Fortune Feimster

Fortune Feimster
Feimster at the premiere of Office Christmas Party in 2016
Born	Emily Fortune Feimster (1980-07-01) July 1, 1980 (age 41) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Peace College
Occupation	Comedian, writer, actress
Known for	Chelsea Lately, The Mindy Project
Spouse(s)	Jacquelyn Smith (m. 2020)

Emily Fortune Feimster (/ˈfiːmstər/; born July 1, 1980)^[1] is an American writer, comedian, and actress. Having made her television debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2010,^[1] Feimster starred as Colette on The Mindy Project (2015–2017). In July 2019, she began hosting What a Joke with Papa and Fortune with Tom Papa, interviewing comedians and celebrities, the first live programming on the Sirius XM's channel Netflix is a Joke.^[2] In 2019, reports confirmed Feimster would participate in The L Word: Generation Q,^[3] a reboot of The L Word.

Background[]

Feimster was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Mike and Ginger Feimster; the youngest of three, with two older brothers, Price and Jay. Fortune is her maternal great-grandmother's maiden name.^[1] Growing up in Belmont, North Carolina, she attended Belmont Central Elementary School and Belmont Junior High,^[1] subsequently graduating from South Point High School in 1998.^[4] That same year, she was presented to society at the Gastonia Debutante Ball.^[1] At South Point, she played basketball, softball, and tennis.^[1]

She attended Peace College, then a women-only university, and was elected student body president, majored in communications, and played soccer and tennis. She graduated summa cum laude and was the student speaker at commencement in 2002. The graduation speaker was Raleigh native actress Emily Procter, with whom Feimster became acquainted after the graduation.^[1]

After living in Spain for a year, she moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to become a personal assistant to Procter^[1] and pursue comedy.^[5] After connecting with Procter's neighbor, a journalist for the Los Angeles Daily News, Feimster began a seven-year career in entertainment journalism.^[1] In 2005, she joined The Groundlings Theatre, studying improv and sketch comedy. After four years, she was selected to join the Groundlings' Sunday Company.^[6][1]

Feimster came out as lesbian^[7] in 2005 at age 25.^[1] In 2016, she began dating kindergarten teacher Jacquelyn Smith,^[1] becoming engaged in early 2018.^[8] She and Smith own homes in Los Angeles and Belmont, North Carolina. They married in a small ceremony on Friday October 23, 2020.^[1]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

• Last Comic Standing in 2010 – as herself
• After Lately between 2011 and 2013 – as herself
• Chelsea Lately between 2013 and 2014 – as Round Table Co-host
• 2 Broke Girls in 2014 – as Sherlock Mary
• Workaholics in 2014 – as Jo
• Mulaney in 2014 – as Mary Jo
• Glee in 2015 – as Butch Melman
• Hot Girls Walk By in 2015 – as Ruth
• Married in 2015 – as Woman on Rascal
• The Mindy Project in 2015–2017 – as Collette Kimball-Kinney^[10]
• Drunk History in 2015 – as herself
• Life in Pieces, from 2016–2019 – as Dougie^[11]
• Go-Go Boy Interrupted (web series) in 2016 – as Fortune
• Chelsea in 2016 – as Ann Coulter
• RuPaul's Drag Race in 2017 – as herself (S9 E8)
• The Standups in 2017– as herself (S1 E2)
• Chelsea in 2017 – as Sarah Huckabee Sanders
• Craig of the Creek in 2018 – Laura (first voice acting role)
• Summer Camp Island in 2018 – Ava (voice acting role)
• Champions in 2018 – Ruby
• Claws in 2018 – Lauren Zorloni
• The Fix – as herself
• RuPaul's Drag Race in 2019 – as herself (S11 E9)
• Bless the Harts from 2019–2021 – as Brenda (voice acting role; series regular)
• The Simpsons in 2019 – as Evelyn (voice acting role)
• Sunnyside in 2019 – as Michelle Pinholster
• The L Word: Generation Q in 2019 – as Heather
• Tales of The City 2019 – as Carlin
• Sweet and Salty in 2020 – as herself, Netflix Stand Up Special
• Nailed It! in 2020 - as herself
• Kenan (TV series) in 2021 - as Pam Fox
• The Circle - The After Party in 2021 - as herself (co-presenter)
• Q-Force in 2021 - as Louisa Deck (voice acting role)
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in 2021 – as herself (S06 E8)
• "Awkwafina is Nora from Queens" as Deimos (2 episodes)

Podcasts[]

In addition to hosting her own podcast, Sincerely Fortune,^[12] Feimster has appeared on the following:

References[]

External links[]

• Fortune Feimster at IMDb