Missi Pyle

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Missi Pyle

Pyle at the Dallas Comic Con 2008
Born Andrea Kay Pyle
November 16, 1972 (1972-11-16) (age 35)
Flag of the United States Houston, Texas

Andrea Kay "Missi" Pyle (born November 16, 1972) is an American actress. She has appeared in several films, including Galaxy Quest, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Pyle was born in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Lynn and Frank Pyle. She has a younger brother, Gordon Pyle.[1] Pyle attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated in 1995. She was married in May 2001 to Antonio Sacre. They are now separated. For her achievements, Pyle was honored by the Poplar Pike Playhouse at her alma mater Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee.

[edit] Career

Pyle (left) and Queen Latifah (right) in Bringing Down the House
Pyle (left) and Queen Latifah (right) in Bringing Down the House

She has guest starred on many television shows, including Heroes, Mad About You, Boston Legal, and The Sarah Silverman Program. She had a minor role in As Good as It Gets, starring Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson, and Josie and the Pussycats. After her breakout role in Galaxy Quest, she had supporting roles in Bringing Down the House (for which she and Queen Latifah were nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight), Exposed, Big Fish, Along Came Polly, Soul Plane and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Her most recent film is Stormbreaker. Barely recognizable she stars in the 2004s Dodgeball . She also had a brief appearance in 50 First Dates. She was ranked #98 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2004.[2]

[edit] TV and Filmography

Year Title Role Episode
1999 Mad About You Beautiful Woman The Final Frontier
1999 The Drew Carey Show Stacey Drew's Reunion
1999 Friends Hillary The One with Ross' Teeth
1999 Galaxy Quest Laliari
2001 The Tick Stacy Waxman Arthur Needs Space
2001 Josie and the Pussycats Alexandra Cabot
2002 Home Alone 4 Vera
2003 Bringing Down The House Ashley
2003 Frasier Shannon Palmer Maris Returns
2004 50 First Dates Henry Roth's un-named date
2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky
2004 Two and a Half Men Delores Pasternak A Bag Full of Jawea
2005 My Name Is Earl Shelly Stoker Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mrs. Beauregarde
2006 Just My Luck Peggy Brayden
2006 Stormbreaker Nadia Vole
2007 Heroes Hope "Run!", "Unexpected"
2007 The Wedding Bells Amanda Pontell Series Regular
2008 Soccer Mom Wendy With Hannah Montana star Emily Osment
2008 Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Raylene

[edit] References

  1. ^ Missi Pyle Biography (1972-)
  2. ^ FreeJose.com. Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2004. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.

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