RECENT CREDITS
Love Hurts (FILM)  Nov. 13, 2009
Real Time with Bill Maher (TV)  Oct. 2, 2009
Labor Pains (TV)  Jul. 19, 2009
24 (TV)  May. 18, 2009
Greek (TV)  Apr. 13, 2009
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HIGHLIGHTS
2007 Cast in the animated Pixar feature, "Ratatouille"
2007 Joined the seventh season of Fox's "24" as a government agent
2007 Co-starred in Richard Kelly's ensemble film, "Southland Tales"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show  2010 -Cast
Actor
TV


Nobody Knows Anything  2003
Actor
Film


Ash Tuesday   -Liz
Actor
Film


For Better or for Worse   -Cast
Actor
Film


Love Hurts  2009 -Hannah
Actor
Film


Labor Pains  2009 -The Vista Host
Actor
TV


The Guitar  2008 -Dr Murray
Actor
Film


Girl's Best Friend  2008 -Mary
Actor
TV


Southland Tales  2007 -General Teena MacArthur
Actor
Film


Manufacturing Dissent  2007 -Herself
Actor
Film


Greek  2007 -Professor Freeman
Actor
TV
Expand


Ratatouille  2007 -Voice of Colette
Actor
Film


Head Case  2009 -Additional Material, Cast
Writer, Actor
TV
Expand


Fuck  2006 -Herself
Actor
Film


Freak Show (Comedy Central)  2006
Voice
TV
Expand


The Wild  2006 -Voice of Bridget
Actor
Film


Campus Ladies  2006 -Cassie Dipetrio
Actor
TV
Expand


Duane Hopwood  2005 -Linda
Actor
Film


Stay  2005 -Dr. Beth Levy
Actor
Film


Stella  2005 -Jane Burroughs
Actor
TV
Expand


Nadine in Date Land  2005 -Nadine
Actor
TV


Jiminy Glick in Lalawood  2005 -Dee Dee
Actor
Film


VH1 Big In '04  2004 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


The Henry Rollins Show  2004 -Cast
Actor
TV


Politics: A Pop Culture History  2004 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Shorties Watchin' Shorties  2004
Voice
TV
Expand


100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time  2004 -Honoree (Archival Footage)
Actor
TV


Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution  2004 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins  2008-2009 -Interviewee
Actor
TV
Expand


Martin & Orloff  2003 -Hairdresser
Actor
Film


Wonderland  2003 -Joy Miller
Actor
Film


Two and a Half Men  2003 -Sharon
Actor
TV
Expand


The Belzer Connection  2003
Actor
TV


Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns  2003 -Herself
Actor
Film


Heroes Of Comedy: Women On Top  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Real Time with Bill Maher  2008-2009 -Panelist
Actor
TV
Expand


Manhood  2003 -Jill
Actor
Film


Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn  2002 -Guest
Actor
TV


Big Trouble  2002 -Monica Romero
Actor
Film


The Laramie Project  2002 -Catherine Connolly
Actor
TV


Laugh Out Loud: TV's 15 Greatest Comedians  2002 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


NOW  2002 -Interviewee
Actor
TV
Expand


The Independent  2001 -Paloma Fineman
Actor
Film


24  2009 -Janis Gold
Actor
TV
Expand


There's Something About Ben Stiller  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Primetime Glick  2001
Actor
TV


Wet Hot American Summer  2001 -Beth
Actor
Film


Steal This Movie  2000 -Anita Hoffman
Actor
Film


Sammy  2000 -of Emily Blake
Voice
TV


The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle  2000 -Minnie Mogul
Actor
Film


Titan A.E.  2000 -of Stith
Voice
Film


Sensational Cities: New York  2000 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Thick As Thieves  2000 -Anne
Actor
TV


The Bumblebee Flies Anyway  2000 -Handyman
Actor
TV


Dogma  1999 -Clinic Girl
Actor
Film


Intimate Portrait: Natalie Merchant  1999 -Narration
Narrator
TV


Dog Park  1999 -Jeri
Actor
Film


The West Wing  2005-2006 -Louise
Actor
TV
Expand


The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards  1999 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Mystery Men  1999 -The Bowler
Actor
Film


Canned Ham: Mystery Man  1999 -Host
Actor
TV


The 1999 MTV Movie Awards  1999
Actor
TV


Strangers With Candy  1999 -Cassy Pines
Actor
TV


200 Cigarettes  1999 -Ellie
Actor
Film


The Minus Man  1999 -Ferrin
Actor
Film


The Sopranos  1999 -Actress
Actor
TV
Expand


Can't Stop Dancing  1999 -Belinda Peck
Actor
Film


The Entertainment Business  1998
Actor
TV


Clay Pigeons  1998 -Agent Shelby
Actor
Film


The King of Queens  1998 -Trish
Actor
TV
Expand


Permanent Midnight  1998 -Jana
Actor
Film


Half Baked  1998
Actor
Film


Sweethearts  1998 -Jasmine
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


Comics Come Home 3  1997 -Host
Actor
TV


The Matchmaker  1997 -Marcy
Actor
Film


The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards  1997 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards  1997 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Janeane Garofalo  1997
Actor, Executive Producer, Writer
TV


Cop Land  1997 -Deputy Cindy Betts
Actor
Film


Barbara Walters Presents: 6 to Watch  1997 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Romy and Michele's High School Reunion  1997 -Heather
Actor
Film


Touch  1997 -Kathy Worthington
Actor
Film


Who Makes You Laugh? 2  1997
Actor
TV


King of the Hill  1997 -of Sheila
Voice
TV
Expand


Larger Than Life  1996 -Mo
Actor
Film


I Shot a Man in Vegas  1996 -Gale
Actor
Film


Not Necessarily the Elections  1996 -Field Reporter
Actor
TV


The Cable Guy  1996 -Medieval Waitress
Actor
Film


The 1996 MTV Movie Awards  1996 -Host
Actor
TV


The Truth About Cats and Dogs  1996 -Abby Barnes
Actor
Film


Kids in the Hall BRAIN CANDY  1996 -Woman at Party
Actor
Film


Now and Then  1995 -Wiladene
Actor
Film


HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Janeane Garofalo  1995
Actor, Writer
TV


Coldblooded  1995 -Honey
Actor
Film


Comedy Product  1995 -Host
Co-Producer, Actor
TV


Newsradio  1995 -Nancy
Actor
TV


Bye, Bye Love  1995 -Lucille
Actor
Film


Ellen  1994 -Chloe Korban
Actor
TV


TV Nation  1994 -Special Correspondent
Actor
TV


Storytime  1994
Actor
TV


Space Ghost Coast to Coast  1994 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Reality Bites  1994 -Vickie Miner
Actor, Song Performer
Film


Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City  1994 -Coppola Woman
Actor
TV


The Larry Sanders Show  1992 -Paula
Actor
TV


The A-List  1992
Actor
TV


Late For Dinner  1991 -Counter Girl
Actor
Film


Passion  1991 -Jenny Colomby
Actor
TV


Law & Order  1997 -Greta Heis
Actor
TV
Expand


The Simpsons  1990 -Herself
Voice
TV
Expand


Seinfeld  1996 -Jeannie
Actor
TV
Expand


Kiki's Delivery Service  1989 -of Ursula
Voice
Film


Saturday Night Live  1975
Actor
TV


Mad About You   -Mabel Buchman
Actor
TV
Expand


The Ben Stiller Show  
Actor
TV


Home Improvement   -Tina
Actor
TV


Suspicious  
Actor
Film


The Search for John Gissing   -Linda Barnes
Actor
Film




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Highlights

2007 Cast in the animated Pixar feature, "Ratatouille"
2007 Joined the seventh season of Fox's "24" as a government agent
2007 Co-starred in Richard Kelly's ensemble film, "Southland Tales"
2005 Starred opposite Martin Short in the comedy "Jiminy Glick in La La Wood"
2005 Joined the cast of the NBC drama "The West Wing," as a media strategist hired by Democratic presidential hopeful Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits)
2004 Starred opposite David Schwimmer in the drama "Duane Hopwood"; screened at Sundance
2004 Co-hosted the Air America Radio's show "The Majority Report," alongside Sam Seder
2003 Cast in the film "Wonderland" based on the brutal murders which involved legendary porn star John Holmes
2002 Starred in "The Laramie Project," (HBO) a true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard
2001 Appeared in "Wet Hot American Summer"
2000 Portrayed Anita Hoffman opposite Vincent D'Onofrio in the biopic "Steal This Movie," about 1960s radical Abbie Hoffman
2000 Cast as Minnie Mogul in "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle"
1999 Had supporting roles in indie films "Dogma" and "200 Cigarettes"
1999 Played The Bowler in the comic book-inspired "The Mystery Men"
1999 Appeared as a postal worker with romantic designs on a new co-worker who happens to be a serial killer in "The Minus Man"
1998 Played an agent opposite Ben Stiller in "Permanent Midnight"
1998 Cast as an FBI agent investigating a serial killer in "Clay Pigeons"
1998 Provided the character voice of Sally on the series "Felicity" (The WB); Garofalo did not take onscreen credit for the role
1997 Starred in the romantic comedy "The Matchmaker"
1997 Offered fine support as a chain-smoking cynical classmate in "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"
1997 Debut as feature producer "Sweethearts"; also starred
1997 Delivered a dramatic turn as a deputy in "Cop Land"
1996 First feature lead as radio host Abby Barnes in "The Truth About Cats and Dogs"
1996 Offered dramatic turn in a two-part episode of NBC's "Law & Order"
1996 Memorable cameo appearance, playing a waitress at a medieval-themed restaurant in "The Cable Guy," directed by Ben Stiller
1995 Served as special correspondent on Michael Moore's series "TV Nation" (NBC)
1995 Hosted the stand-up showcase, "Comedy Product" (Comedy Central); also co-produced
1995 Headlined her own "HBO Comedy Half-Hour"
1995 Breakthrough screen role as Randy Quaid's 'blind date-from-hell' in "Bye Bye, Love"
1994 First major film role, "Reality Bites," directed by Stiller; also sang on the soundtrack
1994 Briefly joined the cast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live"
1991 Film debut in small role in "Late for Dinner"
1991 TV acting debut, "Passion," an unsold comedy pilot
1989 Relocated to Los Angeles
1986 - 1989 Spent three years performing in clubs, primarily in Boston and Houston but also on the road
1985 While an undergraduate, began appearing at "open mike" nights at clubs in Boston
Raised in Madison, New Jersey until her last year of high school when she moved to Houston
Won a cable TV contest to find the funniest person in Rhode Island
Appeared on several TV comedy shows including MTV's "Half Hour Comedy Hour"
Met Ben Stiller
TV series debut, in the ensemble of "The Ben Stiller Show" (Fox)
Played the booking agent on "The Larry Sanders Show" (HBO)


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