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Lauren Adams(III)

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Lauren Adams
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Lauren Adams is an actor and improviser living in New York City. She hails from Maryland and has a degree from Elon University in North Carolina. Lauren plays Gretchen in Netflix Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. You can catch her doing comedy at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre from time to time. Lauren loves dogs and pizza which are totally common things to love.
BornAugust 7, 1982
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BornAugust 7, 1982
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    Known for

    Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Gretchen Chalker
    • Gretchen
    Greener Grass (2019)
    Greener Grass
    6.4
    • Erika
    • Cheryl Hoad
    • 2019
    John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Homeowner's friend
    • Controller 2
    Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Campbell

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Death is Normal
      • Caroline O'Grady
      • Post-production
      • TV Movie
    • The Summer Oath (2026)
      The Summer Oath
      6.8
      Podcast Series
      • Additional Voices
      • 2026
    • StanLand (2025)
      StanLand
      7.7
      Podcast Series
      • Marakesh the Owl (voice)
      • 2025
    • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
      Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Homeowner's friend
      • Controller 2
      • 2019–2025
    • Alyah Chanelle Scott, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Amrit Kaur, Pauline Chalamet, Renika Williams-Blutcher, and Mia Rodgers in The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021)
      The Sex Lives of College Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Nancy
      • 2024
    • Interior Chinatown (2024)
      Interior Chinatown
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Customer #1
      • 2024
    • The Disruptors (2024)
      The Disruptors
      5.7
      • Jenn
      • 2024
    • Extravagant Fruit Bouquet
      Short
      • Lauren
      • 2024
    • Mary Ryan and Lucy Blehar in Oversharing (2022)
      Oversharing
      TV Mini Series
      • Cecily
      • 2022
    • Baby Mouth (2020)
      Baby Mouth
      Podcast Series
      • Guest
      • 2022
    • Ryan O'Connell in Special (2019)
      Special
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Trina (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Carol Kane, Jane Krakowski, Fred Armisen, Jon Hamm, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Parnell, Daniel Radcliffe, Ellie Kemper, and Tituss Burgess in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend (2020)
      Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Gretchen Chalker
      • 2020
    • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
      Modern Family
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Campbell
      • 2019
    • Adam Conover in Adam Ruins Everything (2015)
      Adam Ruins Everything
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Lady Liberty
      • 2019
    • Greener Grass (2019)
      Greener Grass
      6.4
      • Erika
      • Cheryl Hoad
      • 2019
    • Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
      Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Gretchen Chalker
      • Gretchen
      • 2015–2019

    Writer

    • In the Middle of Something (2026)
      In the Middle of Something
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2026
    • The B.S. of A. with Brian Sack (2011)
      The B.S. of A. with Brian Sack
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011–2013

    Director

    • In the Middle of Something (2026)
      In the Middle of Something
      Short
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Alana Osborn-Lief and Elizabeth Reichelt in All is Well (2019)
      All is Well
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Nipsey Comedy
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • UCB Comedy Originals (2007)
      UCB Comedy Originals
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • 212: UCB House Sketch Team (2013)
      212: UCB House Sketch Team
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Lauren C. Adams
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • August 7, 1982
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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