Amber Nash (born June 6, 1977) is an American actress and
improvisational comedian. She is known as the
voice actress
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for
Pam Poovey
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Characters
Sterling Archer
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in the animated TV series ''
Archer
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''. She was also featured in the animated TV series ''
Frisky Dingo
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''.
Early life and education
Nash graduated from
Georgia State University
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and worked as a youth counselor before beginning her work as an actor and improvisor.
Filmography
Film
Television
upNash in 2012
Theatre
*Catch 23 Atlanta
*The Doug Dank Project
*Improv Ensemble
*''
The Second City
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: Peach Drop, Stop and Roll'' at the
Alliance Theatre
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Personal life
Nash is part of the Improv Ensemble at
Dad's Garage Theater and The Laughing Matters. She is a co-founder of The Doug Dank Project at Push Push Theatre and part of the Catch 23.
Nash is married to improviser and actor
Kevin Gillese with whom she regularly collaborates on comedic projects through Dad's Garage Theatre.
She is
vegan
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.
Nash is a member of the board of directors of
Project Chimps
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Histor ...
, a sanctuary for former research chimpanzees funded in large part by the
Humane Society of the United States
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.
References
External links
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Living people
American voice actresses
1977 births
21st-century American actresses
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