Actor profile

Lauren Lapkus

6th September 1985 Evanston, Illinois, USA Acting

Lauren Lapkus (born Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus; September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian, known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series Crashing (2017–2019). She has also appeared in the television series Are You There, Chelsea? (2012), Hot in Cleveland (2012), Clipped (2015), The Big Bang Theory (2018–2019), and Good Girls (2020–2021), and in the films Jurassic World (2015), The Unicorn (2018), and The Wrong Missy (2020). She played the voice role of Lotta in the animated comedy series Harvey Girls Forever! (2018–2020). She has appeared on many podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, and her own podcast With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus.

39 Movies 78 TV Shows 123 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Pig in a Wig poster

Pig in a Wig 15th June 2026 as Nancy / Mom (voice)

That Friend poster

That Friend 8th June 2026 as Jessa

Another Happy Day poster

Another Happy Day 9th December 2023 as Joanna

The Out-Laws poster

The Out-Laws 7th July 2023 as Phoebe King

2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson poster

2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson 23rd December 2022 as Self

The Curse of Bridge Hollow poster

The Curse of Bridge Hollow 14th October 2022 as Mayor Tammy

Unbound poster

Unbound 13th June 2022 as Anna Lee Fisher

Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing poster

Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing 12th May 2021 as Self

The Last Blockbuster poster

The Last Blockbuster 15th December 2020 as Self - Narrator

Happiest Season poster

Happiest Season 26th November 2020 as Mall Security Crystal

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close poster

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close 14th October 2020 as Lynn / Self

The Wrong Missy poster

The Wrong Missy 13th May 2020 as Missy

Date Nite poster

Date Nite 20th January 2020 as Maya

Between Two Ferns: The Movie poster

Between Two Ferns: The Movie 20th September 2019 as Carol

Food Place poster

Food Place 16th August 2019 as Carley

The Unicorn poster

The Unicorn 1st February 2019 as Mal

Holmes & Watson poster

Holmes & Watson 25th December 2018 as Millicent

Good Girls Get High poster

Good Girls Get High 22nd September 2018 as Patty

Dog Days poster

Dog Days 10th August 2018 as Daisy

We Strike Hard and Fade Away Into the Night poster

We Strike Hard and Fade Away Into the Night 9th July 2017 as April (voice)

Girlfriend's Day poster

Girlfriend's Day 24th January 2017 as Cardie #2

The Fun Company poster

The Fun Company 7th January 2017 as Jessica

Hairpin Bender poster

Hairpin Bender 31st December 2016 as Emily

Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays poster

Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays 20th December 2016 as Andy's Wife

The Earliest Show: Outtakes & Bloopers poster

The Earliest Show: Outtakes & Bloopers 15th December 2016 as Samantha Newman

LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape poster

LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape 3rd October 2016 as Vivian (voice)

Opening Night poster

Opening Night 3rd June 2016 as Alex Bean

The Hindenburg Explodes! poster

The Hindenburg Explodes! 5th January 2016 as Penelope

Jurassic World poster

Jurassic World 6th June 2015 as Vivian

Dan Klein: This Is Comedy poster

Dan Klein: This Is Comedy 3rd December 2014

Rubberhead poster

Rubberhead 18th November 2014 as Girl 5 (segment "Lisa")

Bread and Butter poster

Bread and Butter 18th October 2014 as Deirdre Newsome

Blended poster

Blended 21st May 2014 as Tracy

Beginner's Luck poster

Beginner's Luck 11th May 2014 as Judith

Wildlife poster

Wildlife 1st January 2014 as Grace Hinckley

House of Lies Live poster

House of Lies Live 31st December 2013 as Self

Are You Here poster

Are You Here 7th September 2013 as Delia Shepard

The To Do List poster

The To Do List 24th July 2013 as Girl Heckler

Dreamworld poster

Dreamworld 9th March 2012 as Sushi

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe poster

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe 23rd July 2026 as Denise

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast poster

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast 23rd July 2026 as Self

Mating Season poster

Mating Season 22nd May 2026 as Lexi (voice)

Cartoon Cartoons poster

Cartoon Cartoons 26th January 2026 as Nancy / Mom (voice)

St. Denis Medical poster

St. Denis Medical 12th November 2024 as Wife

Invincible Fight Girl poster

Invincible Fight Girl 3rd November 2024 as Coca (voice)

It's Florida, Man. poster

It's Florida, Man. 18th October 2024 as Absolute Sociopath

Gastronauts poster

Gastronauts 11th October 2024 as Self - Judge

After Midnight poster

After Midnight 17th January 2024 as Self

Lauren Lapkus Presents: A Very Good Time! poster

Lauren Lapkus Presents: A Very Good Time! 14th November 2023 as Self

The Ultimate Improv Show poster

The Ultimate Improv Show 3rd October 2023 as Self

Digman! poster

Digman! 22nd March 2023 as Princess Gasolina (voice)

Digman! poster

Digman! 22nd March 2023 as Gasolina / Mrs. Boddington (voice)

History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II 6th March 2023 as Yorick

Night Court poster

Night Court 17th January 2023 as Belinda

Untitled Improv Project poster

Untitled Improv Project 12th November 2022 as Self

Is It Cake? poster

Is It Cake? 18th March 2022 as Self - Judge

About Last Night poster

About Last Night 10th February 2022 as Self

Inside Job poster

Inside Job 22nd October 2021 as Deany (voice)

Inside Job poster

Inside Job 22nd October 2021 as Additional Voices (voice)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs 20th November 2020 as Cupcake (voice)

Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs 20th November 2020 as Gabriella (voice)

Star Trek: Lower Decks poster

Star Trek: Lower Decks 6th August 2020 as Jennifer Sh'reyan (voice)

Close Enough poster

Close Enough 9th July 2020 as Kristen (voice)

Close Enough poster

Close Enough 9th July 2020 as Quinn (voice)

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 8th April 2020 as Self - Contestant

The Morning Show poster

The Morning Show 1st November 2019 as Emma

Lights Out with David Spade poster

Lights Out with David Spade 29th July 2019 as Self - Panelist

Nailed It! Holiday! poster

Nailed It! Holiday! 7th December 2018 as Guest Judge

A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things 26th September 2018 as Mallory

Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom poster

Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom 7th July 2018 as Jillian Goldensocks

Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom poster

Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom 7th July 2018 as Tina Hawk

Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island 7th July 2018 as Olf (voice)

Harvey Girls Forever! poster

Harvey Girls Forever! 29th June 2018 as Lotta (voice)

Craig of the Creek poster

Craig of the Creek 30th March 2018 as Mackenzie (voice)

Good Girls poster

Good Girls 26th February 2018 as Agent Phoebe Donnegan

The Guest Book poster

The Guest Book 3rd August 2017 as Sandy

Ginger Snaps poster

Ginger Snaps 19th June 2017 as Calista (voice)

Crashing poster

Crashing 19th February 2017 as Jess

The Earliest Show poster

The Earliest Show 28th October 2016 as Samantha Newman

To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth 14th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

Netflix Presents: The Characters poster

Netflix Presents: The Characters 11th March 2016

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ poster

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ 21st February 2016 as Nadine

Animals. poster

Animals. 5th February 2016 as C0298

Lucifer poster

Lucifer 25th January 2016 as Bree Garland/Abel

Life in Pieces poster

Life in Pieces 21st September 2015 as Cindy

Another Period poster

Another Period 23rd June 2015 as Penelope

Clipped poster

Clipped 16th June 2015 as Joy

Star vs. the Forces of Evil poster

Star vs. the Forces of Evil 18th January 2015 as Higgs (voice)

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero poster

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero 5th December 2014 as Matilda (voice)

Clarence poster

Clarence 14th April 2014 as Lauren / Kim / Square Mom (voice)

Friends with Better Lives poster

Friends with Better Lives 31st March 2014 as Deena

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones 6th February 2014 as Self

@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick 21st October 2013 as Self

Orange Is the New Black poster

Orange Is the New Black 11th July 2013 as Susan Fischer

Drunk History poster

Drunk History 9th July 2013 as Normal Woman

Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang! 8th June 2012 as Whitney Peeps

Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele 31st January 2012 as Marion Glass

Are You There, Chelsea? poster

Are You There, Chelsea? 11th January 2012 as Dee Dee

Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers 9th January 2011 as Krissy (voice) / Krissy's Mom (voice)

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland 16th June 2010 as Oscar

Adventure Time poster

Adventure Time 5th April 2010 as Patience St. Pim (voice)

The Middle poster

The Middle 30th September 2009 as Cashier

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

The Big Bang Theory poster

The Big Bang Theory 24th September 2007 as Denise

Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars 1st June 2005 as Self - Audience Member

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 30th May 2005 as Self - Restaurant Patron

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Cowboy Hat Girl (voice)

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Wife (voice)

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as P-PSAT Sign-In Woman (voice)

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Successful Classmate (voice)

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as (voice)

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Sub Hub Employee (voice)

The Soup poster

The Soup 1st July 2004 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest