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Lauren Lapkus
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<p>Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian, known for portraying Susan Fischer in the <a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a> comedy-drama series <i><a href="/facts/Orange_Is_the_New_Black/V1Tj124o">Orange Is the New Black</a></i> (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a> comedy-drama series <i><a href="/facts/Crashing_(American_TV_series)/wXGmd65r">Crashing</a></i> (2017–2019). She has also appeared in the television series <i><a href="/facts/Are_You_There%2c_Chelsea%253F/jQ457jB2">Are You There, Chelsea?</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/facts/Hot_in_Cleveland/XR6Xh0p5">Hot in Cleveland</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/facts/Clipped_(TV_series)/TmTgPHNQ">Clipped</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/facts/The_Big_Bang_Theory/xxPyPod6">The Big Bang Theory</a></i> (2018–2019), and <i><a href="/facts/Good_Girls_(TV_series)/0bKKmDp4">Good Girls</a></i> (2020–2021) and in the films <i><a href="/facts/Jurassic_World/EQG6u8E8">Jurassic World</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/facts/The_Unicorn_(2018_film)/VFxtHKt9">The Unicorn</a></i> (2018), and <i><a href="/facts/The_Wrong_Missy/jUI3njpQ">The Wrong Missy</a></i> (2020). She played the voice role of <a href="/facts/Little_Lotta/Jsggtew6">Lotta</a> in the animated comedy series <i><a href="/facts/Harvey_Girls_Forever!/0gP6mVNn">Harvey Girls Forever!</a></i> (2018–2020). </p><p>Lapkus has appeared on various podcasts, including <i><a href="/facts/Comedy_Bang!_Bang!/YhE1Lbyz">Comedy Bang! Bang!</a></i>, <i>improv4humans</i>, and her own podcasts <i><a href="/facts/With_Special_Guest_Lauren_Lapkus/19jIWfKe">With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus</a>, Laptime with Lauren Lapkus</i>, <i>Threedom</i>, <i>Raised by TV</i>, and <i>Newcomers</i>. </p>