Riki Lindhome

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Riki Lindhome is an American actress. She is primarily known for her guest starring roles on the television program Gilmore Girls as well as her work in television commercials.

[edit] Early life

Lindhome attended Portville Central High School in New York State. As a high school student, she won the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage essay contest in 1997 ^[1]. She graduated from Syracuse University in 2000. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career

Lindhome started out her career playing small roles in the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Titus. She gained a spot on Tim Robbins's Actor's Gang Theater Company and appeared in the play Embedded. Lindhome also played a supporting role in the Academy Award-winning film Million Dollar Baby. On the show Gilmore Girls, she has guest starred as Juliet, one of main character Rory's classmates. She plays the role of Janelle in the 2006 film Pulse.

Lindhome has also done work on television commercials. One of her most prominent appearances was in a commmercial for McDonald's McGriddles breakfast sandwiches.