Alias: Merrin Dungey
Merrin
Dungey has been performing all her life. She started at the
age of four with ballet and danced all the way into her teens.
She performed in piano recitals throughout her childhood and
also competed as an ice skater.
Aside
from the occasional school musical, Merrin didn’t really start
acting until she was 18 years old and hosted a local teen
talk show. That opportunity lead to several commercials, but
she put everything on hold when she was accepted to UCLA.
When
she was a sophomore, Merrin became the youngest person to
ever win the UCLA School of Theater’s top acting prize at
their Annual Acting Awards ceremony.
After
graduation, she continued to hone her skills, studying with
Milton Katselas, who helped her develop her one-woman show,
"Black Like Who?," for the HBO Comedy Workspace.
Due
to the overwhelming success of that show, Merrin signed with
the William Morris Agency. Since then, she has guest starred
on numerous television series, including "Friends,"
"Seinfeld," "Murphy Brown," "City
of Angels" and "ER"; and had recurring roles
on "Malcolm in the Middle" and "The King of
Queens." As a stand-up comic, she has performed in the
Montreal Comedy Festival and on "Premium Blend"
for Comedy Central. She also appeared in the film, "EdTV,"
directed by Ron Howard.
Merrin
resides in Los Angeles.
Movies
- Deep
Impact
(1998)
- Edtv
(1999)
- Sky
Is Falling, The (2000)
- Scream
at the Sound of the Beep (2002)
TV
Shows
- "Party
Girl" (1996)
- "King
of Queens, The" (1998)
- "Malcolm
in the Middle" (2000)
- "Alias"
(2001)
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