Lauren Lapkus

Known for

Acting

Born

September 6, 1985 (age 41)

Birthplace

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Biography

Lauren Lapkus (born Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus; September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian, known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series Crashing (2017–2019).

She has also appeared in the television series Are You There, Chelsea? (2012), Hot in Cleveland (2012), Clipped (2015), The Big Bang Theory (2018–2019), and Good Girls (2020–2021), and in the films Jurassic World (2015), The Unicorn (2018), and The Wrong Missy (2020). She played the voice role of Lotta in the animated comedy series Harvey Girls Forever! (2018–2020).

She has appeared on many podcasts, including Com...

Best known work

Jurassic World

2015

Lucifer

2016

The Big Bang Theory

2007

Blended

2014

Adventure Time

2010

Orange Is the New Black

2013

American Dad!

2005

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

2015

Happiest Season

2020

The Wrong Missy

2020

Filmography

2026
Stuart Fails to Save the UniverseTV
as Denise / Alternate Denise (10 episodes)
2026
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe PodcastTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2026
That Friend
as Jessa
2026
Sofia the First: Royal MagicTV
as Charmsie (voice) (1 episode)
2026
Mating SeasonTV
as Lexi (voice) (1 episode)
2026
Cartoon CartoonsTV
as Nancy / Mom (voice) (1 episode)
2024
St. Denis MedicalTV
as Wife (1 episode)
2024
Invincible Fight GirlTV
as Coca (voice) (3 episodes)
2024
It's Florida, Man.TV
as Absolute Sociopath (1 episode)
2024
GastronautsTV
as Self - Judge (1 episode)
2024
After MidnightTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2023
Another Happy Day
as Joanna, Executive Producer
2023
Lauren Lapkus Presents: A Very Good Time!TV
as Self (4 episodes), Creator
2023
The Ultimate Improv ShowTV
as Self (6 episodes)
2023
The Out-Laws
as Phoebe King
2023
Digman!TV
as Princess Gasolina (voice) (2 episodes), as Gasolina / Mrs. Boddington (voice) (1 episode)
2023
History of the World: Part IITV
as Yorick (1 episode)
2023
Night CourtTV
as Belinda (1 episode)
2022
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
as Self
2022
Untitled Improv ProjectTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2022
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
as Mayor Tammy
2022
Unbound
as Anna Lee Fisher
2022
Is It Cake?TV
as Self - Judge (1 episode)
2022
About Last NightTV
as Self (1 episode)
2021
Inside JobTV
as Deany (voice) (1 episode), as Additional Voices (voice) (1 episode)