Janeane Garofalo

ActorProducerWriterDirectorCrew Sep 28 (age 61) Newton, New Jersey, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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Biography

Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janeane Garofalo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Film

Ratatouille

Colette (voice)

Film

24

Janis Gold

Film

Dogma

Liz

Film

Cop Land

Deputy Cindy Betts

Film

Stay

Dr. Beth Levy

Film

The Cable Guy

Medieval Waitress

Film

Titan A.E.

Stith (voice)

Film

Reality Bites

Vickie Miner

Filmography

Acting (208)

Movies (134)

Roommates

2026 Upcoming

Apr 16

Boys Go to Jupiter

2025

as Dr. Dolphin (voice)

7.3

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

2025

as Self

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Tonight's Special with Kareem & Johnny

as Herself

The Apology

as Gretchen Sullivan

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

2022

as Self

7.2

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

as Self

Flora & Ulysses

as Marissa

The God Committee

as Dr. Valerie Gilroy

Asking for It

as Cheryl

Come As You Are

as Liz

25 Sets

as Self

Other Music

as Self

Mercy Black

as Dr. Ward

It Started As a Joke

as Self

Submission

as Magda Moynahan

The Happys

as Luann

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

as Self

7.2

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

2018

as Magda

5.1

A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold

2018

as Jordan

6.6

Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like

2018

as Natalie

Sandy Wexler

as Testimonial

Little Boxes

as Helena

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

as Janeane Garofalo

Speech & Debate

as Marie

Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space

2017

as Art Gallery Owner

3.5

Janeane Garofalo: If I May

as Self

The American Side

as Agent Barry

Sticky: A (Self) Love Story

as Self

3rd Street Blackout

as June Sherman

Misery Loves Comedy

as Self

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

2015

as Self

6.4

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

as Self

Adventures in Comedy

Showing Up

as Self

Free the Nipple

as Anouk

A Little Game

as Sarah Kuftinec

Satan, Hold My Hand

as Sheryl

The Muslims Are Coming!

2013

as Self

10.0

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

2013

as Self

7.2

Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat

as Self

Mighty Fine

as Narrator (voice)

General Education

as Gale Collins

Vanilla Ice Archive

as Self (archive footage)

Bad Parents

as Kathy

I Am Comic

as Self

Janeane Garofalo: If You Will

2010

as Self

5.8

Funny People

2009

as Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)

Love Hurts

as Hannah Rosenbloom

Labor Pains

as Claire

The Guitar

as Dr. Murray

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

as Heidi Bivens

Girl's Best Friend

as Mary

A Bad Situationist

as Lenore Stein

Ratatouille

as Colette (voice)

Southland Tales

as General Teena MacArthur

5.2

Law Dogs

2007

as Gloria Fontaine

The Ten

as Beth Soden

Then She Found Me

as Janeane Garofalo

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

2007

as Paula

The Wild

as Bridget (voice)

Fuck

as Self

Al Franken: God Spoke

as Self

Stay

as Dr. Beth Levy

Left of the Dial

as Self

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

as Dee Dee

Nadine in Dateland

as Nadine

Duane Hopwood

as Linda

The Peace Patriots

as Narrator (voice)

Ten Years Later

2005

as Herself

Nobody Knows Anything!

as Patty

Wonderland

as Joy Miller

Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks

as Self - Host

Manhood

as Jill

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003

as Self

8.2

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

as Narrator (voice)

Ash Tuesday

as Liz

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

2003

as Quiz Kings Contestant (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4

The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

2003

as Self (archive footage)

When Stand Up Stood Out

as Self

Big Trouble

as Monica Romero

The Laramie Project

as Catherine Connolly

6.2

Martin & Orloff

2002

as Hairdresser

5.1

Wet Hot American Summer

2001

as Beth

6.2

Housekeeping

2001

as Hotel Employee ( voice)

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

2001

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

The Search for John Gissing

as Linda Barnes

Titan A.E.

as Stith (voice)

The Independent

as Paloma Fineman

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

2000

as Dr. Harriman

6.2

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

2000

as Minnie Mogul

4.3

What Planet Are You From?

as Nervous Woman

Steal This Movie

as Anita Hoffman

Behind the Scenes at Daria

2000

as Host

8.7

Daring to Resist: Three Women Face the Holocaust

2000

as Narrator

Dogma

as Liz

The Minus Man

as Ferrin

Mystery Men

as Bowler / Carol

200 Cigarettes

as Ellie

Thick as Thieves

as Anne

Torrance Rises

as Self

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

1999

as Self

5.3

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

1999

as Self

Can't Stop Dancing

1999

as Belinda Peck

1.7

MTV's 25 Lamest Videos

1999

as Self / Host

Half Baked

1998

as I'm Only Creative When I Smoke Smoker (uncredited)

Permanent Midnight

as Jana Farmer

Clay Pigeons

as Agent Dale Shelby

The Thin Pink Line

as Joyce Wintergarden-Dingle

4.4

Dog Park

1998

as Jeri

5.4

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

1998

as Self

4.5

Cop Land

1997

as Deputy Cindy Betts

6.8

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

1997

as Heather Mooney

6.2

Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour

1997

as Self

The Matchmaker

as Marcy Tizard

Sweethearts

as Jasmine Pogue

Touch

as Kathy Worthington

The Cable Guy

as Medieval Waitress

Larger Than Life

as Mo

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

1996

as Abby

6.0

I Shot a Man in Vegas

1996

as Gale

2.7

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

as Woman at Party

Now and Then

as Wiladene

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Janeane Garofalo

1995

as Self

6.0

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

as Self

Coldblooded

as Honey

Bye Bye Love

as Lucille

Reality Bites

as Vickie Miner

Suspicious

as Woman

Late for Dinner

as Counter Girl

Souvenir

as Cordelia

The Shivering Truth

as Various

Grind

Television (74)

We Baby Bears

2022

as Madam Malin (voice)

7.2

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020

as Carol

6.8

Harley Quinn

2019

as Signora/Mama (voice)

Stumptown

as Janet Withers

The Shivering Truth

as (voice)

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

as Beth

Billions

as Winslow

Younger

as Cass Dekennessy

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

as Beth

BoJack Horseman

as Isabelle (voice)

Broad City

as Monica

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

as Self

Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Host

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

2011

as Beth Griffith

7.1

Ugly Americans

2010

as Additional Voices (voice)

8.2

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

2010

as Brent's Boss

6.8

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

2010

as Self

7.9

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

as Self

6.0

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

Delocated

as Susan Shapiro

Greek

as Professor Freeman

Head Case

as Self

Campus Ladies

Freak Show

as The Bearded Clam

Ideal

as Tilly

Stella

Deal

as Annie

Tom Goes to the Mayor

2004

as Self (voice)

6.8

Tanner on Tanner

2004

as Self

Pilot Season

2004

as Announcer

5.8

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Two and a Half Men

as Sharon

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Anderson Cooper 360°

as Janis Gold

Primetime Glick

Dinner for Five

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

as Donna (voice)

as Liz Stevens

Sammy

as (voice)

The Sopranos

as Self

The West Wing

as Louise Thornton

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self

Strangers with Candy

as Cassie Pines

The King of Queens

as Trish

Felicity

as Sally Reardon (voice) (uncredited)

6.6

The Entertainment Biz

1998

as Self

The View

as Self

King of the Hill

as Sheila (voice)

The Chris Rock Show

as Girlfriend

The Daily Show

as Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

as Self

7.0

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

NewsRadio

as Nancy

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995

as Wife

7.6

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

as Janeane (voice)

Duckman

as Moonbeam (voice)

Ellen

as Chloe Korban

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

TV Nation

TV Nation

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self

7.2

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

as Ms. Brackett

Tales of the City

as Coppola Woman

Mad About You

as Mabel Buchman

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

8.1

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

as Paula

7.7

The Ben Stiller Show

1992

as Various Characters

Home Improvement

as Tina

Law & Order

as Greta Heiss

The Simpsons

as Janeane Garofalo (voice)

8.0

Seinfeld

1989

as Jeannie Steinman

8.3

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.4

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Various Characters

7.0

Crew (12)

Movies (9)

Janeane Garofalo: If I May

2016

Executive Producer

5.5

Janeane Garofalo: If I May

2016

Writer

5.5

Janeane Garofalo: If You Will

2010

Executive Producer

5.8

Housekeeping

2001

Director

Housekeeping

2001

Writer

Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour

1997

Executive Producer

Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour

1997

Writer

Sweethearts

1997

Producer

2.7

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Janeane Garofalo

1995

Writer

6.0

Television (3)

Deal

2005

Producer

7.0

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Additional Writing

The Ben Stiller Show

Writer