Sue Galloway is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. An

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alumna and teacher, she is best known for playing

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on the NBC sitcom ''

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''. Since 2002, Galloway has been an active member of the longtime

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(UCB) troupe.

Career

In 2002, Galloway enrolled in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City as a sketch comedy student. While there, fellow UCB comedian,

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, submitted Galloway's name to NBC producers looking to hire a female extra for the upcoming television series ''30 Rock''. She was originally hired to play "Girl Writer": a staff writer with no lines and occasional reaction shots. By season three, Galloway's role was developed into a scene-stealing, "French-Dutch" character named

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. Galloway has performed in live theater, television commercials, and film. She created and performed in a one-woman show called ''POSE Magazine'' and has produced and starred in various web series and shorts with fellow actress and comedian Pam Murphy. Galloway was a freelance writer for '' Weekend Update'' on ''

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''. Galloway currently performs weekly with the UCB improvisational sketch comedy group The Law Firm. "This is what I was born to do," said Galloway.

Personal life

Galloway grew up in

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, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the

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and the Actors Studio Drama School. Galloway is married to former ''Saturday Night Live'' writer and ''30 Rock'' co-star John Lutz, with whom she has two children. Comedy influences cited by Galloway include Carol Burnett, Amy Poehler, Betty White, and Phil Hartman.

Filmography

Acting

Writing

Producing

References

External links

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