Mary Lynn Rajskub

Birth Name:

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession

Actress, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

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․"

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