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{{short description|American actress and singer}}
{{short description|American actress and singer}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Missi Pyle
| name = Missi Pyle
| image = Missi Pyle 2012.jpg
| image = Missi Pyle 2012.jpg
| caption = Pyle at the [[American Cinema Editors Awards 2012|2012 ACE Eddie Awards]] in [[Beverly Hills]]
| caption = Pyle at the [[American Cinema Editors Awards 2012|2012 ACE Eddie Awards]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]]
| birth_name = Andrea Kay Pyle
| birth_name = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|16}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|16}}
| birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| education = [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| nationality =
| education = [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active = 1996–present
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Antonio Sacre]]|2000|2005|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|[[Casey Anderson (naturalist)|Casey Anderson]]|2008|2012|reason=divorced}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Antonio Sacre]]|2000|2005|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Casey Anderson (naturalist)|Casey Anderson]]|2008|2012|reason=divorced}}
}}
}}
| children = 1
| module = {{infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Smith & Pyle]]}}
| label = Urban Prairie Records
| associated_acts =
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'''Missi Pyle''' (born November 16, 1972)<ref>{{cite news |title=On this Date: Birthdays |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114484651/the-modesto-bee/ |access-date=December 12, 2022 |work=[[The Modesto Bee]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |quote=Actress Missi Pyle is 46. |date=November 16, 2018 |page=A 2 |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212020650/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114484651/the-modesto-bee/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in a number of films, including ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' (1999), ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' (2001), ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|''Bringing Down the House'']]'' (2003), ''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]'' (2004), ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), ''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]'' (2008), ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]'' (2011), ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' (2014), [[Captain Fantastic (film)|''Captain Fantastic'']] (2016), and ''[[Ma (2019 film)|Ma]]'' (2019).


Pyle has also appeared in various television series, such as ''[[The Mentalist]]'' (2010), ''[[Cleaners (TV series)|Cleaners]]'' (2013–2014), ''[[Jennifer Falls]]'' (2014), ''[[Another Period]]'' (2015–2018), [[Bordertown (American TV series)|''Bordertown'']] (2016), ''[[The Soul Man]]'' (2016), [[Mom (TV series)|''Mom'']] (2017), [[Impulse (TV series)|''Impulse'']] (2018–2019), and [[Dirty John (TV series)|''Dirty John'']] (2020).
'''Andrea Kay''' '''Pyle''' (born November 16, 1972), known professionally as '''Missi Pyle''', is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in a number of successful films, including ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' (1999), ''[[Big Fish]]'' and [[Bringing Down the House (film)|''Bringing Down the House'']] (both 2003), ''[[50 First Dates]]'' and ''[[DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story]]'' (both 2004), ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), [[Just My Luck (2006 film)|''Just My Luck'']] (2006), ''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]'' (2008), ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]'' (2011), ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' (2014), [[Captain Fantastic (film)|''Captain Fantastic'']] (2016), and ''[[Ma (film)|Ma]]'' (2019).

Pyle has appeared in various television series, including ''[[The Wedding Bells]]'' (2007), [[Cleaners (TV series)|Cleaners]] (2013-2014), ''[[Jennifer Falls]]'' (2014), ''[[Another Period]]'' (2015-2018), [[Bordertown (American TV series)|''Bordertown'']] and ''[[The Soul Man]]'' (both 2016), [[Mom (TV series)|''Mom'']] (2017), [[Impulse (TV series)|''Impulse'']] (2018), and [[Dirty John (TV series)|''Dirty John'']] (2020).

In addition to acting, Pyle has also worked as a musician. With actress [[Shawnee Smith]], she served as half of [[Smith & Pyle]], a [[country rock]] duo.


In addition to acting, Pyle has also previously worked as a singer. With actress [[Shawnee Smith]], she served as half of [[Smith & Pyle]], a [[country rock]] duo.
==Early life==
Pyle, the youngest daughter of Linda and Frank Pyle, was born in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], and raised in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. She has two older sisters, Debbie and Julie; two older brothers, Sam and Paul; one younger half-brother, Gordon; and a half-sister, Meredith.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} Pyle attended the [[North Carolina School of the Arts]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]], and graduated in 1995. For her achievements, Pyle was honored by the Poplar Pike Playhouse at her alma mater [[Germantown High School (Germantown, Tennessee)|Germantown High School]] in [[Germantown, Tennessee]].


==Career==
==Career==
Pyle has guest starred on many television shows, including ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'', ''[[Mad About You]]'', ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'', ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]'', and ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''. She started her film career with a minor role in ''[[As Good as It Gets]]'', starring [[Helen Hunt]] and [[Jack Nicholson]]. After her breakout role in ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', she had supporting roles in ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'' (for which she and [[Queen Latifah]] were nominated for an [[MTV Movie Award]] for Best Fight), ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'', ''[[Home Alone 4]]'', ''[[Exposed (2003 film)|Exposed]]'', ''[[Big Fish]]'', ''[[Along Came Polly]]'', ''[[Soul Plane]]'', ''[[Stormbreaker (film)|Stormbreaker]]'', and ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''. She was also the female lead in ''BachelorMan''. She also appears in ''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]''. She also had a brief appearance in ''[[50 First Dates]]'' and starred in ''[[A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song]]''.
Pyle has guest starred on many television shows, including ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'', ''[[Mad About You]]'', ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'', ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]'', and ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''. She started her film career with a minor role in ''[[As Good as It Gets]]'', starring [[Helen Hunt]] and [[Jack Nicholson]]. After her breakout role in ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', she had supporting roles in ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'' (for which she and [[Queen Latifah]] were nominated for an [[MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie Award]] for Best Fight), ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'', ''[[Home Alone 4]]'', ''[[Exposed (2003 film)|Exposed]]'', ''[[Big Fish]]'', ''[[Along Came Polly]]'', ''[[Soul Plane]]'', ''[[Stormbreaker (film)|Stormbreaker]]'', and ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''. She was the female lead in ''BachelorMan''. She appears in ''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]''. She had a brief appearance in ''[[50 First Dates]]'' and starred in ''[[A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song]]''.
[[File:Équipe The Artist Cannes 2011.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Selected cast and crew of ''[[The Artist (film)|The Artist]]'' at the 2011 [[Cannes Film Festival]]; (left to right) [[Ludovic Bource]] (composer), [[Michel Hazanavicius]] (director), [[Missi Pyle]] (actress), [[Bérénice Bejo]] (actress), [[Jean Dujardin]] (actor), [[Guillaume Schiffman]] (cinematographer), and [[Thomas Langmann]] (producer)]]

Pyle played Jake's Elementary School teacher Ms. Pasternak on ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''. The role was recast in 2009 for undisclosed reasons, but Pyle returned to the series in the same role in 2011 and again in the series finale "[[Of Course He's Dead]]" in 2015.
Pyle played Jake's elementary school teacher Ms. Pasternak on ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''. The role was recast in 2009 for undisclosed reasons; however, it is believed that it was to show the emotional change she went through after Charlie dumped and hurt her.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Pyle returned to the series in the same role in 2011 and again in the series finale "[[Of Course He's Dead]]" in 2015.


In 2008, Missi starred in the Broadway play ''[[Boeing-Boeing (play)|Boeing-Boeing]]'' opposite [[Christine Baranski]], [[Mark Rylance]], [[Greg Germann]], [[Paige Davis]] and [[Rebecca Gayheart]]. The play closed in January 2009.
In 2008, Missi starred in the Broadway play ''[[Boeing-Boeing (play)|Boeing-Boeing]]'' opposite [[Christine Baranski]], [[Mark Rylance]], [[Greg Germann]], [[Paige Davis]] and [[Rebecca Gayheart]]. The play closed in January 2009.


Pyle was scheduled to ring the closing bell for the trading day at the [[New York Stock Exchange]] on September 29, 2008 to promote ''Boeing-Boeing'', but backed out minutes before the close of trading in order to not associate herself with ending a calamitous day of financial turmoil which resulted in the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] losing 778 points, the largest point loss ever in a session in the wake of the [[financial crisis of 2007–2008]]. She watched from the floor as an NYSE staffer pushed the button and gaveled the end of trading instead.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/business/01bell.html?ref=business | work=The New York Times | title=Turmoil Tarnishes a Cherished Tradition | first=Ben | last=White | date=October 1, 2008 | accessdate=May 12, 2010}}</ref>
Pyle was scheduled to ring the closing bell for the trading day at the [[New York Stock Exchange]] on September 29, 2008, to promote ''Boeing-Boeing'', but backed out minutes before the close of trading so as not to associate herself with ending a calamitous day of financial turmoil which resulted in the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] losing 778 points, the largest point loss ever in a session in the wake of the [[financial crisis of 2007–2008]]. She watched from the floor as an NYSE staffer pushed the button and gaveled the end of trading instead.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/business/01bell.html?ref=business | work=The New York Times | title=Turmoil Tarnishes a Cherished Tradition | first=Ben | last=White | date=October 1, 2008 | access-date=May 12, 2010 | archive-date=March 10, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310223112/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/business/01bell.html?ref=business | url-status=live }}</ref>


She was part of a country music group with actress [[Shawnee Smith]] called [[Smith & Pyle]]. The two actresses met while filming an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy pilot titled ''Traveling in Packs''. The band started after Smith invited Pyle to join her in attending the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]]. While stuck in traffic, Pyle talked about her dream to be a rock star and Smith agreed to form a band with her. Their first album, "It's OK to Be Happy", was released digitally through [[iTunes]] and [[Amazon.com]] in July 2008. The debut album was recorded in [[Joshua Tree, California]] at [[Rancho de la Luna]] and was produced by [[Chris Goss]]. The two actresses have also become business partners and formed their own record label called Urban Prairie Records, under which "It's OK to be Happy" was released. According to an interview Smith did with pretty-scary.net in August 2008, a Smith & Pyle television or webisode series might be in the works. Smith also mentioned the idea of a series on Fangoria radio with [[Dee Snider]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangoriaradio.com/Audio2.html |title=Shawnee Smith on Fangoria radio |publisher=Fangoriaradio.com |date= |accessdate=September 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107042400/http://www.fangoriaradio.com/Audio2.html |archivedate=November 7, 2008 }}</ref> Currently there are 3 videos posted on [[YouTube]] that show the making of the record. They also have a 10-minute "making of" video on [[Vimeo]] called ''Smith & Pyle: Desert Sessions''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/smithandpyle |title=Smith & Pyle Official MySpace Page |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=September 8, 2010}}{{Self-published source|date=December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://smithandpyle.com |title=Smith & Pyle Official Website |publisher=Smithandpyle.com |date= |accessdate=September 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726095708/http://smithandpyle.com/ |archivedate=July 26, 2010 }}{{Self-published source|date=December 2012}}</ref>
Pyle was part of a country music group with actress [[Shawnee Smith]] called [[Smith & Pyle]]. The two actresses met while filming an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy pilot titled ''Traveling in Packs''. The band started after Smith invited Pyle to join her in attending the [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]]. While stuck in traffic, Pyle talked about her dream to be a rock star and Smith agreed to form a band with her. Their first album, "It's OK to Be Happy", was released digitally through [[iTunes]] and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]] in July 2008. The debut album was recorded in [[Joshua Tree, California]] at [[Rancho De La Luna]] and was produced by [[Chris Goss]]. The two actresses have also become business partners and formed their own record label called Urban Prairie Records, under which "It's OK to be Happy" was released. According to an interview Smith did with pretty-scary.net in August 2008, a Smith & Pyle television or webisode series might be in the works. Smith also mentioned the idea of a series on Fangoria radio with [[Dee Snider]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangoriaradio.com/Audio2.html |title=Shawnee Smith on Fangoria radio |publisher=Fangoriaradio.com |access-date=September 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107042400/http://www.fangoriaradio.com/Audio2.html |archive-date=November 7, 2008 }}</ref> Currently there are three videos posted on [[YouTube]] that show the making of the record. They also have a 10-minute "making of" video on [[Vimeo]] called ''Smith & Pyle: Desert Sessions''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/smithandpyle |title=Smith & Pyle Official MySpace Page |publisher=Myspace.com |access-date=September 8, 2010 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113048/https://myspace.com/smithandpyle |url-status=live }}{{Self-published source|date=December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://smithandpyle.com |title=Smith & Pyle Official Website |publisher=Smithandpyle.com |access-date=September 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726095708/http://smithandpyle.com/ |archive-date=July 26, 2010 }}{{Self-published source|date=December 2012}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Pyle married wildlife naturalist [[Casey Anderson (naturalist)|Casey Anderson]] on September 12, 2008. The wedding was country-western themed and took place in [[Montana]]. Wedding guests included bandmate [[Shawnee Smith]] and comedian [[Steve Agee]]. Anderson's pet grizzly bear, [[Brutus (bear)|Brutus]], served as his best man in the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://smithandpyle.com/2008/09/weddin-on-the-prairie/ |title=Smith & Pyle Blog, "Weddin' on the Prairie!" |work=Smithandpyle.com |date=12 September 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006011042/http://smithandpyle.com/2008/09/weddin-on-the-prairie/ |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |publisher=Urban Prairie, LLC}}</ref> Pyle and Anderson appeared in "Grizzly Dogs", the October 22, 2010, episode of ''[[Dog Whisperer]]'', in which they sought the help of [[Cesar Millan]] to rehabilitate their dog.<ref>{{cite episode |series=[[Dog Whisperer]] |network=[[Nat Geo Wild]] |title=Grizzly Dogs |airdate=October 22, 2010 |season=7 |number=3}}</ref> Pyle confirmed their breakup in 2013.{{cn|date=April 2024}} She has one daughter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/missi-pyle-rides-lifes-curves-to-cabaret-act-in-the-city/Content?oid=2536720 |title=Missi Pyle rides life's curves to cabaret act in The City |newspaper=[[The San Francisco Examiner]] |first=Robert |last=Sokol |date=6 August 2013 |access-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228071938/http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/missi-pyle-rides-lifes-curves-to-cabaret-act-in-the-city/Content?oid=2536720 |archive-date=28 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hi friends its me, Missi. Zooey, my daughter, and I met Duana and her gorgeous amazing family a few years ago at Knotts Berry Farm.|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C17w08MS3qn/ |website=instagram.com}}</ref>
Pyle was married to author [[Antonio Sacre]] from 2000 to 2005.

Pyle married naturalist [[Casey Anderson (naturalist)|Casey Anderson]] on September 12, 2008. The wedding was country-western themed and took place in [[Montana]]. Wedding guests included bandmate [[Shawnee Smith]] and comedian [[Steve Agee]]. Anderson's pet grizzly bear, [[Brutus (bear)|Brutus]], served as his best man in the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://smithandpyle.com/2008/09/weddin-on-the-prairie/ |title=Smith & Pyle Blog, "Weddin' on the Prairie!" |work=Smithandpyle.com |date=12 September 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006011042/http://smithandpyle.com/2008/09/weddin-on-the-prairie/ |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |publisher=Urban Prairie, LLC}}</ref> Pyle and Anderson appeared in "Grizzly Dogs", the October 22, 2010 episode of ''[[Dog Whisperer]]'', in which they sought the help of [[Cesar Millan]] to rehabilitate their dog.<ref>{{cite episode |series=[[Dog Whisperer]] |network=[[Nat Geo Wild]] |title=Grizzly Dogs |airdate=October 22, 2010 |season=7 |number=3}}</ref> Pyle confirmed their breakup in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/missi-pyle-rides-lifes-curves-to-cabaret-act-in-the-city/Content?oid=2536720 |title=Missi Pyle rides life's curves to cabaret act in The City |newspaper=[[The San Francisco Examiner]] |first=Robert |last=Sokol |date=6 August 2013 |access-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228071938/http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/missi-pyle-rides-lifes-curves-to-cabaret-act-in-the-city/Content?oid=2536720 |archive-date=28 December 2013}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''[[Trick (1999 film)|Trick]]''
| ''[[Trick (1999 film)|Trick]]''
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| ''[[Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House]]''
| ''[[Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House]]''
| Vera
| Vera Murchins
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| ''[[Exposed (2003 film)|Exposed]]''
| ''[[Exposed (2003 film)|Exposed]]''
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| ''[[50 First Dates]]''
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| Noreen
| Noreen
|Cameo
| Uncredited
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| ''[[Soul Plane]]''
| ''[[Soul Plane]]''
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| ''[[DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story]]''
| ''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]''
| Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski
| Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky
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| ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]''
| ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]''
| Zoo keeper
| Zoo Keeper
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| Uncredited
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| ''[[Meet Market (film)|Meet Market]]''
| ''[[Meet Market (film)|Meet Market]]''
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| ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''
| ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''
| [[Mrs. Beauregarde]]
| Scarlett Beauregarde
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| ''[[Stormbreaker (film)|Stormbreaker]]''
| ''[[Stormbreaker (film)|Stormbreaker]]''
| [[Nadia Vole]]
| Nadia Vole
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| ''[[Still Waiting...]]''
| ''[[Still Waiting...]]''
| Rocky Rhoades/Exotic dancer
| Rocky Rhoades/Exotic dancer
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| Direct-to-DVD
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| ''[[Taking Chances (film)|Taking Chances]]''
| ''[[Taking Chances (2009 film)|Taking Chances]]''
| Faith Fishback
| Faith Fishback
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| ''A Fork in the Road''
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| Nola
| Nola
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| ''{{sortname|The|Artist|dab=film}}''
| Constance
| Constance
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| Nominated – [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast]]
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| ''{{sortname|A|Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song}}''
| ''{{sortname|A|Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song}}''
| Gail Van Ravensway
| Gail Van Ravensway
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| 2012
| 2012
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| ''Bakersfield, Earth''
| Judy
| Judy
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| Short film
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| ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]''
| ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]''
| [[Graeae|Gray Sister]] #3
| [[Graeae|Gray Sister]]
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| ''Killing Vivian''
| ''Killing Vivian''
| Megan
| Megan
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| Short film
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| ''[[A Haunted House 2|''A Haunted House 2]]''
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| Noreen
| Noreen
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| ''[[Kiss Me (film 2014)|Kiss Me]]''
| ''[[Kiss Me (2014 film)|Kiss Me]]''
| Pam
| Pam
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| ''Dragula''
| ''Dragula''
| Maggie
| Maggie
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| Short film
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| ''[[Hollywood Adventures]]''
| ''[[Hollywood Adventures]]''
| Casting Director
| Casting director
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| ''[[Captain Fantastic (film)|Captain Fantastic]]''
| ''[[Captain Fantastic (film)|Captain Fantastic]]''
| Ellen McCune
| Ellen McCune
| Nominated – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| <small>Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]</small>
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| ''[[Slash (2016 film)|Slash]]''
| ''[[Slash (film)|Slash]]''
| Ronnie
| Ronnie
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| ''[[Deidra & Laney Rob a Train]]''
| ''[[Deidra & Laney Rob a Train]]''
| Mrs. Fowler
| Mrs. Fowler
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| ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]''
| ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]''
| Coach Webb
| Coach Webb
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|rowspan=3|2018
|rowspan=4|2018
| ''[[Traffik (2018 film)|Traffik]]''
| ''[[Traffik (film)|Traffik]]''
| Sheriff Sally Marnes
| Sally Marnes
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| ''[[Nobody's Fool (2018 film)|Nobody's Fool]]''
| ''[[Nobody's Fool (2018 film)|Nobody's Fool]]''
| Lauren Meadows
| Lauren Meadows
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| ''Miss Arizona''
| ''Miss Arizona''
| Bev
| Bev
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| ''[[Grace (2018 film)|Grace]]''
| Liz
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| ''[[Ma (film)|Ma]]''
| ''[[Ma (2019 film)|Ma]]''
| Mercedes
| Mercedes
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| ''[[Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse]]''
| Cythonna, Speaker of Nations (voice)
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| ''[[Bring It On: Cheer or Die]]''
| Principal Simmons
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| rowspan="2"|2023
| ''[[If You Were the Last]]''
| Megan Benson
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| Episode: "[[The Final Frontier (Mad About You)|The Final Frontier: Part 2]]"
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| ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''
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| Stacey
| Episode: "Drew's Reunion"
| Episode: "Drew's Reunion"
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| Various
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| ''[[The Tick]]''
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| Stacy Waxman
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| Episode: "Arthur Needs Space"
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| Episode: "[[Maris Returns]]"
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| ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
| ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
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| Miss Dolores Pasternak
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| Episode: "[[Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine]]"
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| ''[[Boston Legal]]''
| ''[[Boston Legal]]''
| Renee Winger
| Renee Winger
| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
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| 2007–10
| ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]''
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| Scarlett Lacey
| Scarlett Lacey
| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes
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| ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]''
| ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]''
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| Hope
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| 2 episodes
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| Amanda Pontell
| Amanda Pontell
| Main cast, 5 episodes
| Main role
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| 2008–11
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Tracy / Drunk Girl / Sorority Girl
| Tracy / drunk girl / sorority girl
| Voice; 2 episodes
| Voice; 2 episodes
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|-
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|rowspan=2|2008
| ''[[In Plain Sight]]''
| ''[[In Plain Sight]]''
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| Teri Ranzino / Treena Morris
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| Episode: "Never the Bride"
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| Receptionist / Marcy / Nancy (voice)
| 4 episodes
| 4 episodes
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|-
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|rowspan=2|2010–2011
| ''[[The Mentalist|''The Mentalist]]''
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| Karen Cross
| Karen Cross
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| 2 episodes
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| ''[[$h*! My Dad Says|$#*! My Dad Says]]''
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| Katie Palmer
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| Kitty Hawk woman (voice)
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| Episode: "[[Amish Guy]]"
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| ''[[1600 Penn]]''
| Agent Sarah Harlan
| Sarah Harlan
| Episode: "Frosting/Nixon"
| Episode: "Frosting/Nixon"
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| ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''
| data-sort-value="Two Broke Girls" | ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''
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| Charity Channing
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| Nancy
| Episode: "Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist"
| Episode: "Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist"
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| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''
| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''
| Various roles
| Various roles
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| 3 episodes
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| ''[[The Exes]]''
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| 2 episodes
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| ''[[The Crazy Ones|''The Crazy Ones]]''
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| Melora
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| ''[[Jennifer Falls]]''
| Dina Simac
| Dina Simac
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| Main role
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| ''[[Partners (2014 TV series)|Partners]]''
| ''[[Partners (2014 TV series)|Partners]]''
| Biffy Saint Murray
| Biffy Saint Murray
| Episode: "Let's Have a Simple Gwedding"
| Episode: "Let's Have a Simple Gwedding"
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| ''[[Infomercials (TV specials)|Infomercials]]''
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| Episode: "Goth Fitness"
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| 11 episodes
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| ''[[Bordertown (American TV series)|Bordertown]]''
| Gert Buckwald (voice)
| Gert Buckwald (voice)
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| Main role
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| Alicia
| Alicia
| Recurring role
| 11 episodes
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| ''[[Sing It! (TV series)|Sing It!]]''
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| Liz
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| Ava
| Episode: "Wade Delayed"
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| ''[[Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas]]''
| ''[[Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas]]''
| Chrissy
| Chrissy
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| TV film
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| ''[[To Tell the Truth]]''
| Celebrity Panelist
| Season 4, episode 11
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| 2020
| 2020
| ''[[Dirty John (TV series)|Dirty John]]''
| ''[[Dirty John (TV series)|Dirty John]]''
| Karen Kintner
| Karen Kintner
| Recurring role (season 2; ''The Betty Broderick Story'')<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise |title=‘Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story’: Missi Pyle & Holley Fain To Recur In Season 2 Of USA Anthology Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/dirty-john-the-betty-broderick-story-missi-pyle-holley-fain-to-recur-in-season-2-of-usa-anthology-series-1202762631/ |website=Deadline |date=October 18, 2019}}</ref>
| Recurring role (season 2; ''The Betty Broderick Story'')<ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title='Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story': Missi Pyle & Holley Fain To Recur In Season 2 Of USA Anthology Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/dirty-john-the-betty-broderick-story-missi-pyle-holley-fain-to-recur-in-season-2-of-usa-anthology-series-1202762631/ |website=Deadline |date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018172750/https://deadline.com/2019/10/dirty-john-the-betty-broderick-story-missi-pyle-holley-fain-to-recur-in-season-2-of-usa-anthology-series-1202762631/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Tonya Lovewell
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| Theresa Frost
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| ''[[Mr. Mayor]]''
| Nicole
| Episode: "Hearts Before Parts"
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Missi Pyle
Pyle at the 2012 ACE Eddie Awards in Beverly Hills, California
Born (1972-11-16) November 16, 1972 (age 52)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1995–present
Spouses
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(m. 2000; div. 2005)​
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(m. 2008; div. 2012)​
Children1
Musical career
GenresCountry
InstrumentVocals
LabelsUrban Prairie Records
Formerly of

Missi Pyle (born November 16, 1972)[1] is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in a number of films, including Galaxy Quest (1999), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Bringing Down the House (2003), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), The Artist (2011), Gone Girl (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016), and Ma (2019).

Pyle has also appeared in various television series, such as The Mentalist (2010), Cleaners (2013–2014), Jennifer Falls (2014), Another Period (2015–2018), Bordertown (2016), The Soul Man (2016), Mom (2017), Impulse (2018–2019), and Dirty John (2020).

In addition to acting, Pyle has also previously worked as a singer. With actress Shawnee Smith, she served as half of Smith & Pyle, a country rock duo.

Career

[edit]

Pyle has guest starred on many television shows, including Heroes, Mad About You, Boston Legal, Frasier, The Sarah Silverman Program, and 2 Broke Girls. She started her film career with a minor role in As Good as It Gets, starring Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson. After her breakout role in Galaxy Quest, she had supporting roles in Bringing Down the House (for which she and Queen Latifah were nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight), Josie and the Pussycats, Home Alone 4, Exposed, Big Fish, Along Came Polly, Soul Plane, Stormbreaker, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She was the female lead in BachelorMan. She appears in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. She had a brief appearance in 50 First Dates and starred in A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song.

Selected cast and crew of The Artist at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival; (left to right) Ludovic Bource (composer), Michel Hazanavicius (director), Missi Pyle (actress), Bérénice Bejo (actress), Jean Dujardin (actor), Guillaume Schiffman (cinematographer), and Thomas Langmann (producer)

Pyle played Jake's elementary school teacher Ms. Pasternak on Two and a Half Men. The role was recast in 2009 for undisclosed reasons; however, it is believed that it was to show the emotional change she went through after Charlie dumped and hurt her.[citation needed] Pyle returned to the series in the same role in 2011 and again in the series finale "Of Course He's Dead" in 2015.

In 2008, Missi starred in the Broadway play Boeing-Boeing opposite Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance, Greg Germann, Paige Davis and Rebecca Gayheart. The play closed in January 2009.

Pyle was scheduled to ring the closing bell for the trading day at the New York Stock Exchange on September 29, 2008, to promote Boeing-Boeing, but backed out minutes before the close of trading so as not to associate herself with ending a calamitous day of financial turmoil which resulted in the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 778 points, the largest point loss ever in a session in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007–2008. She watched from the floor as an NYSE staffer pushed the button and gaveled the end of trading instead.[2]

Pyle was part of a country music group with actress Shawnee Smith called Smith & Pyle. The two actresses met while filming an ABC comedy pilot titled Traveling in Packs. The band started after Smith invited Pyle to join her in attending the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. While stuck in traffic, Pyle talked about her dream to be a rock star and Smith agreed to form a band with her. Their first album, "It's OK to Be Happy", was released digitally through iTunes and Amazon.com in July 2008. The debut album was recorded in Joshua Tree, California at Rancho De La Luna and was produced by Chris Goss. The two actresses have also become business partners and formed their own record label called Urban Prairie Records, under which "It's OK to be Happy" was released. According to an interview Smith did with pretty-scary.net in August 2008, a Smith & Pyle television or webisode series might be in the works. Smith also mentioned the idea of a series on Fangoria radio with Dee Snider.[3] Currently there are three videos posted on YouTube that show the making of the record. They also have a 10-minute "making of" video on Vimeo called Smith & Pyle: Desert Sessions.[4][5]

Personal life

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Pyle married wildlife naturalist Casey Anderson on September 12, 2008. The wedding was country-western themed and took place in Montana. Wedding guests included bandmate Shawnee Smith and comedian Steve Agee. Anderson's pet grizzly bear, Brutus, served as his best man in the ceremony.[6] Pyle and Anderson appeared in "Grizzly Dogs", the October 22, 2010, episode of Dog Whisperer, in which they sought the help of Cesar Millan to rehabilitate their dog.[7] Pyle confirmed their breakup in 2013.[citation needed] She has one daughter.[8][9]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 As Good as It Gets Waitress
1999 Trick Actress with flowers
Galaxy Quest Laliari
2001 Josie and the Pussycats Alexandra Cabot
Let It Snow Ily
2002 Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House Vera Murchins
2003 Bringing Down the House Ashley Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
Exposed Amy
BachelorMan Heather
Big Fish Mildred
2004 Along Came Polly Roxanne
50 First Dates Noreen Cameo
Soul Plane Barbara Hunkee
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Zoo Keeper
Meet Market Ericka
2005 The Civilization of Maxwell Bright Cop
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Scarlett Beauregarde
2006 Just My Luck Peggy Braden
Mojave Phone Booth Sarah
Stormbreaker Nadia Vole
2007 Live! Plummy
Entry Level Liz
Feast of Love Agatha Smith
2008 Pretty Ugly People Lucy
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Raylene
Visioneers Sahra
American Crude Gigi
Soccer Mom Wendy Handler/Coach Lorenzo
2009 Spring Breakdown Charlene
Still Waiting... Rocky Rhoades/Exotic dancer
Taking Chances Faith Fishback
A Fork in the Road Nola
2010 Barry Munday Lida Griggs
Miss Nobody Charmaine
2011 The Artist Constance
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song Gail Van Ravensway
2012 My Uncle Rafael Blair Schumacher
2013 Bakersfield, Earth Judy
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Gray Sister
Killing Vivian Megan
2014 A Haunted House 2 Noreen
Just Before I Go Officer CT
Gone Girl Ellen Abbott
Kiss Me Pam
Dragula Maggie
2015 Uncle Nick Michelle
Hollywood Adventures Casting director
2016 Director's Cut Herself / Mabel
Captain Fantastic Ellen McCune Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Slash Ronnie
Emma's Chance Susan Peirce
Pandemic Denise
Miles Leslie Wayne
2017 Deidra & Laney Rob a Train Mrs. Fowler
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Coach Webb
2018 Traffik Sally Marnes
Nobody's Fool Lauren Meadows
Miss Arizona Bev
Grace Liz
2019 Walk. Ride. Rodeo. Tina Snyder
Ma Mercedes
2022 Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse Cythonna, Speaker of Nations (voice)
Bring It On: Cheer or Die Principal Simmons
2023 If You Were the Last Megan Benson
A Tourist's Guide to Love[10] Mona
2024 The Moon and Back Diane Gilbert Upcoming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Mad About You Beautiful woman Episode: "The Final Frontier: Part 2"
The Drew Carey Show Stacey Episode: "Drew's Reunion"
Friends Hillary Episode: "The One with Ross's Teeth"
2000 Battery Park Suzanne Episode: "Walter's Rib"
2001 Ally McBeal Marcia Hooper Episode: "Reach Out and Touch"
The Wayne Brady Show Various 6 episodes
Roswell Windy Sommers Episode: "Control"
The Tick Stacy Waxman Episode: "Arthur Needs Space"
2002 Philly Charise DuPree Episode: "Mojo Rising"
2003 Frasier Shannon Palmer Episode: "Maris Returns"
2004, 2010,
2011, 2015 		Two and a Half Men Miss Dolores Pasternak 4 episodes
2005 My Name Is Earl Shelly Stoker Episode: "Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine"
2006–2008 Boston Legal Renee Winger 3 episodes
2007–2010 The Sarah Silverman Program Scarlett Lacey 4 episodes
2007 Heroes Hope 2 episodes
The Wedding Bells Amanda Pontell Main role
2008–2011 American Dad! Tracy / drunk girl / sorority girl Voice; 2 episodes
2008 In Plain Sight Teri Ranzino / Treena Morris Episode: "Never the Bride"
Pushing Daisies Betty Bee Episode: "Bzzzzzzzzz!"
2009 Numbers Janet Galvin Episode: "Ultimatum"
2010 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Baylow Episode: "The Time Warp"
Rizzoli & Isles Merch owner Episode: "I Kissed a Girl"
The Life & Times of Tim Receptionist / Marcy / Nancy (voice) 4 episodes
2010–2011 The Mentalist Karen Cross 2 episodes
$#*! My Dad Says Katie Palmer 2 episodes
2011 Up All Night Kaye Episode: "Mr. Bob's Toddler Kaleidoscope"
Family Guy Kitty Hawk woman (voice) Episode: "Amish Guy"
2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Angie Beckencort Episode: "Whatever It Takes..."
2013 Newsreaders Rebecca Lionwek Episode: "Auto Erotic"
1600 Penn Sarah Harlan Episode: "Frosting/Nixon"
2 Broke Girls Charity Channing Episode: "And Not-So-Sweet Charity"
Warehouse 13 Lily Abbott Episode: "The Big Snag"
The Mindy Project Nancy Episode: "Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist"
2013–2014 Inside Amy Schumer Various roles 3 episodes
The Exes Sabrina/Julie 2 episodes
2014 The Crazy Ones Melora Episode: "Dead and Improved"
Jennifer Falls Dina Simac Main role
Partners Biffy Saint Murray Episode: "Let's Have a Simple Gwedding"
Infomercials Jan Jeremy Episode: "Goth Fitness"
2015 Hot in Cleveland Canadian Joy 2 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Trudy Malco Episode: "Granting Immunity"
Z Nation Bernadette Episode: "Rozwell"
Where the Bears Are Maggie Dexter 3 episodes
TripTank Woman / Crap Girl / Anna (voice) 3 episodes
2015–2018 Another Period Celery Bellacourt / Celery Savoy Recurring role
2016 Bordertown Gert Buckwald (voice) Main role
The Soul Man Alicia Recurring role
Sing It! Marcy Main role
Lady Dynamite Carol Simples Episode: "A Vaginismus Miracle"
Major Crimes Tina Walker Episode: "Off the Wagon"
Mary + Jane Feminist mobile librarian Episode: "Girl on Gurl"
Notorious Callie Connors Episode: "Kept and Broken"
2017 Dropping the Soap Lily 2 episodes
The Catch Chloe Jackson Episode: "The Bad Girl"
Mom Natasha Recurring role, 5 episodes
One Mississippi Cassandra Night Episode: "Who Do You Think You Are?"
2017–2018 Disjointed Mary Jane 2 episodes
2018 The Goldbergs Madame Charbenaux Episode: "1990-Something"
Impulse Cleo Coles Main role
2019 Drunk History Christa Gruhle Episode: "Love"
Bob Hearts Abishola Liz Episode: "Square Hamburger, Round Buns"
The Unicorn Ava Episode: "Wade Delayed"
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas Chrissy TV film
To Tell the Truth Celebrity Panelist Season 4, episode 11
2020 Dirty John Karen Kintner Recurring role (season 2; The Betty Broderick Story)[11]
2021 The Big Leap Tonya Lovewell 2 episodes
A Hollywood Christmas Theresa Frost
2022 Mr. Mayor Nicole Episode: "Hearts Before Parts"
Y: The Last Man Roxanne 5 episodes
A Tale Dark & Grimm The Rain / Widow Fischer (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks Cardassian interrogator Episode: "Strange Energies"
Celebrity Beef Herself Episode: "Critical Designer vs. Critically Acclaimed"

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Greetings from Home Sue 12 episodes
2013–14 Cleaners Eileen Main role, 18 episodes
2016 The Lottery Teresa Yaw A Short Film On Shane Dawson TV

Appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Play Dodgeball with Ben Stiller Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky Omaze Charity Dodgeball
Run Nurse Music video by Foo Fighters

Stage credits

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 900 Oneonta Burning Jewel Circle Repertory Theatre
September 15–22, 1996
2008 Boeing-Boeing Gretchen Longacre Theatre
September 9 – October 7, 2008
2012–2013 Bare Sister Joan New World Stages
December 19, 2012 – February 3, 2013

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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References

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  1. ^ "On this Date: Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. November 16, 2018. p. A 2. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022. Actress Missi Pyle is 46.
  2. ^ White, Ben (October 1, 2008). "Turmoil Tarnishes a Cherished Tradition". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "Shawnee Smith on Fangoria radio". Fangoriaradio.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "Smith & Pyle Official MySpace Page". Myspace.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2010.[self-published source]
  5. ^ "Smith & Pyle Official Website". Smithandpyle.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.[self-published source]
  6. ^ "Smith & Pyle Blog, "Weddin' on the Prairie!"". Smithandpyle.com. Urban Prairie, LLC. September 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  7. ^ "Grizzly Dogs". Dog Whisperer. Season 7. Episode 3. October 22, 2010. Nat Geo Wild.
  8. ^ Sokol, Robert (August 6, 2013). "Missi Pyle rides life's curves to cabaret act in The City". The San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Hi friends its me, Missi. Zooey, my daughter, and I met Duana and her gorgeous amazing family a few years ago at Knotts Berry Farm". instagram.com.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (May 6, 2022). "Ben Feldman, Missi Pyle & More Round Out Cast Of Netflix's Romance 'A Tourist's Guide To Love'". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (October 18, 2019). "'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story': Missi Pyle & Holley Fain To Recur In Season 2 Of USA Anthology Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
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