Alice Wetterlund

Alice Wetterlund
Wetterlund in 2013
Born (1981-05-16) May 16, 1981 (age 43)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, podcast host
Years active2010–present
Known forSilicon Valley
Spouse
Andy Haynes
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(m. 2011; div. 2013)​
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Alice Wetterlund (born May 16, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host.[1] She played Carla Walton on the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley,[2] and currently plays D'arcy Bloom on the SyFy TV series Resident Alien.[3]

Early life and education

Wetterlund was born in Minneapolis and relocated to New York City in 1999, where she attended Cooper Union.[4]

Career

Wetterlund began doing stand-up comedy in the late 2000s, and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre improv group from 2008 on. This led to an audition[5] for MTV's Girl Code,[6] where one of her notable parts was in a parody TV commercial for "Culture Culture Probiotics", a "cure" for diarrhea.[7] Since then, she has been featured in many television commercials for companies such as BMW, Lenscrafters, Scotch Brite and Southwest Airlines.[8] She has appeared on Cave Comedy Radio as a teacher of meditation and cat whispering.[9]

Wetterlund and Veronica Osorio co-host the Star Trek: The Next Generation podcast Treks and the City. Wetterlund and Kevin Porter co-host the Maisel Goys (hosted under the Gilmore Guys podcast) about Amazon Prime's television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She currently plays D'Arcy Bloom in the Syfy series Resident Alien.

Personal life

Wetterlund married comedian Andy Haynes on September 20, 2011; they divorced two years later.[10][11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Mad Men Jumps the Shark Joan Holloway Short
2011 The Math Michelle Sellers
Close to You Unknown Also Writer and Producer
2013 Hashtag Warrior Short
2014 The Interview Alice
2015 The Shocking Truth about Planned Parenthood Unknown Short
Welcome to Bridgetown Herself Documentary
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Cousin Terry
TBA Normal Sunny Berger Short; post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Chelsea Lately Herself 1 episode
New Girl Hostess
Betas Young Manager
2013–15 Girl Code Herself 76 episodes
2015–16 Silicon Valley Carla Walton 6 episodes
2015–17 @Midnight Herself 5 episodes
2016 Flophouse 1 episode
Adam DeVine's House Party
The UCB Show N/A
Take My Wife Alice
Conan Herself 2 episodes
2016–17 People of Earth Kelly Grady 20 episodes
2017 Talk Show the Game Show Herself 1 episode
2018 GLOW Carol Episode: "Mother of All Matches"
Alone Together Stephie Episode: "Mom"
The 5th Quarter Shirley 2 episodes
2019 Single Parents Nora Episode: "The Shed"
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Dr. Inx Episode: "The Rhy Chromosome"
2020 Interrogation Alice Morgan 2 episodes
Space Force Maj. Jane Pike Episode: "Lunar Habitat"
2021–present Resident Alien D'Arcy Bloom Main role, 23 episodes
2022 Star Trek: Lower Decks Melponar Triplets (voice) Episode: "Crisis Point II: Paradoxus"

References

  1. ^ Holm, Barbara (April 15, 2014). "Bridgetown Second Night". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Chappell, Les (May 4, 2015). "Silicon Valley: "The Lady"". A.V. Club. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Weldon, Glen (January 27, 2021). "'Resident Alien': The Truth Is Way, Way Out There". NPR. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Made by Alumni: Film and Television | The Cooper Union". cooper.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Hill, Jazmine (May 30, 2013). "Get Happy & Smile Hard With Alice Wetterlund!". Serial Optimist. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Girl Code — Cast Bios". MTV. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Girl Code Introduces Probiotic For When You Have Diarrhea... Just You, No One Else Gets Diarrhea". The Huffington Post. March 24, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  8. ^ Rackham, Casey (November 19, 2014). "'Girl Code's' Alice Wetterlund has basically been in every commercial ever". Zap2it. Zap2it. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Baby Geniuses: Episode 63". cavecomedyradio.com. Cave Comedy Radio. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "MG 103 - Because You Left (with Anthony Troli)". acast. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Castro, Danilo (July 18, 2018). "Alice Wetterlund: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.