Mary Lynn Rajskub - wikipedia Mary Lynn Rajskub Mary Lynn Rajskub Rajskub at a screening of the 24 season 7 finale in 2009 ( 1971 - 06 - 22 ) June 22, 1971 ( age 46 ) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Occupation Actress, comedian Years active 1995 -- present Spouse ( s ) Matthew Rolph ( m. 2009 -- present ) Children 1, Sam Ecker Mary Lynn Rajskub ( / ˈraɪskəb / ; born June 22, 1971 ) is an American actress and comedian, best known for portraying Chloe O'Brian in the Fox action thriller series 24. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early Life Rajskub was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in nearby Trenton, the daughter of Betty and Tony Rajskub. She is of Irish, Polish & Czechoslovak descent. Her father is a pipefitter of Czech descent, and her mother worked as a pharmacist 's assistant. Rajskub played the clarinet in a school band and portrayed Frenchie in the musical Grease. One of her childhood inspirations was the television series Moonlighting. She later moved to Los Angeles, California, where she worked as a waitress in a Hard Rock Cafe and a ticket - taker at the Beverly Center movie theater. Career Rajskub 's first part was as an Oompa - Loompa in a community theater production of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and her first starring role was Raggedy Ann. In 1996 she appeared in music videos for the songs The Good Life by Weezer and The New Pollution by Beck. From 1996 - 1998, she had a recurring role on the critically acclaimed HBO series, The Larry Sanders Show. Her most notable role is CTU systems analyst Chloe O'Brian on 24, which she joined in 2003 at the start of the show 's third season. Her character was a hit with viewers and critics and was one of the few cast members to return in the show 's fourth season. After being a regular guest star for two seasons, Rajskub became a main cast member in the show 's fifth season. By the end of the series, she was the lead female, with top billing second only to Kiefer Sutherland. Her character also had the honor of saying the final words of the series in the season 8 series finale. Rajskub and Sutherland appeared briefly as their 24 characters in a 2007 episode, `` 24 Minutes '', of the Fox animated series The Simpsons. In August 2013, it was announced that she would reprise her Chloe O'Brian role in the 2014 limited series 24 : Live Another Day. Rajskub was one of the original cast members of Mr. Show. She appeared in Kelsey Grammer 's The Sketch Show on Fox Television, The King of Queens as a character named Priscilla, and in numerous films including Mysterious Skin, Legally Blonde 2, Sweet Home Alabama, Dude, Where 's My Car ?, Man on the Moon, Punch - Drunk Love, The Anniversary Party, Firewall, Little Miss Sunshine, music videos for Beck, Weezer and Sheryl Crow, as well as portraying a blind woman in the film Road Trip. Rajskub ( right ) in June 2011 Rajskub was part of a comic duo ( with Karen Kilgariff ) called Girls Guitar Club. In 2006, she made a cameo appearance in `` Partings '', the 6th season finale of Gilmore Girls, where she played a troubadour looking for her big break. ( Rajskub had previously appeared on Gilmore Girls as the female lead in A Film by Kirk, a short film made by the character Kirk Gleason. ) She has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program. She has an educational background as a painter, having attended the San Francisco Art Institute. Rajskub has been nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award ; once in 2005, and again in 2007 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She guest starred on Flight of the Conchords episode `` Prime Minister '' as Karen, an Art Garfunkel fanatic. She guest starred as `` Gail the Snail '' in an episode of It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia titled `` The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention '', and reprised the role in the ninth season finale, `` The Gang Squashes Their Beefs ''. In 2009, she also appeared in the film Julie & Julia as Sarah, one of Julie Powell 's close friends. In 2010, Rajskub performed stand - up on John Oliver 's New York Stand Up Show. In June 2010, she appeared in the `` Lovesick '' episode during the second season of the USA series Royal Pains. From July through October 2010, she performed in her solo show, Mary Lynn Spreads Her Legs, at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles. Reviewer F. Kathleen Foley of the Los Angeles Times wrote `` that cheerfully vulgar title sums up the overall tone, which is often breezily obscene ''. The show, written by Rajskub with help from director / developer Amit Itelman, was inspired by Rajskub 's experiences with pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood. In January 2011, Rajskub guest starred in the episode `` Our Children, Ourselves '' on the second season of ABC 's Modern Family. In the fall of 2011, Rajskub appeared in the short - lived sitcom How to Be a Gentleman. Also in 2011, Rajskub 's webseries, Dicki, began airing on My Damn Channel. Dicki is based on a number of people that Rajskub grew up with in and around Michigan. The title character is a 40 - year - old woman who lives at home with her parents, makes crafts, and takes her art seriously. Dicki has been one of My Damn Channel 's most successful web series to date. The first season concluded in November 2011, but a second season is currently in development. Rajskub performed in the June 2012 edition of Do n't Tell My Mother ! ( Live Storytelling ), a monthly showcase in which celebrities share true stories they would never want their mothers to know. She currently hosts a podcast on the Nerdist Network called Kickin ' it Mary Lynn Style. In 2013, Rajskub appeared in the Netflix semi-original series Arrested Development in a silent yet well - received role as Heartfire, a character Rajskub has said `` speak ( s ) from the heart, but do ( es ) n't use any words ''. In the same year Rajskub also appeared in the web series All Growz Up with Melinda Hill. Rajskub appeared on Ken Reid 's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on March 27, 2015. In August 2016, Rajskub appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 24 Hours With Mary Lynn Rajskub, well - received among fans and critics. Personal Life Rajskub dated David Cross, who introduced her to Mr. Show, and left the show when they broke up after the end of the second season. Afterwards, she dated music producer Jon Brion for five years until they broke up in the fall of 2002. Rajskub later dated comedian Duncan Trussell. Rajskub met personal trainer Matthew Rolph when he approached her after one of her comedy sets. They began dating, and she became pregnant three months later. Their son, Valentine Anthony, was born in 2008. Rajskub married Rolph on August 1, 2009 in an impromptu wedding in Las Vegas. Rajskub is bisexual and discussed her past relationships with women in an article for AfterEllen.com. Filmography Film Rajskub at The Heart Truth Fashion Show, February 1, 2008 Year Title Role Notes 1997 Who 's the Caboose ? Cheeseball 1998 The Thin Pink Line Suzy Smokestack 1999 Magnolia Janet Voice 1999 Man on the Moon Friday 's Mary 2000 Road Trip Blind Brenda 2000 Dude, Where 's My Car ? Zelmina 2000 Sunset Strip Eileen 2001 Storytelling Melinda 2001 The Anniversary Party Mary - Lynn 2002 Punch - Drunk Love Elizabeth 2002 Sweet Home Alabama Dorothea 2002 Run Ronnie Run Herself 2003 Legally Blonde 2 : Red, White & Blonde Reena Giuliani 2003 Claustrophobia Grace Mysterious Skin Avalyn Friesen Helter Skelter Lynette `` Squeaky '' Fromme 2006 Firewall Janet Stone 2006 Little Miss Sunshine Pageant Assistant Pam 2006 Grilled Renee 2007 Humble Pie Peggy Orbison 2008 Sunshine Cleaning Lynn 2009 Julie & Julia Sarah 2012 Safety Not Guaranteed Bridget 2013 The Kings of Summer Captain Davis 2015 Sex, Death and Bowling Kim Wells 2017 Wilson Jodie Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 -- 1996 Mr. Show Various Characters 10 episodes 1996 -- 1998 The Larry Sanders Show Mary Lou Collins 18 episodes 1997 The Weird Al Show Weather Woman Episode : `` Talent Show '' 1998 NewsRadio Waitress Episode : `` The Secret of Management '' 1999 Shasta McNasty Diana Episode : `` Pilot '' 1999 -- 2000 Veronica 's Closet Chloe 15 episodes 2001 Just Shoot Me ! Penny Episode : `` Maya Judging Amy '' 2002 Gilmore Girls Girlfriend in Kirk 's film Episode : `` Teach Me Tonight '' 2002 The King of Queens Priscilla Stasna Episode : `` Arthur, Spooner '' 2003 -- 2010 24 Chloe O'Brian 125 episodes 2003 Good Morning, Miami Hollis Episode : `` I Second That Promotion '' Home Movies Penny ( voice ) Episode : `` Those Bitches Tried to Cheat Me '' 2005 The Sketch Show Various Characters 6 episodes 2006 Gilmore Girls Town Troubadour Episode : `` Partings '' 2007 Human Giant Mindy 2 episodes 2007 The Simpsons Chloe O'Brian ( voice ) Episode : `` 24 Minutes '' 2008 The Middleman Dr. Gibbs Episode : `` The Pilot Episode Sanction '' 2009 Flight of the Conchords Karen Episode : `` Prime Minister '' 2009 -- 2013 It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Gail the Snail 2 episodes Royal Pains Blake Episode : `` Lovesick '' The Benson Interruption Herself Episode # 1.2 2010 -- 2013 Chelsea Lately Herself 9 episodes 2011 Modern Family Tracy Episode : `` Our Children, Ourselves '' 2011 Raising Hope Tanya Episode : `` The Cultish Personality '' 2011 How to Be a Gentleman Janet 9 episodes 2012 The L.A. Complex Herself Episode : `` Down in L.A. '' 2012 Dirty Work Roxy 3 episodes 2012 The Burn with Jeff Ross Herself Episode : `` Jimmy Kimmel / Jim Norton / Bobby Lee / Mary Lynn Rajskub '' 2012 Mash Up Herself TV movie 2012 Grey 's Anatomy Marion Steiner Episode : `` Migration '' 2013 The Mentalist Susie Hamplin Episode : `` Days of Wine and Roses '' 2013 Newsreaders Laney Trammings Episode : `` Fit Town, Fat Town '' 2013 New Girl Peg Episode : `` Winston 's Birthday '' 2013 Arrested Development Heartfire 2 episodes 2013 -- 2014 2 Broke Girls Bebe 5 episodes 2014 TripTank Marilyn ( voice ) Episode : `` Crossing the Line '' 2014 Californication Goldie 4 episodes 2014 24 : Live Another Day Chloe O'Brian 12 episodes ( limited series ) 2014 Talking Dead Herself Episode : `` Four Walls and a Roof '' 2014 -- 2017 @ midnight Herself 15 episodes 2015 Maron Herself Episode : `` Ex-Pod '' 2015 -- 2016 Brooklyn Nine - Nine Genevieve Mirren - Carter 5 episodes 2015 Highston Jean Liggetts Pilot 2015 W / Bob & David Chef Krissie Episode # 1.3 2016 The Girlfriend Experience Erin Roberts 10 episodes 2016 Take My Wife Mary Lynn Episode : `` Opener '' 2016 Those Who Ca n't Summer 3 episodes 2016 Dream Corp LLC Patient # 046 Episode : `` You Down with OCD ? '' 2016 Drunk History Effie Cherry Episode : `` Shit Shows '' 2017 The Guest Book Lynn Episode : `` Story Two '' References Jump up ^ `` Trenton was first stage for Rajskub 's talents ''. Trenton Trib. Jump up ^ `` Mary Lynn Rajskub Biography ( 1971 - ) ''. Filmreference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2010. Jump up ^ `` 25 Things You Do n't Know About Me : Mary Lynn Rajskub ''. UsMagazine.com. January 21, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( August 1, 2013 ). `` Mary Lynn Rajskub Clocks in For ' 24 : Live Another Day ' ''. Zap2It. FOX press release. Retrieved August 1, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Featurette : Interview with Mary Lynn Rajskub ( 2007 ). Not Just the Best of The Larry Sanders Show ( Disc 3 ) ( Box set, Closed - captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC ) ( DVD ). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. ASIN B000MTFDB0. Retrieved February 11, 2012. Jump up ^ F. Kathleen Foley ( July 2, 2010 ). `` Theater review : ' Mary Lynn Spreads Her Legs ' at the Steve Allen Theater ''. Latimesblogs.latimes.com. Retrieved September 14, 2010. Jump up ^ `` DICKI - The Official Website ''. Mydamnchannel.com. November 3, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Do n't Tell My Mother : Post Father 's Day Special ''. Retrieved July 9, 2012. Jump up ^ Lovelace, Steve. `` Five Best New Arrested Development Characters ''. Jump up ^ Eggerton, CHris. `` Arrested Development 's Mary Lynn Rajskub on playing George Sr. 's New Assistant ''. Jump up ^ Carrie, Stephanie. `` Steph 's LA Weekly Feature Series -- Melinda Hill 's Romantic Encounters ''. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 24 Hours With Mary Lynn Rajskub ''. TheatreSmart. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Rogan, Joe. `` Joe Rogan Experience # 202 ''. Retrieved April 5, 2012. Jump up ^ Friday May 2, 2014 The Wendy Williams Show Jump up ^ `` Real Life Mirrors Stage Life for Mary Lynn Rajskub ''. Celebrity-babies.com. February 1, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2010. Jump up ^ `` ' 24 's Mary Lynn Rajskub Married To Trainer Matthew Rolph ''. TV Shark. August 4, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2010. Jump up ^ `` '' I still think Megan Fox is hot `` : Mary Lynn Rajskub talks about being bisexual - AfterEllen ''. AfterEllen. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mary Lynn Rajskub. 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Question: who plays gail the snail on it's always sunny
Answer: Mary Lynn Rajskub