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Amy Sedaris

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Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and the prequel film Strangers with Candy (2005), which she also wrote. Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy-drama series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020) which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Amy Sedaris is the 68th most popular comedian (down from 61st in 2024), the 11,469th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,815th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Amy Sedaris ranks 68 out of 98. Before her are Jemaine Clement, Fred Armisen, Kathy Griffin, Amy Schumer, Bill Hicks, and Jeff Dunham. After her are B. J. Novak, Wanda Sykes, Janeane Garofalo, Dave Chappelle, Mindy Kaling, and Gallagher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Amy Sedaris ranks 538. Before her are Hannelore Kraft, Tatsuya Egawa, Ville Virtanen, Linas Antanas Linkevičius, Leonard Orban, and Jonathan Mostow. After her are Erez Tal, Thomas Dooley, Glenn Plummer, Darren Star, Igors Rausis, and Rudy Dhaenens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Amy Sedaris ranks 11,471 out of 20,380. Before her are Alan Gilbert (1967), Lyle Campbell (1942), Julie Bishop (1914), Samantha Smith (1969), Jonathan Mostow (1961), and Terry Kiser (1939). After her are Pauline Betz (1919), Tim DeKay (1963), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), Neal H. Moritz (1959), Jena Malone (1984), and Luther Adler (1903).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Amy Sedaris ranks 57. Before her are Dax Shepard (1975), Fred Armisen (1966), Kathy Griffin (1960), Amy Schumer (1981), Bill Hicks (1961), and Jeff Dunham (1962). After her are B. J. Novak (1979), Wanda Sykes (1964), Janeane Garofalo (1964), Dave Chappelle (1973), Mindy Kaling (1979), and Gallagher (1946).

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