Megyn Price is an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Claudia Finnerty in the Fox/ WB sitcom '' Grounded for Life'' (2001–05), Audrey Bingham on the

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sitcom '' Rules of Engagement'' (2007–13), and Mary Roth on the

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sitcom '' The Ranch'' (2016–2020). Also in 2020, she had a small role as Eline Harris in '' The Resident''.

Early life

Price was born in

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, and was raised as a member of

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. While attending Norman High School in

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, she produced and wrote a play, ''Here Comes the Sun'', but thought acting was "the dumbest career choice anyone could possibly make". At

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she studied economics and communication, and continued to act in school productions, as well as performing at

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in San Francisco. After a year as an

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, Price decided to pursue acting as a profession.Soldan, Penny.
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''

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'', 25 February 2010.

Career

Price began her acting career in the early 1990s. She made her television debut in an episode of ''

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''. She has also made a number of guest appearances on television shows, including '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'', '' Renegade'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Drop Dead Diva''. Her first series regular role was in the short-lived 1996 ABC comedy series ''

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'' opposite Greg Giraldo. From 1998 to 1999, she was lead actress in another short-lived sitcom, called ''

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'', on

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. In film, she had supporting roles in ''

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'' and '' Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector''. From 2001 to 2005, Price starred as Claudia Finnerty in

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comedy series '' Grounded for Life'' opposite

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. She later starred as Audrey Bingham in the

sitcom '' Rules of Engagement'' alongside

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and David Spade. She also directed one episode of season seven. The series was cancelled after seven seasons and 100 episodes in May 2013. Later in 2013, Price starred in the Lifetime television movie, ''A Country Christmas Story'', and was cast in the Lifetime comedy-drama pilot '' UnREAL'' as an executive producer named Julia, opposite Shiri Appleby. On February 6, 2014, Lifetime officially green-lit ''UnREAL'' with a 10-episode series order, set to premiere in the summer of 2014. On June 2, 2014,

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replaced Price in the show. In early 2016, Price returned to television with a role in the

comedy series, '' The Ranch'' along with

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and Elisha Cuthbert, playing Danny Masterson's love interest. In 2020, she guest starred in episode 4 of season 10 of ''

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''.

Personal life

Price lives in

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, with her husband Edward Cotner, an emergency physician. They have a daughter.

Filmography

References

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