Janeane Garofalo

Biography

Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janeane Garofalo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Law & Order

The Simpsons

The Daily Show

24

Seinfeld

The Sopranos

Two and a Half Men

Real Time with Bill Maher

All Movies (136)

• You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...2026 · as Self
• Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview2026 · as Anna Baxter (voice)
• Roommates2026 · as Professor Ziemann
• Boys Go to Jupiter2025 · as Dr. Dolphin (voice)
• Tonight's Special with Kareem & Johnny2025 · as Herself
• This Is the Tom Green Documentary2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Apology2022 · as Gretchen Sullivan
• The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks2022 · as Self
• Too Soon: Comedy After 9/112021 · as Self
• The God Committee2021 · as Dr. Valerie Gilroy
• Flora & Ulysses2021 · as Marissa
• Asking for It2020 · as Cheryl
• Come As You Are2020 · as Liz
• 25 Sets2019 · as Self
• Other Music2019 · as Self
• Mercy Black2019 · as Dr. Ward
• It Started As a Joke2019 · as Self
• Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché2018 · as Self
• A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold2018 · as Jordan
• Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate2018 · as Magda
• The Happys2018 · as Luann
• Submission2018 · as Magda Moynahan
• Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like2018 · as Natalie
• Little Boxes2017 · as Helena
• Sandy Wexler2017 · as Testimonial
• Speech & Debate2017 · as Marie
• Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special2017 · as Janeane Garofalo
• Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space2017 · as Art Gallery Owner
• Janeane Garofalo: If I May2016 · as Self
• The American Side2016 · as Agent Barry
• Sticky: A (Self) Love Story2016 · as Self
• Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon2015 · as Self
• Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot2015 · as Self
• 3rd Street Blackout2015 · as June Sherman
• Adventures in Comedy2015
• Misery Loves Comedy2015 · as Self
• Free the Nipple2014 · as Anouk
• A Little Game2014 · as Sarah Kuftinec
• Showing Up2014 · as Self
• The Muslims Are Coming!2013 · as Self
• Satan, Hold My Hand2013 · as Sheryl
• Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat2013 · as Self
• Why We Laugh: Funny Women2013 · as Self
• Bad Parents2012 · as Kathy
• General Education2012 · as Gale Collins
• Vanilla Ice Archive2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mighty Fine2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• Janeane Garofalo: If You Will2010 · as Self
• I Am Comic2010 · as Self
• Love Hurts2009 · as Hannah Rosenbloom
• Funny People2009 · as Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Labor Pains2009 · as Claire
• The Guitar2008 · as Dr. Murray
• Rain of Madness2008 · as Heidi Bivens
• Girl's Best Friend2008 · as Mary
• A Bad Situationist2008 · as Lenore Stein
• Southland Tales2007 · as General Teena MacArthur
• Then She Found Me2007 · as Janeane Garofalo
• The Ten2007 · as Beth Soden
• Ratatouille2007 · as Colette (voice)
• Law Dogs2007 · as Gloria Fontaine
• The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'2007 · as Paula
• Fuck2006 · as Self
• The Wild2006 · as Bridget (voice)
• Al Franken: God Spoke2006 · as Self
• Duane Hopwood2005 · as Linda
• Stay2005 · as Dr. Beth Levy
• The Peace Patriots2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• Nadine in Dateland2005 · as Nadine
• Jiminy Glick in Lalawood2005 · as Dee Dee
• Left of the Dial2005 · as Self
• Ten Years Later2005 · as Herself
• Nobody Knows Anything!2004 · as Patty
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley2003 · as Quiz Kings Contestant (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Wonderland2003 · as Joy Miller
• Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks2003 · as Self - Host
• Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World2003 · as Narrator (voice)
• Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)2003 · as Self
• The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ash Tuesday2003 · as Liz
• Manhood2003 · as Jill
• When Stand Up Stood Out2003 · as Self
• Martin & Orloff2002 · as Hairdresser
• Big Trouble2002 · as Monica Romero
• The Laramie Project2002 · as Catherine Connolly
• The Search for John Gissing2001 · as Linda Barnes
• Wet Hot American Summer2001 · as Beth
• Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• Housekeeping2001 · as Hotel Employee ( voice)
• The Independent2000 · as Paloma Fineman
• Steal This Movie2000 · as Anita Hoffman
• The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle2000 · as Minnie Mogul
• Titan A.E.2000 · as Stith (voice)
• What Planet Are You From?2000 · as Nervous Woman
• Behind the Scenes at Daria2000 · as Host
• The Bumblebee Flies Anyway2000 · as Dr. Harriman
• Daring to Resist: Three Women Face the Holocaust2000 · as Narrator
• The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller1999 · as Self
• Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club1999 · as Self
• Dogma1999 · as Liz
• The Minus Man1999 · as Ferrin
• Mystery Men1999 · as Bowler / Carol
• MTV's 25 Lamest Videos1999 · as Self / Host
• Thick as Thieves1999 · as Anne
• 200 Cigarettes1999 · as Ellie
• Can't Stop Dancing1999 · as Belinda Peck
• Torrance Rises1999 · as Self
• The Thin Pink Line1998 · as Joyce Wintergarden-Dingle
• Clay Pigeons1998 · as Agent Dale Shelby
• Permanent Midnight1998 · as Jana Farmer
• Dog Park1998 · as Jeri
• Half Baked1998 · as I'm Only Creative When I Smoke Smoker (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley1998 · as Self
• Sweethearts1997 · as Jasmine Pogue
• The Matchmaker1997 · as Marcy Tizard
• Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour1997 · as Self
• Cop Land1997 · as Deputy Cindy Betts
• Romy and Michele's High School Reunion1997 · as Heather Mooney
• Touch1997 · as Kathy Worthington
• I Shot a Man in Vegas1996 · as Gale
• Larger Than Life1996 · as Mo
• The Cable Guy1996 · as Medieval Waitress
• The Truth About Cats & Dogs1996 · as Abby
• Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy1996 · as Woman at Party
• The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special1995 · as Self
• Now and Then1995 · as Wiladene
• Coldblooded1995 · as Honey
• HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Janeane Garofalo1995 · as Self
• Bye Bye Love1995 · as Lucille
• Suspicious1994 · as Woman
• Reality Bites1994 · as Vickie Miner
• The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show1992
• Late for Dinner1991 · as Counter Girl
• Grind—
• Souvenir— · as Cordelia
• Romy and Michele 2— · as Heather Mooney

All TV Shows (78)

• Stranger Things: Tales from '852026 · as Anna Baxter (voice)
• We Baby Bears2022 · as Madam Malin (voice)
• We Baby Bears2022 · as Uncle Panda / Malin (voice)
• Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens2020 · as Carol
• Harley Quinn2019 · as Signora/Mama (voice)
• Stumptown2019 · as Janet Withers
• The Shivering Truth2018 · as (voice)
• Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later2017 · as Beth
• Billions2016 · as Winslow
• Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp2015 · as Beth
• Younger2015 · as Cass Dekennessy
• BoJack Horseman2014 · as Isabelle (voice)
• Broad City2014 · as Monica
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick2013 · as Self
• Gotham Comedy Live2012 · as Self - Host
• Gotham Comedy Live2012 · as Self - Comedian
• Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior2011 · as Beth Griffith
• The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret2010 · as Brent's Boss
• The Green Room with Paul Provenza2010 · as Self
• Ugly Americans2010 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• Joy Behar: Say Anything!2009
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self
• Delocated2009 · as Susan Shapiro
• Greek2007 · as Professor Freeman
• Head Case2007 · as Self
• Freak Show2006 · as The Bearded Clam
• Campus Ladies2006
• Deal2005 · as Annie
• Stella2005
• Ideal2005 · as Tilly
• Tom Goes to the Mayor2004 · as Self (voice)
• Tanner on Tanner2004 · as Self
• Pilot Season2004 · as Announcer
• Two and a Half Men2003 · as Sharon
• Anderson Cooper 360°2003
• Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest Co-Host
• 242001 · as Janis Gold
• Dinner for Five2001
• Primetime Glick2001
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force2000 · as Donna (voice)
• Ed2000 · as Liz Stevens
• Sammy2000 · as (voice)
• The West Wing1999 · as Louise Thornton
• Strangers with Candy1999 · as Cassie Pines
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self
• The Sopranos1999 · as Self
• Felicity1998 · as Sally Reardon (voice) (uncredited)
• The King of Queens1998 · as Trish
• The Entertainment Biz1998 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Chris Rock Show1997 · as Girlfriend
• King of the Hill1997 · as Sheila (voice)
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self
• Mr. Show with Bob and David1995 · as Wife
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist1995 · as Janeane (voice)
• NewsRadio1995 · as Nancy
• TV Nation1994
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast1994
• Ellen1994 · as Chloe Korban
• Duckman1994 · as Moonbeam (voice)
• The Adventures of Pete & Pete1993 · as Ms. Brackett
• Tales of the City1993 · as Coppola Woman
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self
• The Ben Stiller Show1992 · as Various Characters
• Mad About You1992 · as Mabel Buchman
• The Larry Sanders Show1992 · as Paula
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992
• Home Improvement1991 · as Tina
• Law & Order1990 · as Greta Heiss
• The Simpsons1989 · as Janeane Garofalo (voice)
• Seinfeld1989 · as Jeannie Steinman
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters