Background
Varney was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona.
Varney was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona.
She graduated as salutatorian from Rincon High School in 1993 and is an alumna of San Francisco State University where she majored in theater.
She later pursued a career in interior design before eventually finding her way back into acting. Varney is of English and Scottish descent. projects Varney was co-host of The Hollywood Show with Brian Unger, a recurring player on Norm Macdonald"s sketch show Back to Norm and an ensemble player on Crossballs, all for Comedy Central. She also starred in the short-lived FOX comedy Happy Hour.
In 2007, Varney appeared in the short films Random Acts of Kindness, Die Hardly Working, Eternal Waters, Worldly Possession, The Losers, Keep Office Grass, and Dress Foreign Success which were made during the reality show On the Lot.
She has recently appeared as recurring character "Bev" for the web series Back on Topps with Randy and Jason Sklar. Starting in 2008, she began starring in the Home Box Office television series Entourage, playing television producer Amy Miller who works alongside Eric and Charlie.
Dinner and a Movie In 2005, Varney replaced Lisa Kushell as the hostess of the Turner Broadcasting System cooking and entertainment show, Dinner and a Movie. She appeared alongside host Paul Gilmartin and chef Claud Mann in each episode introducing movies and injecting humor during the preparation of a creative dinner to go with some theme of the movie until the series" cancellation in 2011.
Rifftrax She has performed in Rifftrax commentaries for the following films: Footloose Poltergeist Ghost Dirty Dancing Jaws 3-Doctorate Flatliners The Lost Boys Dreamscape Other professional projects She performed with the Los Angeles and San Francisco-based group Sequel 4000.
In March 2012, she launched a podcast entitled The joint venture Club, hosted on Nerdist.com. She was in a relationship with comedian Chris Hardwick from 2004 to 2011. In young adulthood, Varney was diagnosed with depersonalization disorder.