Kether Donohue

Kether Donohue

Donohue at the series premieres of You're the Worst and Married in July 2014

Donohue at the series premieres of You're the Worst and Married in July 2014
Born (1985-10-31) October 31, 1985
Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names Annice Moriarty
Kether Fernandez
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1997–present

Kether Donohue (born October 31, 1985)[1] is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Lindsay on You're the Worst[2] and her role as a cappella leader Alice in Pitch Perfect.[3][4]

Early life

Donohue grew up in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City[3] and went to a performing arts high school.[5]

Donohue studied at the Anthony Meindl Acting Center.[6] In 2008, she graduated from Fordham University where she was a communication and media studies major with a concentration in film.[7]

Career

Donohue is known for the voice of the temperamental divaesque Lily on the Nicktoons Network "anime" series Kappa Mikey, Kiki Benjamin on Mew Mew Power, Angela Rains on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Zoe and Chomp on Dinosaur King. Donohue was also featured in the video for "Coder Girl" by Dale Chase.

In January 2016, Donohue appeared in the role of Jan in the Fox presentation of Grease Live.[8]

Most notably, she received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination in December 2015 for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in the FX/FXX series You're the Worst.[9]

Personal life

Donohue's first name came from an angel name book, and means “Crown" in Hebrew. [3]

Filmography

Film

Television

Voice roles

References

  1. ↑ Danielle Campoamor [@DCampoamor] (October 31, 2014). "Thanks to my twitter stalking I know it's "Fat Lindsey" aka @MsKetherDonohue's birthday today. Ugh. I miss #YoureTheWorst. @YTWFX" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Strassberg, Rebecca (8 September 2015). "How 20 Years of Auditioning Led Kether Donohue to ‘You’re the Worst’". Backstage. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kether Donohue On Voice Acting, Pitch Perfect, and Her New FX Comedy ‘You’re The Worst’". Toon Zone. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Collis, Clark (17 June 2016). "'You're the Worst': Lindsay to get 'dark and twisted' in new season". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ↑ McHenry, Jackson (14 June 2016). "Kether Donohue on Standing Out in You’re the Worst, Learning to Dance on Grease: Live!, and Doing Anime Voice-over Work". Vulture. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Wigler, Josh (21 July 2014). "Kether Donohue Bruises and Abuses on FX's 'You're the Worst'". Spinoff Online. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Venturanza, Ramona (4 September 2015). "Alumna Returns for Second Season of “You’re the Worst”". Fordham Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Bentley, Jean (30 September 2015). "Meet the New Pink Ladies: Grease: Live Cast Keeps Getting Even More Amazing With Carly Rae Jepsen!". E! Online. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Appelo, Tim (24 June 2015). "Emmy Breakout Kether Donohue on ‘You’re the Worst’ Breasts, Cocaine and Bad Romance: Watch Her #selfieinterview (Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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