Kate Micucci

Kate Micucci
Micucci performing at the Steve Allen Theater, 2009.
Born	(1980-03-31) March 31, 1980 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, songwriter, artist
Years active	2001–present

Kate Micucci (pronounced /mɪˈkuːtʃi/; born March 31, 1980) is an American actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, songwriter and artist. She is one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Her first major television exposure was her role as Stephanie Gooch in Scrubs, and she then portrayed Shelley in Raising Hope. She currently voices Raj's girlfriend, Lucy in The Big Bang Theory, Sadie in Steven Universe, Daisy in Nature Cat, and Velma Dinkley alongside Mindy Cohn.

Early life

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, of Italian ancestry, Micucci was raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state, where she first learned to play classical piano, taught by her mother. She graduated alongside rock musician Jordan White in 1998 from Nazareth Area High School. Micucci then received an A.A. in Fine Arts from Keystone College in La Plume, Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in Studio Art in 2003 from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.

Career

Micucci's TV credits include numerous television commercials, as well as Toni the barista on NBC's Four Kings, guest roles on Malcolm in the Middle, 'Til Death, How I Met Your Mother, Cory in the House, and Campus Ladies, and recurring roles on Scrubs and Raising Hope. Her film credits include The Last Hurrah, Bart Got a Room and When in Rome. She plays "Lily the IT girl" on Elevator produced by HBO's Runawaybox. In early 2009, she released a five-track EP entitled Songs.

Micucci appeared in five episodes of Scrubs ("My Lawyer's In Love", "My Absence", "My Chief Concern", "Our Histories", and "My Finale") as Stephanie Gooch, a ukulele player with whom Ted Buckland begins a relationship. She performs her song "Mr. Moon" as well as an adapted version of "Fuck You" (retitled "Screw You" for ABC), a song she typically performs as part of the musical duo Garfunkel and Oates. In 2009, she starred in the short film Imaginary Larry, co-written and co-directed by Riki Lindhome, her partner in Garfunkel and Oates. In August 2009, Micucci appeared in an advertising campaign for Hillshire Farms and for H & R Block in January 2010.

Performing as Garfunkel And Oates with Riki Lindhome at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in 2009

Micucci performs "Playin' with Micucci" on third Mondays at the Steve Allen Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, California, most recently in August and October 2011. In the act, she presents "songs and stories in [a] musical variety show." Micucci says the title is the only dirty aspect of the show. She can also frequently be seen performing with Lindhome in "An Evening with Garfunkel and Oates" at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. She performed with William H. Macy on the ukulele to promote the DVD release of the film Bart Got a Room. The video has been circulated around the Internet on sites such as YouTube and The Huffington Post.

In 2010, Micucci appeared in the Kristen Bell film When in Rome and also in an episode in the sixth season of the TV show Weeds as a slightly sedated waitress. She appeared in some episodes of the HBO series, Bored to Death and appeared as the babysitter/dogsitter/eldersitter Shelley in the series Raising Hope. In February 2011, Micucci appeared briefly in a Progressive Insurance ad as a waitress. She has also voiced a character on Pendleton Ward's animated series Adventure Time, as well as the character of Julie Kane on the Disney XD animated series Motorcity. She also voices the recurring character Sadie on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe. In July 2012, Kate appeared in Written by a Kid's production Scary Smash, a Geek and Sundry creation that was executive produced by Kim Evey, Felicia Day, and Sheri Byrant.

In January 2013, Micucci's casting was announced for a recurring role on The Big Bang Theory as "a potential love interest for ... Raj." Her character, the painfully shy Lucy, first appeared on February 14, 2013. Micucci appeared as a guest judge on King of the Nerds.

As of October 2015 she provides the voice of Velma Dinkley in the series Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, sharing with Mindy Cohn in other forms of media.

In 2016, she appeared in Season 1, Episode 6 in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Easy along with Orlando Bloom and Malin Akerman.

Discography

• Songs - EP (Released: 25 January 2009)

1. Walking in Los Angeles
2. Out the Door
3. Mr. Moon
4. Dear Deer
5. Just Say When

• EP Phone Home - EP (Released: 22 November 2010)

1. I Have a Crush on My Teacher
2. The Happy Song
3. For My Dog Jack
4. Song for the Late Night People
5. Soup in the Woods
6. Taking Chances

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Beat the Street	Roxy	Short film
2008	Husband for Hire	Bubble
2008	Bart Got a Room	Abby
2008	Finding Amanda	Thin girl	Uncredited
2009	Imaginary Larry	Kate	Short film
2009	The Last Hurrah	Susan
2010	Lee Mathers	Chelsea
2010	When in Rome	Stacy
2011	Smothered	Susie
2012	Decoding Annie Parker	Rachel
2014	Rudderless	Peaches
2014	Rio 2	Tiny	Voice
2014	Search Party	Wedding Singer Duo
2014	Planes: Fire & Rescue	Additional voices	Voice
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Popsicle	Voice
2016	Don't Think Twice	Allison
2016	Unleashed	Emma
2016	Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood	Velma Dinkley	Voice
2016	Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon	Velma Dinkley	Voice
2017	The Lego Batman Movie	Clayface	Voice
2017	The Little Hours	Genevra
2017	Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown	Velma Dinkley	Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Malcolm in the Middle	Heather	Episode: "Morp"
2006	How I Met Your Mother	Registrar	Episode: "Alantic City"
2006	Four Kings	Toni	8 episodes
2007	Campus Ladies	Less attractive girl	Episode: "Foreign Policy"
2008	Cory in the House	Becky	2 episodes
2009	Rules of Engagement	Tanya	Episode: "Poaching Timmy"
2009	Destined to Fail	Lisa	Pilot
2009	Elevator	Lily	2 episodes
2009	Scrubs	Stephanie Gooch	5 episodes
2010	'Til Death	Ally	12 episodes
2010	Laugh Track Mash-Ups	Annie Gibbler	Episode: "Ralphie n' Me"
2010	Weeds	Waitress	Episode: "A Shoe for a Shoe "
2010	Bored to Death	Sherri	2 episodes
2010–2014	Raising Hope	Shelley	26 episodes
2011	Suburgatory	Cindy	Episode: "Charity Case"
2012	Easy to Assemble	Yolanda	3 episodes
2012	Psych	Penny Chalmers	Episode: "Autopsy Turvy"
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Irma, Rook (voice)
2012–2013	Motorcity	Julie Kane (voice)	16 episodes
2013	The Big Bang Theory	Lucy	7 episodes
2013	Out There	Jay Stevens (voice)	10 episodes
2013	Teen Titans Go!	Parry (voice)	Episode: "Parasite"
2013–present	Steven Universe	Sadie (voice)	14 episodes
2013	Key and Peele	Scout	Episode: "Cunnilingus Class"
2014	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Irma Langinstein / Rook (voice)	6 episodes
2014	Garfunkel and Oates	Kate	8 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer
2014	TripTank	Caller in Purple Helmet (voice)
2014	The 7D	Ghost Girl (voice)	Episode: "Buckets/Frankengloom"
2014	Ben 10: Omniverse	Luhley (voice)	2 episodes
2014	Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas	Jovie (voice)	Television film
2015	Kroll Show	Stephanie	Episode: "Lizards vs. Penguins"
2015	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Cute-ling General (voice)	Episode: ""The Ripple Effect"
2015	The Comedians	Kate Micucci	Episode: "Overhear"
2015	Turbo FAST	Tiffany (voice)
2015	Another Period		3 episodes
2015	Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!	Velma Dinkley (voice)
2015	Scooby-Doo! Lego Shorts	Velma Dinkley (voice)
2015	Nature Cat	Daisy (voice)
2016	The Powerpuff Girls	Hope (voice)
2016	Mighty Magiswords	Penny Plasm (voice)
2016	Milo Murphy's Law	Sara (voice)
2016	Easy	Annie	Episode: "Utopia"

Awards

On December 30, 2009, G4TV named Micucci the #1 Woman of Comedy.

External links

• Official website
• Kate Micucci at IMDb