Mary Lynn Rajskub Biography

Fast Facts

• Volunteered with the Young Storytellers Program as an actress
• Was majoring in painting at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit before she decided to transfer to the San Francisco Art Institute
• Graduated from Trenton High School in Trenton, Mich․, in 1989
• Is of Czech and Irish heritage
• Quote: "I like America․ I think it's pretty cool․․․I got into acting to avoid politics of any sort․ And so I could remain in a fantasy world․"
• Utilizes deadpan-face expression and has a unique comedic delivery
• Is thanked by musician Fiona Apple in the liner notes of "When the Pawn․․․"
• Is a devoted painter and has often expressed her love of art publicly
• Performed in the June 2012 edition of "Don't Tell My Mother! (Live Storytelling,") which features crude and embarrassing true stories
• Previously lived with musician and composer Jon Brion
• Is a member of the comic duo "Girls Guitar Club" with Karen Kilgariff
• Is thanked by musician Nina Gordon in the liner notes of "Tonight and the Rest of My Life․"
• Wrote and acted in a short film entitled "The Hitman․"