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Amy Sedaris

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Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and the prequel film Strangers with Candy (2005), which she also wrote. Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy-drama series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020) which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amy Sedaris is the 68th most popular comedian (down from 61st in 2019), the 11,445th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,818th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Amy Sedaris ranks 68 out of 98Before her are Jemaine Clement, Fred Armisen, Kathy Griffin, Amy Schumer, Bill Hicks, and Jeff Dunham. After her are B. J. Novak, Wanda Sykes, Janeane Garofalo, Dave Chappelle, Mindy Kaling, and Gallagher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Amy Sedaris ranks 509Before her are Dimitrie Popescu, María Barranco, Louise Mushikiwabo, Hannelore Kraft, Linas Antanas Linkevičius, and Leonard Orban. After her are Erez Tal, Thomas Dooley, Glenn Plummer, Darren Star, Igors Rausis, and Rudy Dhaenens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Amy Sedaris ranks 11,447 out of 20,380Before her are Roy Harris (1898), Alan Gilbert (1967), Lyle Campbell (1942), Julie Bishop (1914), Samantha Smith (1969), and Terry Kiser (1939). After her are Pauline Betz (1919), Tim DeKay (1963), Ken Griffey Jr. (1969), Neal H. Moritz (1959), Jena Malone (1984), and Luther Adler (1903).

Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Amy Sedaris ranks 57Before her are Dax Shepard (1975), Fred Armisen (1966), Kathy Griffin (1960), Amy Schumer (1981), Bill Hicks (1961), and Jeff Dunham (1962). After her are B. J. Novak (1979), Wanda Sykes (1964), Janeane Garofalo (1964), Dave Chappelle (1973), Mindy Kaling (1979), and Gallagher (1946).