Background
She grew up in Springdale, Ohio and graduated from Princeton High School in 1990.
She grew up in Springdale, Ohio and graduated from Princeton High School in 1990.
She also attended Stephens College, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater.
Pursuing a career in acting throughout the 1990s, Doty began playing several minor roles in a number of television programs, for example in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Ally McBeal. In 2010, she appeared in an episode of the Columbia Broadcasting System sitcom Rules of Engagement. Doty has a recurring role as Jess, a lesbian bartender at The Alibi Room, on the Showtime series Shameless.
In 2013, Doty played Noel—the ex-girlfriend of the main character David—in the highly acclaimed film Nebraska (2013).