Annie Mumolo

Annie Marie Mumolo[3] (born July 10, 1973) is an American actress, screenwriter, comedian and producer, known for co-writing the 2011 film Bridesmaids, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.[4]

Annie Mumolo
Born
Annie Marie Mumolo

(1973-07-10) July 10, 1973[1][2]
Other namesAnne Mumolo
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationActress, comedian, producer, screenwriter
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)Tim Lovestedt (m. 2005; div. 2016)
Children2

Early life

Mumolo was born in Irvine, California, to a dentist father and a homemaker mother, Alice. She is of Italian descent.[5][6] Her grandfather, Dominic Mumolo, was a studio musician on staff at NBC from 1949 to 1971, where he played on The Dean Martin Show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, The Andy Williams Show and The Tonight Show. He also recorded with musicians including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Nelson Riddle.[7]

Mumolo graduated from Mater Dei High School in 1991[8] and the University of California, Berkeley, where she was a member of Chi Omega[9] and received her B.A. in history in 1995.[2][10]

Career

Acting

She is a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings. She appeared in the 2005 feature film Bewitched, and television shows such as The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, Out of Practice, and Two and a Half Men.[11] She started voice acting in 2004 on the television series Maya & Miguel.[12] She was recently a voice actress on Random! Cartoons, for the segments Hero Heights, Sparkles and Gloom, and Thom Cat.[13] She appeared in two ABC pilots in 2009, Bad Mother's Handbook and This Might Hurt.[12] She voices Jimmy and Natalie in the cartoon shorts Ape Escape on Nicktoons Network.[14] In 2011, she played an anxious airline passenger in her own film, Bridesmaids. Mumolo also starred as Laurie in the NBC comedy series About a Boy. In 2016 she appeared in the movie The Boss starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell.

In 2020, Mumolo recurred on the comedy-mystery Mapleworth Murders for Quibi.[15]

Screenwriting

Mumolo wrote an episode of In the Motherhood titled "Where There's a Will, There's a Wake".[16] She co-wrote the script for the 2011 comedy film Bridesmaids with Saturday Night Live cast member Kristen Wiig for Universal Studios. Mumolo co-wrote the story for the 2015 film Joy. Mumolo re-teamed with Wiig on Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.[17]

Personal life

Mumolo was married to Tim Lovestedt from 2005 to 2016.[18] The couple have two children.[19]

Filmography

Film[12]
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Melvin Goes to Dinner Extra
2005 Bewitched Bed, Bath and Beyond Shopper
2011 Bridesmaids Nervous woman on plane Also writer
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
2012 This Is 40 Barb
Back to the Sea Danny Voice
2013 Afternoon Delight Amanda
2015 Joy Story writer only
2016 The Boss Helen
Bad Moms Vicky
2017 Megan Leavey Writer only
2020 Looks That Kill Jan
2021 Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Barb Post-production; also writer and producer
TBA Queenpins Crystal Post-production
Television[12][13]
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Father of the Pride Flamingo Girl Voice; Episode: "Catnip and Trust"
2006–2015 Curious George Bill Main voice
2006 The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Boutique Clerk Episode: "Peyote Ugly"
Two and a Half Men Teenage Girl #1 Episode: "Corey's Been Dead for an Hour"
Out of Practice Miss Lipton Episode: "Doctors without Bidders"
2007 Ben & Izzy Ben Voice
Random! Cartoons Pixie, Little Prince, Munchie
Melissa, Strikeout
Voice, 3 episodes[20]
2009 Hero Heights Strikeout Voice
Handy Manny Lola Voice
Thom Cat Melissa Voice
Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure Lola, Aunt Lupe Voice
Ape Escape Jimmy, Natalie Voice
In the Motherhood Person No. 1 in Coffee Place Episode: "It Takes a Village Idiot"; also writer
Fanboy & Chum Chum Boy and Girl in Mecha-Tech Commercial Episode: "Trading Day"
2010 The Penguins of Madagascar Large Boy, Boy #2 Voice; episode: "Fit to Print"/"Operation: Cooties"
2011, 2019 American Dad! Adoptive Mother, additional voices Voice, episodes: "Season's Beatings" & "Mom Sauce"
2012 The Looney Tunes Show Tina Russo Voice, Season 2
2013 Modern Family Esther Episode: "Bad Hair Day"
2014 Rake Carol Grady Episode: "Cancer"
2014–2015 About a Boy Laurie Main role
2015 Behind the Wheel Herself Host
Episode one
Mike Tyson Mysteries Julie Voice; episode: "Last Night on Charlie Rose"
Transparent Poppy Episode: "Cherry Blossoms"
2016 Lady Dynamite Jill Kwatney-Adelman Episode: "No Friend Left Behind"
2017 Nobodies Herself Episode: "Heavy Heart, Heavy Hands"
Angie Tribeca Beth Wiedner 5 episodes
Superior Donuts Lucy Episode: "Thanks for Nothing"
2019 The Unicorn Allison Episode: "Turkeys and Traditions"
2020 Mapleworth Murders Paige Wellingtont 6 episodes
Video games
Year Title Role
2005 Neopets: The Darkest Faerie Roberta, Lucy
2012 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Additional Voices

References

  1. "Celebrity Birthday: July 10". Absolute Now. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  2. "Annie Mumolo". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=Anne&last=Mumolo&spelling=Exact&4_year=&4_month=0&4_day=0&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0&SubmitSearch=Submit
  4. Oscars 2012: And the nominees are... Entertainment Weekly
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1754239/bio
  6. http://www.dwshare.com/sinema/oyuncu/48601/?langid=14
  7. "Dominic Mumolo". Legacy.com. June 2, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  8. "Scarlet & Gray" (PDF). Mater Dei High School. Summer 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  9. "And The Oscar Goes to..." theodesseyonline.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  10. Koltnow, Barry (January 24, 2012). "Irvine's Annie Mumolo is Oscar-nominated for 'Bridesmaids'". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  11. "SBV: Voice Over: Annie Mumolo". Archived from the original on 2007-05-21. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  12. "Groundlings - Annie Mumolo". Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  13. "More than 100 voices later..." Frederator Studios Blog. September 1, 2006. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  14. "Recording session #01". Frederator Studios Blogs. October 9, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  15. Porter, Rick (December 3, 2019). "Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  16. "Listings - In the Motherhood on ABC". Futon Critic. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  17. Hipes, Patrick (April 17, 2019). "Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo Reunite For Lionsgate's 'Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  18. "Pasadena Real Estate (Delawari Financial) Waleed Delawari: Client Review". YouTube. February 27, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  19. Keegan, Rebecca (May 8, 2011). "Kristen Wiig, so weird on 'SNL,' goes (somewhat) normal for 'Bridesmaids'". The Los Angeles Times. p. 2. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  20. "Sparkles and Gloom". Random! Cartoons. Episode 7. - closing credits
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