Alice Wetterlund
Alice Wetterlund (born May 16, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host.[1] She played the role of Carla Walton on the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley.[2]
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Born | Minnesota, U.S. | May 16, 1981
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress, comedian |
Known for | Silicon Valley |
Early life and education
Wetterlund was born in Minnesota and relocated to New York City in 1999, where she attended Cooper Union.
Career
She began doing stand-up comedy in the late 2000s, and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre improv group from 2008 on. This led to an audition[3] for MTV's Girl Code,[4] where one of her notable parts was in a parody TV commercial for "Culture Culture Probiotics" - a "cure" for diarrhea.[5] Since then she has been featured in many television commercials for companies such as BMW, Lenscrafters, Scotch Brite and Southwest Airlines.[6] She has appeared on Cave Comedy Radio as a teacher of meditation and cat whispering.[7]
Wetterlund and Veronica Osorio co-host the Star Trek: The Next Generation podcast Treks and the City. Wetterlund and Kevin Porter co-host the Maisel Goys (hosted under the Gilmore Guys podcast) about Amazon Prime's television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Personal life
She has been married and divorced.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Mad Men Jumps the Shark | Joan Holloway | Short |
2011 | The Math | Michelle Sellers | |
Close to You | Unknown | Also Writer and Producer | |
2013 | Hashtag Warrior | Short | |
2014 | The Interview | Alice | |
2015 | The Shocking Truth about Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Short |
Welcome to Bridgetown | Herself | Documentary | |
2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Cousin Terry | |
TBA | Normal | Sunny Berger | Short; post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Chelsea Lately | Herself | 1 episode |
New Girl | Hostess | ||
Betas | Young Manager | ||
2013–15 | Girl Code | Herself | 76 episodes |
2015–16 | Silicon Valley | Carla Walton | 6 episodes |
2015–17 | @Midnight | Herself | 5 episodes |
2016 | Flophouse | 1 episode | |
Adam DeVine's House Party | |||
The UCB Show | N/A | ||
Take My Wife | Alice | ||
Conan | Herself | 2 episodes | |
2016–17 | People of Earth | Kelly Grady | 13 episodes |
2017 | Talk Show the Game Show | Herself | 1 episode |
2018 | GLOW | Carol | Episode: "Mother of All Matches" |
Alone Together | Stephie | Episode: "Mom" | |
The 5th Quarter | Shirley | 2 episodes | |
2019 | Single Parents | Nora | Episode: "The Shed" |
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Dr. Inx | Episode: "The Rhy Chromosome" | |
2020 | Space Force | Maj. Jane Pike | Episode: "Lunar Habitat" |
2021 | Resident Alien (TV series) | D'arcy |
References
- Holm, Barbara (15 April 2014). "Bridgetown Second Night". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- Chappell, Les. "Silicon Valley: "The Lady"". A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- Hill, Jazmine (30 May 2013). "Get Happy & Smile Hard With Alice Wetterlund!". Serial Optimist. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- "Girl Code — Cast Bios". MTV. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- "Girl Code Introduces Probiotic For When You Have Diarrhea... Just You, No One Else Gets Diarrhea". The Huffington Post. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- Rackham, Casey (19 November 2014). "'Girl Code's' Alice Wetterlund has basically been in every commercial ever". Zap2it. Zap2it. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- "Baby Geniuses: Episode 63". cavecomedyradio.com. Cave Comedy Radio. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- "MG 103 - Because You Left (with Anthony Troli)". acast. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
External links
- Official website
- Alice Wetterlund at IMDb
- "Vag" is Lame – Article in Slate by Wetterlund