is Where the Hospital Is" |
| 2012 | Ben and Kate | Louise | Episode: "Emergency Kit" |
| 2012 | The League | Lindsay | Episode: "Our Dinner with Andre" |
| 2012 | Psych | Melinda | Episode: "Shawn and the Real Girl" |
| 2014 | Psych | Sandra Panitch | Episode: "Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement" |
| 2014 | Kroll Show | Carrie Stitz | Episode: "Banff Is on Fire" |
| 2014 | Drunk History | Nancy Reagan | Episode: "Hollywood" |
| 2014 | Really | Margaret | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014–2017 | Playing House | Tina Steigerman | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Childrens Hospital | Roxanne | Episode: "Just Like Cyrano de Bergerac" |
| 2015–2017 | The Odd Couple | Emily | Regular role; 38 episodes |
| 2017 | I'm Sorry | Grocery Woman | Episode: "Weekend Alone" |
| 2023 | The Wonder Years | Judy Hitman | Episode: "Blockbusting" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Lands of Lore III | Goldy | Voice role |
References
edit- ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (August 8, 2023). "Famous birthdays list for August 8, 2023 includes celebrities The Edge, Shawn Mendes". cleveland. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Lindsay Sloane profile". People.com. June 9, 2003. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lindsay Sloane got a personal bid for role in new CBS comedy — Jewish Journal". Jewishjournal.com. February 12, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lindsay Sloane - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Howard Stern Radio Show Jan 5th 2001 interview
- ^ "Development Update: Friday, March 21". The Futon Critic. March 17, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Jason Sudeikis will star in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Flix66 web site
- ^ "Sony Is Taking Jason Sudeikis Up On That ‘Orgy’ Invitation" Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Cole Abaius, February 9, 2011, Film School Rejects
- ^ LLS w/ Craig F.
- ^ "Lindsay Sloane Expecting First Child". PEOPLE.com. August 26, 2011. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lindsay Sloane Welcomes Daughter Maxwell Lue". PEOPLE.com. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Juneau, Jen; Michaud, Sarah (June 27, 2017). "Lindsay Sloane Welcomes Daughter Pippa Jean". People Magazine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2021.