Stephanie Allynne

Stephanie Allynne
Born (1985-09-19) September 19, 1985 (age 39)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • comedian
Years active2009–present
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children2

Stephanie Allynne (born September 19, 1985)[1][2] is an American actress, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles in In a World... (2013), Dream Corp, LLC (2016), One Mississippi (2016–17), and The L Word: Generation Q (2019–2023).

Biography

Allynne moved from southern California to Buffalo, New York, for some of her youth.[3] She headed to Los Angeles at the age of 18 and joined the Upright Citizens Brigade. She performs regularly with ASSSSCAT, Wild Horses, and Last Day of School: The Text Message show.[4] Allynne started making numerous appearances on television including The League, The Mindy Project, Happy Endings, 2 Broke Girls, Kroll Show, and Key & Peele.[3] Allynne wrote and co-starred in One Mississippi with her wife Tig Notaro. The show was a loose autobiography about their lives.[5] Allynne is developing an hour drama for HBO.[citation needed]

Personal life

Allynne married comedian Tig Notaro on October 24, 2015. According to Allynne, before her relationship with Notaro she had never dated women, saying, "I was so into Tig and I was falling in love with her and I didn't know how to identify it because I thought I was straight."[6] In June 2016, their twin sons were born via surrogate.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Tomorrow Paige Short film
2012 Turkey Day Jane Short film
2013 K.I.T. C.J. Short film
2013 In a World... Nancy
2013 Gregory Go Boom Willie, Date 1 Short film
2013 The Boyfriend Experience: Girls & Ribs James's GF Short film
2013 Librarians Lisa Short film
2014 Our RoboCop Remake Female Shop Owner Segment: "Scene 26"
2014 No Is a Full Sentence Madison Short film; also wrote and produced
2015 People Places Things Charlie
2015 Donald and Jess Short film
2015 Clown Service Clown Dispatcher Short film
2015 Unengaged Nicki Short film
2015 Let's Do It Short film
2016 Punching Henry Zoe
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Officer Stephanie
2016 The Fun Company Parker Short film; also wrote, produced and directed
2016 First to Last Her Short film
2017 Dave Made a Maze Brynn
2017 All Nighter Tracy
2017 Please Stand By Nurse
2018 Pacific Rim: Uprising Amara's Mother
2018 Coda Kristin Short film
2018 Someone You Know Amelia Short film
2018 The Front Runner SF TV Producer
2022 Am I OK? — Director and producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–2015 UCB Comedy Originals Herself 4 episodes; wrote 1 episode
2010–2015 Funny or Die Various
2011 The Back Room Annette Bening Episode: "Rich Fulcher"
2011 Can't Get Arrested Angelica Fritzman Episode: "If the Glove Doesn't Fit..."
2011–2013 The Midnight Show Herself 3 episodes
2012 Key & Peele Karen Episode: "Flicker"
2012 Happy Endings Stephanie Episode: "You Snooze, You Bruise"
2012 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Daughter 1 episode
2012 The Aquabats! Super Show! Lanolin Lady! Episode: "Showtime"
2012 Up All Night Vanessa Episode: "Another Saturday Night"
2012 2 Broke Girls Laughing Girl Episode: "And the Pre-Approved Credit Card"
2012 Fun Girl #2 Episode: "And the Candy Manwich"
2012–2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Stephanie 5 episodes
2012–2015 Animation Domination High-Def Various (voice) 8 episodes
2013 Bro-Dependent Carolyn Miniseries
2013 The Mindy Project Tash Episode: "Mindy's Birthday"
2013 CollegeHumor Originals 20s-Something Woman Episode: "Why Can't You Use Phones on Planes?"
2013 The League Sarah Episode: "The Bringer Show"
2013–2014 The Birthday Boys Various 3 episodes
2014 Kroll Show Becca Episode: "Sponsored by Stamps"
2014 Dinner and a Show Claudia TV Pilot
2014 Maron Shay Episode: "Boomer Lives"
2015 Assassin Banana Grapefruit Reporter / Crab Apple (voice) Miniseries; 1 episode
2015 Guy Code Episode: "Show You My Tips"
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters Bus Station Employee Episode: "Lauren Lapkus"
2016–2017 Animals. Various (voice) 3 episodes
2016 Dream Corp LLC Joey Powell Main cast (season 1)
2016–2017 One Mississippi Kate 10 episodes; also writer
2017 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Aisha Episode: "A Divided House"
2017 Twin Peaks Soccer Mom 2 episodes
2018 Love Kelly 2 episodes
2018–2023 Craig of the Creek Marie (voice) Recurring; 3 episodes
2018 Room 104 Sarah Episode: "The Return"
2019 Bob's Burgers Susan (voice) Episode: "Lorenzo's Oil? No, Linda's"
2019–2022 The L Word: Generation Q Natalie "Nat" Bailey 14 episodes
2020 Indebted Kris Episode: "Everybody's Talking About Neighbors"
2022 Reboot Mallory Episode: "Bewitched"
2024 Grey's Anatomy Cassandra Episode: "She Used to Be Mine"

References

  1. ^ Allynne, Stephanie [@stephanieallynne] (September 19, 2022). "today is my birthday. 🎈". Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Amy (January 30, 2015). "Sundance 2015: After tragedy, Tig Notaro finds love in new documentary". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Stephanie Allynne". UCB Comedy. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  4. ^ rontrembathiii (April 26, 2017). "Stephanie Allynne [Interview]". Trainwreck'd Society. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Deerwater, Raina (July 13, 2018). "Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne's 'One Mississippi' Showed Me the Love I Was Feeling". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Barker, Emma (July 17, 2015). ""I Was Falling in Love With Her and I Didn't Know How to Identify It Because I Thought I Was Straight"". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tig Notaro Shares Her Mastectomy Scars in Photo with Newborn Twins: 'This Is My Life'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.