Nicole Sullivan Biography

Fast Facts

• Alley Cat Allies, an organization that transforms communities to protect cats and improve their lives, received $100,000 when she won the first edition of "Celebrity Poker Showdown․"
• Hosted the Alliance for Children's Rights 2013 Right to Laugh comedy event, which raised funds to protect the rights of impoverished and abused children
• Worked two jobs to pay her way through college and wrote plays and sketches for the student theatre in her free time, but still managed to graduate with honors
• Quote: "The main this is, if you want to be an actor you need to learn how to act first, even in sketch comedy․ You take risks in doing the classics - you're out there stumbling around, looking like a fool - and that's the best training you can have․ Once you're able to look like an idiot and be OK with it, it opens up your potential․"
• Quote: "When you embarrass yourself on a day-to-day basis like putting on ridiculous outfits, ridiculous wigs, singing with an accent, you're so numb that you'll do anything․ I think that's the beauty of sitcoms․ You can't be afraid to look silly․ The minute you're self aware or embarrassed, you've lost the comedy․"
• Has become a prolific voice actor, lending her voice to characters on children's shows and primetime animated series alike
• Won national attention as one of the original cast members on "MADtv," where she performed sketch comedy and impersonated celebrities
• Impersonated musician Britney Spears before encountering Spears at the Billboard Awards, where the musician's security guard intentionally stood between the two stars
• Was originally cast to voice Turanga Leela on the animated series "Futurama," but she was recast before the first show aired
• Counts Lucille Ball, Betty White and Bob Newhart as her comedic influences