Amy Sedaris

Amy Louise Sedaris is an American actress, comedian, and writer whose career has spanned over three decades, beginning in the early 1990s with improvisational work at Second City and the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago. Her breakthrough came with the darkly comic Comedy Central series Strangers with Candy (1999‑2000), where she originated the unforgettable character Jerri Blank and later co‑wrote and starred in the 2005 film prequel, establishing her as a bold voice in alternative comedy. Over the next years she cultivated a diverse résumé, appearing in mainstream films such as Elf (2003), School of Rock (2003), and The Lion King (2019), while also delivering memorable voice performances as Princess Carolyn in the critically lauded Netflix series BoJack Horseman (2014‑2020) and as Peli Motto in The Mandalorian (2019‑2023). Her television work includes standout roles in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015‑2020), The Heart, She Holler (2013‑2014), and the surreal TruTV series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017‑2020), which earned her two Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Known for her eclectic humor and craft‑centric persona, Sedaris also authored best‑selling books like I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence and Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People!, blending her love of cooking, crafting, and comedy into a unique multimedia brand. Throughout her personal life she has remained close to her family, especially her brother David Sedaris, while maintaining a low‑key private existence in Greenwich Village; she has never married or had children, and she continues to influence both comedic and artistic communities with her inventive, genre‑defying projects.