Arden Myrin
Arden Myrin | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress, comedian |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse(s) | Dan Martin
(m. 2007; div. 2021) |
Arden VanAmringe Myrin (/məˈriːn/; born December 10, 1973) is an American actor, author, and comedian. Myrin was most recently a cast member on the hit Netflix series Insatiable (named one of the ten most binged shows on Netflix), playing the role of Regina Sinclair. Recently, Arden was a cast member on Showtime's Shameless (season 7), appeared on Chelsea Lately over 100 times and was a regular panelist on @Midnight and starred in the world premiere of Steve Martin's play Meteor Shower at the Long Wharf Theatre. Her television credits include Insecure, Grey's Anatomy, Conan, Orange Is the New Black, Hung, Key & Peele, Inside Amy Schumer, W/ Bob & David, Psych, Bones, Fresh Off the Boat, Suburgatory, 2 Broke Girls, Reno 911!, and Gilmore Girls.
Myrin has appeared in many films, including the Sundance Films Bachelorette, and the Mr. Oizo films Wrong Cops and Wrong, as well as Kinsey, Morning Glory, and others.
Arden's theater credits include Robert O'Hara's Barbecue at The Public Theater in New York City, as well as the premiere of John Ross Bowie's play about The Ramones Four Chords and A Gun at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. Arden was in the original New York City production of David Mamet's Boston Marriage at the Public Theater, and appeared in Hay Fever directed by Darko Tresnjak at the Westport Country Playhouse.
As a writer she has sold pilots to Adult Swim and MTV. She is the author of the memoir Little Miss Little Compton (Running Press 2020) that Chelsea Handler called “Just Delightful.” She has an essay in Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology, edited by Zibby Owens (Skyhorse 2021).
Other praise includes, “There is no one more talented than Arden—her writing cuts me right to my core and makes me laugh the very next second”- Amy Schumer
“Arden Myrin is truly one of a kind. Her original, honest voice and hilarious stories make me feel like I'm having coffee with an old friend. Arden's big heart and humor explode across the pages of this super funny book!"- Molly Shannon
"Arden Myrin is one of the funniest people I know. Smart and charming and small. If you know how to read, read this book. If you don't know how to read, then you should have stopped trying a few sentences ago."- Zach Galifianakis
Moreover, Arden headlines as a stand-up comedian at comedy clubs and festivals all over the country.
She was cast member of Mad TV for the last four seasons along with Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Ike Barinholtz, and Bobby Lee. She has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Howard Stern Show, WTF with Marc Maron, and RuPaul's Drag Race. Arden is also the host of the iHeartRadio podcast Will You Accept This Rose? about The Bachelor/The Bachelorette franchise and is about to debut another iHeartRadio podcast Lady of the Road celebrating female leaders with co-host Bridgerton director Julie Anne Robinson.[citation needed]
Early life and education[]
Myrin was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, a quiet seaside village. Her father was an accountant, and her mother was a real estate agent. She has an older brother, Alarik. As a child, she staged her neighborhood plays, and enjoyed seeing Annie on Broadway. Myrin attended Friends Academy in Dartmouth, Massachusetts for her middle school years. She graduated from Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, for high school. She is of Swedish and Norwegian heritage.[1]
Afterwards, Myrin attended Colorado College, a small liberal arts school, where she received a degree in theater and studio arts. She was elected commencement speaker at her graduation. During one college break, Myrin began to study improvisational comedy and worked as an intern on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where she admits she "mostly ran the Xerox machine."
Career[]
Shortly after graduation, Myrin briefly moved to Chicago, where she became a member of the Improv Olympic and later re-located to New York City and Los Angeles, where she was part of the same group. One of her memorable standup comedian acts included a section of her own life experiences called Straight Outta Lil' Compton. She later wrote a book of such life experiences, called Little Miss Little Compton: A Memoir.[2] Myrin also trained with the Los Angeles comedy troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.
Mad TV[]
Myrin officially joined the cast of Mad TV in 2005 as a repertory performer from season 11 to its last episode on FOX in 2009 (Myrin didn't come back to the show for its revival in 2016). Notable celebrity impressions she has done include Ali Lohan, Avril Lavigne, Cindy McCain, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Farrah Fawcett, Goldie Hawn, Heidi Montag, Helen Mirren, Hilary Duff, Jamie Lynn Spears, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jillian Barberie, Kourtney Kardashian, Lily Allen, Lo Bosworth, Mayim Bialik, Martie Maguire (of The Chicks), Nicole Kidman, Nina Garcia, Pamela Anderson, Portia de Rossi, Reese Witherspoon, and Tara Reid.
Personal life[]
On December 30, 2007, Myrin married Dan Martin, a comedy writer she first met in 2001.[3]
On June 1, 2021, Myrin announced she and Martin were divorcing via a post on her Instagram account.[4]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | I Think I Do | Wendy | |
1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Mary | |
1997 | In & Out | Student | |
1998 | The Impostors | Stewardess with luggageas | |
1999 | 30 Days | Stacey | |
2000 | What Women Want | Darcy's assistant | |
2001 | Bubble Boy | Lorraine | |
2002 | Highway | Lucy | |
2002 | Auto Focus | Hippie girl | |
2003 | Larry's co-worker | ||
2003 | Julie | ||
2003 | Sarah | ||
2004 | Kinsey | Emily | |
2004 | Whistlin' Dixie | Bunny LeVine | |
2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Daisy | |
2005 | Heart of the Beholder | Patty | |
2005 | Foreperson | ||
2007 | Evan Almighty | Evan's staffer | |
2009 | The Informant! | Sarah Scott | |
2012 | Wrong | Gabrielle | |
2013 | Wrong Cops | Shirley | |
2018 | Daphne & Velma | Principal Piper | |
2019 | I Hate Kids | Janice Bodicker | |
2019 | Extracurricular Activities | Connie Dawkins | |
2019 | Satanic Panic | Gypsy Neumieir | |
2019 | Emmett | Carol Jensen | |
2019 | Radioflash | Nancy | post-production |
2020 | HeadShop | Shelby | post-production |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997–1999 | Working | Abby Cosgrove | 39 episodes |
1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Amy | Episode: "Hello Goodbye" |
2000 | Nikki | Amy | Episode: "The Ex Factor" |
2001 | Friends | Brenda | Episode: "The One with the Stain" |
2003 | On the Spot | Caramel | 5 episodes |
2004 | I'm with Her | Girl | Episode: "Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Celebrity" |
2004 | Reno 911! | Miss Nude Reno 1 | Episode: "Dangle's Wife Visits" |
2005 | Kitchen Confidential | Wendy | 2 episodes |
2005–2009, 2016 |
Mad TV | Various characters | 82 episodes (seasons 11–14) |
2006 | Gilmore Girls | Claude | Episode: "Bridesmaids Revisited" |
2006 | Modern Men | Marcy | Episode: "The Breakup" |
2007–2008 | That's So Hollywood | Herself | 2 episodes |
2007–2015 | Good Day LA | Herself | 3 episodes |
2008–2014 | Chelsea Lately | Herself | 110 episodes |
2009 | True Jackson, VP | Jenna Lutrell | Episode: "Red Carpet" |
2009 | Royal Pains | Bonnie Day | Episode: "If I Were a Sick Man" |
2009 | Ruby & the Rockits | Erica | Episode: "Do You Want to Blow a Secret?" |
2009 | Michael and Michael Have Issues | Various characters | 3 episodes |
2009 | It's On with Alexa Chung | Herself | Regular guest |
2010 | Party Down | Vanna De Milo | Episode: "James Ellison Funeral" |
2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Jasmine Breeze | Episode: "Dog Tricks, Sex Flicks & Joy's Fix" |
2011 | Hung | Joanie | Episode: "Don't Give Up on Detroit or Hung Like a Horse" |
2011 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself (guest judge) | Episode: "Ru Ha Ha" |
2011–2012 | Suburgatory | Jocelyn | 4 episodes |
2011, 2013 | Psych | Chelsea | 2 episodes |
2012 | Delocated | Marlo | Episode: "Midnight Munchingtons" |
2013 | Inside Amy Schumer | Mail girl | Episode: "A Porn Star Is Born" |
2013 | Orange Is the New Black | Dr. Brooks | Episode: "Lesbian Request Denied" |
2013 | The Soul Man | Danielle | Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor" |
2013 | Key & Peele | Marcy Whitchurch | Episode: "Black Ice" |
2014–2017 | @midnight | Herself | 17 episodes |
2014 | Legit | Tess | 2 episodes |
2014 | Anger Management | Paula | Episode: "Charlie Gets Trashed" |
2014 | Quick Draw | Belle Starr | 2 episodes |
2015 | The Exes | Stacy | Episode: "Get Her to the Greek" |
2015 | Fresh Off the Boat | Ashley Alexander | 3 episodes |
2015 | Bones | Lori Tucker | Episode: "The Putter in the Rough" |
2015 | K.C. Undercover | Candice Adams | Episode: "Enemy of the State" |
2015 | 2 Broke Girls | Jodie | Episode: "And the Gym and Juice" |
2016 | Hidden America with Jonah Ray | Anne Acton | Episode: "Seattle: Breaking Through the Gray" |
2016 | Shameless | Dollface Delores | 5 episodes |
2017 | Still the King | Kaitlynn | 8 episodes |
2018 | Corporate | Courtney | Episode: "Remember Day" |
2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Kirsten | Episode: "All of Me" |
2018–2019 | Insatiable | Regina Sinclair | Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2) |
2018 | Adam Ruins Everything | Cathy Marciola | Episode: "Adam Ruins Sleep" |
2019 | The Magicians | Helen | Episode: "Marry... Kill" |
2019 | Teachers | Trish | Episode: "The Final Robe" |
2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Herself | Episode: "A New Hopevember" |
2020 | The Goldbergs | Donatella Mortifoglio | Episode: "Island Time" |
2020 | Insecure | Detective Rawlins | 3 episodes |
2020 | Herself | Episode: #1.8 | |
2021 | 25 Words or Less | Herself | 11 episodes |
References[]
- ^ "Making It Podcast: Episode 17". The Nerdist. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2012. Content occurs at 1:00.
- ^ Smith, Andy (September 28, 2020). "Comic Actor Arden Myrin Goes from Little Compton to the Big Time". The Herald News.
- ^ Marialisa Calta (2008-01-06). "Vows: Arden Myrin and Dan Martin". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlgTPqsWD6/?utm_medium=copy_link
External links[]
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