Anna Chlumsky - wikipedia Anna Chlumsky Anna Chlumsky Anna Chlumsky in 2013 Anna M. Chlumsky ( 1980 - 12 - 03 ) December 3, 1980 ( age 37 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1989 -- 1998 2006 -- present Spouse ( s ) Shaun So ( m. 2008 ) Children Anna M. Chlumsky ( / ˈklʌmski / ; born December 3, 1980 ) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, best known playing the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl ( 1991 ) and its 1994 sequel. Between 1999 and 2005, Chlumsky 's career entered a hiatus while she attended college. She returned to acting with roles in several independent films, including Blood Car ( 2007 ) and In the Loop ( 2009 ). Since 2012, Chlumsky has portrayed Amy Brookheimer on the HBO television series Veep, for which she has received five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1989 -- 1998 2.2 1999 -- 2005 : Hiatus from acting 2.3 2006 -- present : Return 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Chlumsky was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Nancy ( née Zuncic ), a singer, actress, and former flight attendant, and Frank Chlumsky, Jr., a chef and saxophone player. She was raised in a Roman Catholic family. Chlumsky is of Czech and Croatian descent. Career 1989 -- 1998 Chlumsky entered show business at an early age, modeling with her mother in an advertising campaign, though her roles in My Girl ( 1991 ) and My Girl 2 ( 1994 ) brought her fame. She also starred in Trading Mom ( 1994 ) alongside Sissy Spacek, as well as in Gold Diggers : The Secret of Bear Mountain with Christina Ricci. In the mid to late 1990s, she appeared or starred in several television films and series. 1999 -- 2005 : hiatus from acting Chlumsky attended the University of Chicago, graduating in 2002 with a BA in International Studies. After graduation she worked as a fact - checker for the Zagat Survey and served as an editorial assistant for a HarperCollins science fiction - fantasy imprint. She found this work unsatisfying and decided to return to acting. She went to the Atlantic Acting School in Manhattan to receive formal training. 2006 -- present : return Chlumsky appeared as Mary Calvin in a season 17 episode of Law & Order, first airing on January 12, 2007 ; and as Lisa Klein in a season 20 episode, first airing March 15, 2010. In March 2007, she appeared in the 30 Rock episode `` The Fighting Irish '' as Liz Lemler, a romantic rival of protagonist Liz Lemon, who receives flowers meant for Lemler. Chlumsky was in four episodes of the ABC dramedy Cupid in 2009. She starred in the Off Broadway production of Unconditional by Brett C. Leonard at The Public Theater, which opened on February 2008 ; it was produced by the LAByrinth Theater Company, She also starred in Lanford Wilson 's Balm in Gilead in November 2005 at the American Theatre of Actors in New York City. In 2009 she appeared in Armando Iannucci 's BBC Films political satire In The Loop, co-starring with Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini, and Mimi Kennedy, a quasi-spinoff of Iannucci 's BBC TV series The Thick of It. She plays Liza, a State Department assistant in the movie. From 2012, Chlumsky has played Amy Brookheimer, aide to Julia Louis - Dreyfus 's character in HBO 's Veep, also produced by Iannucci. In June 2012, she starred in the world premiere of David Adjmi 's 3C at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York. Dan Aykroyd, who played her father in the two My Girl films, has said that a script for a third film has been in development since 2003. In April 2012 Chlumsky `` put to rest '' any rumors that such a film was in development. In addition to her role on Veep, Chlumsky has appeared in multiple television series between 2011 and 2013, including White Collar, Law & Order : Special Victims Unit, and NBC 's adaptation of Hannibal. Chlumsky has appeared on Broadway in You Ca n't Take It with You, and beginning in April 2015 as editor Iris Peabody in the comedy Living on Love, with Renee Fleming, Jerry O'Connell and Douglas Sills. In 2017, Chlumsky appeared in the fourth season of AMC Networks ' Halt and Catch Fire as Dr. Katie Herman, the love interest of Gordon Clark ( Scoot McNairy ). Personal life In October 2007, Chlumsky announced her engagement to Chinese - American Army Reserve member Shaun So ; the two had met as students at the University of Chicago in 2000. So was deployed to Afghanistan from 2004 to 2006. They married on March 8, 2008, in Brooklyn, New York and have two daughters. In 2017 during an interview in RuPaul 's `` What 's the Tee ? '' podcast, she stated that she has lived in Brazil and speaks fluent Brazilian Portuguese. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Uncle Buck School Child 1991 My Girl Vada Sultenfuss 1994 My Girl 2 Vada Sultenfuss 1994 Trading Mom Elizabeth Martin 1995 Gold Diggers : The Secret of Bear Mountain Jody Salerno 2005 Wait Cara Short film 2007 Blood Car Lorraine 2008 Eavesdrop Chelsea 2009 In the Loop Liza Weld 2009 The Good Guy Lisa 2009 My Sweet Misery Chloe Civil Unions : A Love Story Unnamed Short film 2011 The Pill Nelly 2012 Bert and Arnie 's Guide to Friendship Sabrina 2015 The End of the Tour Sarah Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 A Child 's Wish Missy Chandler Movie 1997 Miracle in the Woods Gina Weatherby / Field Pea Movie 1998 Cupid Jill Episode : `` Meat Market '' 1998 Early Edition Megan Clark Episode : `` Teen Angels '' 2007 Eight Days a Week Riley McGann Unaired series 2007 30 Rock Liz Lemler Episode : `` The Fighting Irish '' 2007 Law & Order Mary Calvin, Lisa Klein `` Charity Case '' `` Innocence '' 2009 House Rules Scotty Fisher Movie 2009 Cupid Josie 4 episodes ; reworking of original Cupid series 2009 12 Men of Christmas Jan Lucas Movie The Quinn - tuplets Rachel Quinn Pilot movie Covert Affairs Vivian Long Episode : `` I Ca n't Quit You Baby '' 2011 Lights Out Charlie Episodes : `` Headgames '', `` The Shot '' 2011 Three Weeks, Three Kids Jennifer Mills Movie 2011 White Collar Agent Melissa Matthews Episodes : `` Where There 's a Will '', `` Countdown '' 2012 -- present Veep Amy Brookheimer 58 episodes 2012 Army Wives Jessica Anderson Episode : `` Tough Love '' 2012 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Jocelyn Paley Episode : `` Twenty - Five Acts '' 2013 -- 14 Hannibal Miriam Lass 4 episodes 2017 Halt and Catch Fire Dr. Katie Herman Season 4 Awards and nominations Year Association Work Result Ref. 1991 Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Actress My Girl Nominated MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss ( shared with Macaulay Culkin ) Won Best On - Screen Duo ( shared with Culkin ) Nominated Young Artist Awards Most Promising Young Newcomer Won 1994 Best Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture My Girl 2 Won 1995 Best Young Leading Actress -- Feature Film Gold Diggers : The Secret of Bear Mountain Won 1997 Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series - Leading Young Actress A Child 's Wish Nominated 1998 Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actress Cupid Won 2012 Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Veep Nominated 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominated Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominated Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated 2015 Gracie Awards Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy or Musical Won Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominated Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Critics ' Choice Television Award Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Anna Chlumsky Actor ''. TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Profile, FilmReference.com ; accessed May 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Obituary for Frank Chlumsky, Jr., legacy.com ; accessed May 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Pearlman, Cindy ( January 26, 1992 ). `` The minors become a major force on the screen ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Jump up ^ Strasburger, Chantal ( May 26, 2016 ). `` It 's Pronounced KLUM - ski ''. Sweet. Retrieved December 28, 2016. Jump up ^ YouTube. youtube.com. Jump up ^ `` My Girl 's Anna Chlumsky Engaged ''. PEOPLE.com. Jump up ^ The NBA on Christmas Day : Talking with Anna Chlumsky, allball.blogs.nba.com, December 18, 2014 ; accessed February 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Caro, Mark ( May 19, 2010 ). `` ' My Girl ' star Anna Chlumsky all grown up ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011 - 01 - 20. ^ Jump up to : Staff. `` Anna Chlumsky : Actress ''. IMDB.com. Amazon. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Anna Chlumsky to Star in Lanford Wilson 's Balm in Gilead Off - B'way '', broadway.com ; accessed May 14, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Chlumsky, Gandolfini in ' In The Loop ' ''. Ew.com. 2008 - 05 - 01. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 27. Jump up ^ Bentley, Jean ( December 3, 2010 ). `` Congress Bans Loud Commercials, ' Dora the Explorer ' Actress Withdraws Lawsuit and More ''. TV Squad. AOL.com. Retrieved 2011 - 01 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Dan Aykroyd Switches Gears and Starts Push for My Girl 3 ''. ScrapeTV.com. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Anna Chlumsky Declines My Girl 3 ''. YouTube. April 27, 2012. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Anna Chlumsky Cast in Season Four of AMC 's `` Halt And Catch Fire '' ``. AMC Networks. 9 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` My Girl 's Anna Chlumsky Engaged ''. People. October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 13. Jump up ^ Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer ( October 24, 2014 ). `` ' Veep ' star discusses struggles of life as a military girlfriend ''. TODAY.com. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ D'Zurilla, Christie ( 2016 - 08 - 26 ). `` Anna Chlumsky welcomes her second daughter with husband Shaun So ''. Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458 - 3035. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ Saad, Nardine ( 18 July 2013 ). `` Anna Chlumsky of ' Veep ' toasts Emmy nomination, 1 - week - old baby girl ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 October 2014. Jump up ^ Juneau, Jen ; Jordan, Julia ( August 26, 2016 ). `` Anna Chlumsky Welcomes Daughter Clara Elizabeth ''. People.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Awards ''. ^ Jump up to : `` 2013 - 14 Season ''. Jump up ^ `` Emmys 2017 : Full List of Nominations ''. Variety. July 13, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017. External links Anna Chlumsky on IMDb Anna Chlumsky at the Internet Broadway Database Anna Chlumsky at the Internet Off - Broadway Database MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Anna Chlumsky & Macaulay Culkin in My Girl ( 1992 ) Christian Slater & Marisa Tomei in Untamed Heart ( 1993 ) Demi Moore & Woody Harrelson in Indecent Proposal ( 1994 ) Jim Carrey & Lauren Holly in Dumb and Dumber ( 1995 ) Natasha Henstridge & Anthony Guidera in Species ( 1996 ) Will Smith & Vivica A. Fox in Independence Day ( 1997 ) Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore in The Wedding Singer ( 1998 ) Gwyneth Paltrow & Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love ( 1999 ) Sarah Michelle Gellar & Selma Blair in Cruel Intentions ( 2000 ) Julia Stiles & Sean Patrick Thomas in Save the Last Dance ( 2001 ) Jason Biggs & Seann William Scott in American Pie 2 ( 2002 ) Tobey Maguire & Kirsten Dunst in Spider - Man ( 2003 ) Owen Wilson, Carmen Electra & Amy Smart in Starsky & Hutch ( 2004 ) Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams in The Notebook ( 2005 ) Heath Ledger & Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain ( 2006 ) Will Ferrell & Sacha Baron Cohen in Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ( 2007 ) Briana Evigan & Robert Hoffman in Step Up 2 : The Streets ( 2008 ) Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart in Twilight ( 2009 ) Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga : New Moon ( 2010 ) Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga : Eclipse ( 2011 ) Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn - Part 1 ( 2012 ) Jennifer Lawrence & Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook ( 2013 ) Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston & Will Poulter in We 're the Millers ( 2014 ) Ansel Elgort & Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars ( 2015 ) Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine in Pitch Perfect 2 ( 2016 ) Ashton Sanders & Jharrel Jerome in Moonlight ( 2017 ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2010 -- 2019 ) Modern Family, season 1 / season 2 ( 2010 ) : Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 2 / season 3 ( 2011 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 3 / season 4 ( 2012 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 4 / season 5 ( 2013 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Orange Is the New Black, season 2 ( 2014 ) : Aduba, Biggs, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Freeman, Gardner, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Lake, Lapkus, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, Marsh Garland, McGorry, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Pimentel, Polanco, Reiner, Roberts, Rodriguez, Rosenblat, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Toussaint, Tucci, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 3 ( 2015 ) : Aduba, Birbiglia, Blake, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Leyva, Manning, Marsh Garland, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Rodriguez, Rose, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 4 ( 2016 ) : Aduba, Aisenberg, Brooks, Brown, Cruz, DeLaria, Dover, Glenn, Golden, Gómez, Guerrero, Harney, Henke, Jeudy, Lake, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, McMenamin, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Purdy, Rodriguez, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Tucci, Wiley Veep, season 6 ( 2017 ) : Bakkedahl, Chlumsky, Cole, Colin, Dunn, DuVall, Franklin, Hale, Louis - Dreyfus, Richardson, Scheer, Scott, Simons, Sutherland, Walsh Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) GND : 1012044289 LCCN : no97028069 VIAF : 68534102 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anna_Chlumsky&oldid=843266590 '' Categories : 1980 births 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Chicago American child actresses American film actresses American people of Czech descent American people of Croatian descent American stage actresses American television actresses Living people University of Chicago alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2014 Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska اردو 中文 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 28 May 2018, at 00 : 41. 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Question: who played the little girl in the movie my girl
Answer: Anna M. Chlumsky