Kit Pongetti
| Kit Pongetti | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 15, 1970 Kingsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, director |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Kit Pongetti (born June 15, 1970) is an American actress, singer and writer, known for several acting roles, including playing Lady, the wife of the Janitor, in the show Scrubs and also for her role as Martha Trundel in iCarly.
Early life
Pongetti was born in Kingsville, Texas and soon thereafter moved to Clear Lake, a suburb of Houston, Texas.[1] Her father was a chemical engineer and her mother taught mathematics at Arizona State University. Pongetti graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992 and moved to Los Angeles, California.[1]
Career
Pongetti performed in the band Those Who Dig. She began work in Los Angeles as an assistant to writers on the TV Series Roseanne in 1995. Thereafter, she began doing improvisational comedy at The Groundlings Theater. She has also performed music that was used in the TV series Gilmore Girls ("My Little Corner of the World", episode "Pilot") and My Boys (episode "Dinner Party"), as well as helping to write and perform a song used in the movie Van Wilder ("Do-Si-Do").
After dabbling in music, writing and theater, Pongetti devoted herself full time to acting starting in late 2002.[1] Since that time, she has performed in a variety of commercial and theatrical television roles.
Pongetti has been featured on HGTV's Rate My Space having her living room redesigned.
Filmography
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Roseanne | Ticket Taker | Television series, episode "Roseanne-Feld" |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules | Ms. Hunter | Television series, episode "Wings" |
| Yes, Dear | Nicole/Alex Jaffe | Television series, 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | |||
| Scrubs | Dr. Mitchell | Television series, episode "My Philosophy" | |
| 2004 | Reba | Mary Joe | Television series, episode "Brock's Mulligan" |
| Still Standing | Christie/Estelle/Hostess | Television series, 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | |||
| Gilmore Girls | Lucille | Television series, episode "Blame Booze and Melville" | |
| 2006 | Rodney | Arlene | Television series, episode "Welcome Ho" |
| Free Ride | Nurse | Television series, episode "Colon Blow to the Head" | |
| 2007-09 | Scrubs | Ladania "Lady" Williams | Television series, 9 episodes |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Victoria | Television series, episode "The Tower Is Tall But the Fall Is Short" |
| My Boys | Margo | Television episode "Dinner Party" | |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Fran | Television series, episode "Right Place Right Time" |
| iCarly | Marta | Television series, episode "IFind Lewbert's Lost Love" | |
| 2010 | Men Of A Certain Age | Kristina | Television series, episode "Father's Fraternity" |
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | In Smog and Thunder | Brenda Bounty | Feature film |
| 2005 | Loudmouth Soup | Kim White | Feature film |
| 2006 | Invisible | Jane | Feature film |
| 2007 | Dante's Inferno | Francessa | Feature film |
| Trendsetters | Marcy Witten | Short film | |
| 2009 | Weather Girl | Harper | Feature film |
References
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