Alice Wetterlund | |
---|---|
Born | Minnesota, U.S. | May 16, 1981
Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian, podcast host |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | Silicon Valley |
Spouse |
Andy Haynes
(m. 2011; div. 2013) |
Website | alicewetterlund |
Alice Wetterlund (born May 16, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host.[1] She played Carla Walton on the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley,[2] and currently plays D'Arcy Bloom on the SyFy TV series Resident Alien.[3]
Early life and education
Wetterlund was born in Minnesota and relocated to New York City in 1999, where she attended Cooper Union.[4]
Career
She began doing stand-up comedy in the late 2000s, and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre improv group from 2008 on. This led to an audition[5] for MTV's Girl Code,[6] where one of her notable parts was in a parody TV commercial for "Culture Culture Probiotics" - a "cure" for diarrhea.[7] Since then, she has been featured in many television commercials for companies such as BMW, Lenscrafters, Scotch Brite and Southwest Airlines.[8] She has appeared on Cave Comedy Radio as a teacher of meditation and cat whispering.[9]
Wetterlund and Veronica Osorio co-host the Star Trek: The Next Generation podcast Treks and the City. Wetterlund and Kevin Porter co-host the Maisel Goys (hosted under the Gilmore Guys podcast) about Amazon Prime's television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She currently plays D'Arcy Bloom in the Syfy series Resident Alien.
Personal life
Wetterlund married comedian Andy Haynes on September 20, 2011; they divorced two years later.[10][11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Mad Men Jumps the Shark | Joan Holloway | Short |
2011 | The Math | Michelle Sellers | |
Close to You | Unknown | Also Writer and Producer | |
2013 | Hashtag Warrior | Short | |
2014 | The Interview | Alice | |
2015 | The Shocking Truth about Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Short |
Welcome to Bridgetown | Herself | Documentary | |
2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Cousin Terry | |
TBA | Normal | Sunny Berger | Short; post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Chelsea Lately | Herself | 1 episode |
New Girl | Hostess | ||
Betas | Young Manager | ||
2013–15 | Girl Code | Herself | 76 episodes |
2015–16 | Silicon Valley | Carla Walton | 6 episodes |
2015–17 | @Midnight | Herself | 5 episodes |
2016 | Flophouse | 1 episode | |
Adam DeVine's House Party | |||
The UCB Show | N/A | ||
Take My Wife | Alice | ||
Conan | Herself | 2 episodes | |
2016–17 | People of Earth | Kelly Grady | 20 episodes |
2017 | Talk Show the Game Show | Herself | 1 episode |
2018 | GLOW | Carol | Episode: "Mother of All Matches" |
Alone Together | Stephie | Episode: "Mom" | |
The 5th Quarter | Shirley | 2 episodes | |
2019 | Single Parents | Nora | Episode: "The Shed" |
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Dr. Inx | Episode: "The Rhy Chromosome" | |
2020 | Interrogation | Alice Morgan | 2 episodes |
Space Force | Maj. Jane Pike | Episode: "Lunar Habitat" | |
2021–present | Resident Alien | D'Arcy Bloom | Main role, 23 episodes |
2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Melponar Triplets (voice) | Episode: "Crisis Point II: Paradoxus" |
References
- ↑ Holm, Barbara (April 15, 2014). "Bridgetown Second Night". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ Chappell, Les (May 4, 2015). "Silicon Valley: "The Lady"". A.V. Club. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Weldon, Glen (January 27, 2021). "'Resident Alien': The Truth Is Way, Way Out There". NPR. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Made by Alumni: Film and Television | The Cooper Union". cooper.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ↑ Hill, Jazmine (May 30, 2013). "Get Happy & Smile Hard With Alice Wetterlund!". Serial Optimist. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Girl Code — Cast Bios". MTV. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Girl Code Introduces Probiotic For When You Have Diarrhea... Just You, No One Else Gets Diarrhea". The Huffington Post. March 24, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ Rackham, Casey (November 19, 2014). "'Girl Code's' Alice Wetterlund has basically been in every commercial ever". Zap2it. Zap2it. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Baby Geniuses: Episode 63". cavecomedyradio.com. Cave Comedy Radio. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ "MG 103 - Because You Left (with Anthony Troli)". acast. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ↑ Castro, Danilo (July 18, 2018). "Alice Wetterlund: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Alice Wetterlund at IMDb
- "Vag" is Lame – Article in Slate by Wetterlund