Stephnie Carmel Weir (born November 28, 1967) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for being a main cast member and writer on the

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sketch comedy television series ''

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'' from 2000 to 2005, for which she got two

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nominations. She had starring roles on several short-lived television sitcoms, including ''

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'' (2006–2007), '' The Comedians'' (2015), and '' Happy Together'' (2018–2019), and starred in the 2017 comedy film '' Room for Rent''.

Career

Weir was a consulting producer for the comedy series ''

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''. She also appeared in

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's '' Godmothered''.

''Counter Culture''

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(ABC). The pilot follows three aging sisters running their family diner together in

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. ABC ordered the pilot on January 30, 2012. The

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included Kerri Kenney-Silver,

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and

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winning actresses

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and

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. The pilot was directed by

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Original characters

* Angela Wright * Dot Goddard * Dorothy Lanier * Dr. Kylie Johnson * Gail Cinder * Kat * Kelly/Wendy Shank * Lillie Hubscher * Mackenzie Shaw * Mattie Lutz * Mrs. Leona Campbell * Muriel Westig * Rebecca Finkleberg/Zamula Kincaid * Sherri * Thelma Strom * Vera Magnus

Celebrity impressions

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(as

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in '' 7th Heaven'') *

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(as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in ''

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'') *

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* Darva Conger *

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(as Elaine Vassal in ''

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'') * Jann Carl *

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(as

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in ''

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'') *

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* Judge Marilyn Milian *

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(as Lilly Rush in ''

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'') *

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(as

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in ''

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'') *

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* Martie Maguire (of

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) *

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* Tiffany Brissette * Victoria Gotti *

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Stephnie 21st-century American actresses Living people 21st-century American screenwriters American television actresses American women television writers American television writers American sketch comedians American voice actresses 1967 births Odessa College alumni Comedians from Texas