Kit Pongetti

Kit Pongetti
Born June 15, 1970
Kingsville, Texas, US
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.[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"
2014 Raising Hope Christy Television series, episode "Para-Natesville Activity"
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

External links

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