Lindsay Sloane Leikin-Rollins (born August 8, 1977[1]) is an American actress. She is known for playing Valerie Birkhead on Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1997–99) and Emily in The Odd Couple (2015–17). She has also starred in films such as Bring It On (2000), Over Her Dead Body (2008), She's Out of My League (2010), The Other Guys (2010), Horrible Bosses (2011), and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014).

Lindsay Sloane
Sloane at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.
Born
Lindsay Sloane Leikin

(1977-08-08) August 8, 1977 (age 47)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Dar Rollins
(m. 2004)
Children2

Early life

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Lindsay Sloane Leikin was born on Long Island, New York, the daughter of Renée, a children's librarian, and Joey Leikin, a sales manager.[2] She was raised in a Jewish family.[3] She attended Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.[4]

Career

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After moving to Los Angeles, Sloane signed with an agent at the age of eight. Her mother once drove her to an audition through the 1992 LA Riots.[5] Her first recurring television role was as Alice Pedermeir on The Wonder Years from 1991 to 1993. She played Zoey Miller for seven episodes on the short-lived NBC sitcom Mr. Rhodes. She later played Valerie Birkhead on Sabrina the Teenage Witch from 1997 to 1999, and starred in Sabrina Down Under, a spinoff movie to the series as a different character, a mermaid named Fin. Sloane joined the casts of the short-lived series Grosse Pointe and The Stones. She auditioned unsuccessfully for many roles in a number of television shows including Blossom and Full House.[5]

Sloane also appeared in episodes of Dharma & Greg, My So-Called Life, That '70s Show, The West Wing, Entourage, Greg the Bunny, How I Met Your Mother, The League, and Psych. Sloane was featured in the seventh season of Weeds, playing Maxeen, a character who hires Silas for a modeling gig and dates Andy. Most recently, she appeared in the main cast of the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple as Emily.[6]

Her film résumé includes roles in Bring It On, Exposed, The In-Laws, Nancy Drew, Sabrina Down Under, Over Her Dead Body, She's Out of My League, The Other Guys and The Accidental Husband. She voiced the older sister in Why, Charlie Brown, Why?. As well as a guest role as Stephanie in Mr. Sunshine, Sloane also appears in the movie Horrible Bosses as Charlie Day's character's fiancée Stacy and in the 2011 movie A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.[7][8]

Personal life

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In 2004, Sloane met and later married Dar Rollins, a talent agent's assistant,[9] who became an agent for International Creative Management.[10] The couple have two daughters.[11][12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Win a Date Dalia Short film
1999 Seven Girlfriends Daphne
2000 Bring It On Big Red
2003 The In-Laws Melissa Peyser
2003 Exposed Minnie
2004 Dog Gone Love Rebecca
2006 The TV Set Laurel Simon
2007 Nancy Drew Boutique Clerk Uncredited
2008 Over Her Dead Body Chloe Mills
2008 The Accidental Husband Marcy
2009 Water Pills Mary Short film
2009 The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Autumn
2010 She's Out of My League Marnie
2010 The Other Guys Francine
2010 Worst Enemy Stacy Short film
2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Laura LaCarubba
2011 Horrible Bosses Stacy Arbus
2012 Darling Companion Ellie
2014 Horrible Bosses 2 Stacy Arbus
2019 Endings, Beginnings Billie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Why, Charlie Brown, Why? Big Sister (voice) Television film
1991–1993 The Wonder Years Alice Pedermeir Recurring role; 6 episodes
1994 My So-Called Life Ruthie Episode: "Halloween"
1995 CBS Schoolbreak Special Tina Episode: "Between Mother and Daughter"
1996–1997 Mr. Rhodes Zoey Miller Regular role; 8 episodes
1997 Promised Land Rebecca Gold Episode: "Intolerance"
1997 Working Debbie Rainer Episode: "Close Quarters"
1997 Dharma & Greg Jennifer Episode: "Haus Arrest"
1997–1999 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Valerie Birkhead Regular role; 50 episodes
1999 Batman Beyond Jackie Wallace Episode: "Earth Mover"; voice role
1999 Sabrina Down Under Fin Television film
1999 Student Affairs Wendy Television film
2000 That '70s Show Patty Episode: "Eric Gets Suspended" & "Kitty and Eric's Night Out"
2000 The West Wing Zoey's classmate Episode: "Six Meetings Before Lunch"
2000 M.Y.O.B. Summer Raynes Episode: "Boys in the Band"
2000–2001 Grosse Pointe Marcy Sternfeld Main role; 17 episodes
2001 The Fighting Fitzgeralds Officer Gloria Episode: "Blood, Sweat & Fitz"
2001 Going to California Lisa B. Recurring role; 3 episodes
2002 Greg the Bunny Chelsea Episode: "Jewel Heist"
2002 Homeward Bound Rebecca Ashton Television film
2003 Strange Frequency Lara Television film
2003 Miss Match Daphne Episode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker"
2004 The Stones Karly Stone Main role; 7 episodes
2004 DeMarco Affairs Sammy DeMarco Television film
2005 The X's Skipper Episode: "License to Slumber/Three Days of the Coin Op"; voice role
2006 Entourage Nicole Episode: "I Wanna Be Sedated"
2006–2007 Help Me Help You Sasha Hoffman Recurring role; 4 episodes
2009 Pulling Donna Television film
2009 How I Met Your Mother Jen Episode: "Double Date"
2010 Livin' on a Prayer Gina Television film
2010 The League Lindsay Episode: "Kegel the Elf"
2011 Mr. Sunshine Stephanie Episode: "Heather's Sister"
2011 Funny or Die Presents Various Recurring role; 3 episodes
2011 Weeds Maxeen Recurring role; 3 episodes
2011 Childrens Hospital Pat Episode: "Home Is Where the Hospital Is"
2012 Ben and Kate Louise Episode: "Emergency Kit"
2012 The League Lindsay Episode: "Our Dinner with Andre"
2012 Psych Melinda Episode: "Shawn and the Real Girl"
2014 Psych Sandra Panitch Episode: "Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement"
2014 Kroll Show Carrie Stitz Episode: "Banff Is on Fire"
2014 Drunk History Nancy Reagan Episode: "Hollywood"
2014 Really Margaret Episode: "Pilot"
2014–2017 Playing House Tina Steigerman Recurring role; 8 episodes
2015 Childrens Hospital Roxanne Episode: "Just Like Cyrano de Bergerac"
2015–2017 The Odd Couple Emily Regular role; 38 episodes
2017 I'm Sorry Grocery Woman Episode: "Weekend Alone"
2023 The Wonder Years Judy Hitman Episode: "Blockbusting"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Lands of Lore III Goldy Voice role

References

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  1. ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (August 8, 2023). "Famous birthdays list for August 8, 2023 includes celebrities The Edge, Shawn Mendes". cleveland. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lindsay Sloane profile". People.com. June 9, 2003. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Lindsay Sloane got a personal bid for role in new CBS comedy — Jewish Journal". Jewishjournal.com. February 12, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lindsay Sloane - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Howard Stern Radio Show Jan 5th 2001 interview
  6. ^ "Development Update: Friday, March 21". The Futon Critic. March 17, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Jason Sudeikis will star in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Flix66 web site
  8. ^ "Sony Is Taking Jason Sudeikis Up On That ‘Orgy’ Invitation" Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Cole Abaius, February 9, 2011, Film School Rejects
  9. ^ LLS w/ Craig F.
  10. ^ "Lindsay Sloane Expecting First Child". PEOPLE.com. August 26, 2011. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lindsay Sloane Welcomes Daughter Maxwell Lue". PEOPLE.com. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Juneau, Jen; Michaud, Sarah (June 27, 2017). "Lindsay Sloane Welcomes Daughter Pippa Jean". People Magazine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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