Christy Knowings is an American actress and comedian who served three seasons on the

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sketch-comedy series ''

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'' (where she replaced

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in 1997 and was replaced by

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in 2002).

''All That''

Knowings joined the cast of ''

'' after she had been a performer on a

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sketch-comedy

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produced by Nickelodeon entitled, ''And Now This''. Knowings remained on the show until the end of Season 6 in 2000. Her characters included Penny Lane (inheriting the role from Alisa Reyes, who herself had inherited the role from Angelique Bates), the

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for Dr. Bynes,

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of the Nickelodeon

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'', and Winter Wonders was a parody of

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. Knowings herself was a panelist a few times on ''Figure It Out''.

Life after ''All That''

Knowings made a small cameo in the green room for the show's 10th Anniversary Special. From 2008 to 2011, she made three appearances on episodes of ''

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'', alongside her real-life twin brother Chris Knowings. In 2020, she released the folk single "To the World".

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