Background
Lindhome was born in Coudersport, Pennsylvania in 1979 and grew up in Portville, New New York
Lindhome was born in Coudersport, Pennsylvania in 1979 and grew up in Portville, New New York
She studied at Syracuse University and was part of the sketch comedy group "Syracuse Live".
She is best known for roles in television shows including Garfunkel and Oates, Gilmore Girls, House, The Big Bang Theory and United States of Tara, and for the comedy music duo Garfunkel and Oates, which she formed with Kate Micucci. She hosts the Nerdist podcast Making lieutenant She currently stars alongside Natasha Leggero in the Comedy Central series Another Period.
She is of Swedish heritage.
After graduating in 2000, Lindhome embarked on an acting career and, without an agent, was able to land a small role on the sitcom Titus and a minor role in the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In 2003 Lindhome got her first big break, earning a spot in Tim Robbins"s Actor"s Gang theater group and appearing in the play Embedded.
She was one of four actors from the play to then be cast in the Academy Award-winning film Million Dollar Baby, where she played Mardell Fitzgerald, the sister of main character Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank). In 2006 she wrote, produced and co-directed an award-winning short film, Life is Short, starring herself, Alexis Bledel, Samm Levine and Seth MacFarlane.
She also appeared in the 2006 film Pulse and in 2007 was one of many actresses to appear in the music video for Nickelback"s "Rockstar".
In 2008 Lindhome had a minor role in the Angelina Jolie film Changeling playing an Examination Nurse. She continued to guest star on several popular television series including The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds and Pushing Daisies. In 2009, she starred in the feature film remake of the Wes Craven classic The Last House on the Left.
During the 2007 writer"s strike, Lindhome pursued more writing and directing opportunities.
In 2011 she co-wrote a video with Glee castmember Heather Morris for Funny or Die called "Nuthin" But A Glee Thang", a parody of the Doctor Dre song "Nuthin" but a "G" Thang" featuring Snoop Dogg, co-starring Sofia Vergara and Glee castmembers Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Harry Shum, Junior. and Naya Rivera. She also hosts a Nerdist Industries podcast called "Making lieutenant".
In 2012, Lindhome turned her hand to Shakespeare, appearing as a villain in Joss Whedon"s adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. In 2015, Lindhome and Natasha Leggero created the Comedy Central series Another Period, which they also star in together.
She also plays the girlfriend of Fozzie Bear on the series The Muppets.