Heather Lawless
Actor
Biography
Heather Lawless is an American actress, comedian, and voice actress
Lawless was born in Georgia, and raised in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. She graduated from the University of Georgia
She began her career as a comedian, performing stand-up comedy at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and has performed on tour with Flight of The Conchords, Zach Galifianakis, David Cross, and The Comedians of Comedy. She was featured on the Comedy Central series Premium Blend and on the Comedy Central DVD/CD set Invite Them Up.
She has performed lead roles in The Heart, She Holler, The Campaign, Be Kind Rewind, and the Adult Swim animated series Xavier: Renegade Angel. She also portrays Permanently Preggy Peggy on MTV's Wonder Showzen, Dottie on Stone Quackers, and Jenna Bilzerian on the Netflix original series Big Mouth playing the mother of Jay.
Other roles have included Comedy Central's Speed Freaks, AMC's Life Coach with Cheri Oteri, That Crook'd 'Sipp, and Freaknik: The Musical, and a recurring spot on At Home with Amy Sedaris.
As Director
Filmography
The Campaign
as Diane 2012
Be Kind Rewind
as Sherry 2008
Showing Up
as Marlene 2023
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
as Doctor 2019
Goodbye to All That
as Lara 2014
Freaknik: The Musical
as (voice) 2010
First Time Female Director
as Ellen the Zoomer Driver 2023
Book Club
as Herself 2006
Bev
as Bev's Mom (voice) 2016
The Hike
as Herself 2018