# Betsy Sodaro

Betsy Sodaro (born June 10, 1984) is an American actress. She is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. She is best known for her appearances on comedy programs such as Ghosts, Another Period, Duncanville, Clipped, Animal Practice, Nailed It, Big Time in Hollywood, FL and the Netflix show Disjointed.

## Life and career

Sodaro is originally from Summit County, Colorado, and graduated from Western State College of Colorado in 2006, with a degree in communications and theater. She is the youngest of four sisters. Her father was an English teacher and children's playwright, and she grew up performing in his shows. After graduating, she trained and performed at the Sacramento Comedy Spot and moved to Los Angeles in 2007. She performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with house improv teams Bangarang! and Search History and house sketch team Nephew. Sodaro cites Chris Farley among her comedic influences.
Sodaro has been in films such as Monsters University and The To Do List, and has made guest appearances on television shows such as Raising Hope, Comedy Bang Bang, NTSF:SD:SUV::, Stevie TV, and Kroll Show. In 2010, she was a cast member in UCB co-founder Matt Besser's Comedy Central sketch pilot This Show Will Get You High, along with Besser, Brett Gelman, John Gemberling, and Paul Rust. In 2012, Sodaro co-starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Animal Practice. She also plays recurring roles on the Comedy Central's Another Period and Big Time in Hollywood, FL and co-starred on the TBS sitcom Clipped.
Sodaro is a frequent guest on Matt Besser's podcast improv4humans. She has also guested on many other podcasts on the Earwolf network such as on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Hollywood Handbook, and With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus.
Betsy Sodaro also provided the voice of Plant from Warner Bros. Animation's Right Now Kapow, Xixi The Toucan from All Hail King Julien, and many more. She also played the character "Dabby" on the Netflix sitcom Disjointed starring Kathy Bates. Beginning in 2022, Sodaro appeared on Ghosts as Nancy, a ghost who died from cholera. In High on Life, Sodaro voiced Sweezy, a talking alien gun known as a Gatlian. She has been featured as a Demodex mite in a television advertising campaign for Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s XDEMVY since October 17, 2024.

## Filmography

Feature films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Additional voices | |
| 2013 | The To Do List | Graduate #2 | |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Powell's Information Person | |
| 2018 | Next Gen | Gate | Voice |
| 2019 | Plus One | Grumpy Maid of Honor | |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | Clampers Buttonwillow | Voice |
| 2020 | Valley Girl | Tough Bouncer | |
| 2020 | An American Pickle | Defense Attorney | |
| 2020 | Hubie Halloween | Bunny | |
| 2020 | Golden Arm | Danny | |
| 2021 | Music | Probation Officer | |
| 2022 | The Prank | | |
| 2022 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Jo Serpent / Baker's Dozen Gang Member | Voices |
| 2023 | The Out-Laws | Chef Ida | |
| 2023 | Not An Artist | | |
| 2024 | Summer Camp | Vick | |
Television shows :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | This Show Will Get You High | Various | Series regular, Comedy Central sketch pilot |
| 2012 | Animal Practice | Angela | Series regular, 9 episodes |
| 2012–16 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Various | Recurring, 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Kroll Show | Renick's Co-Worker | Episode: "Can I Finish?" |
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV | Dana | Episode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow" |
| 2013 | We Are Men | Katherine | Episode: "We Are Dognappers" |
| 2013 | Raising Hope | Candy | Episode: "Bee Story" |
| 2014 | The Millers | Nurse Jennifer | Recurring, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Infomercials | Porcelaine | Episode: The Salad Mixxer |
| 2014 | Chelsea Lately | Herself - Round Table | Recurring, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Review | Mary | Episode: "Revenge; Getting Rich; Aching" |
| 2014–17 | All Hail King Julien | Xixi (voice) | Recurring, 29 episodes |
| 2014–19 | Bob's Burgers | Patty/Jackie (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Big Time in Hollywood, FL | Darla | Recurring, 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Clipped | Rita Doyle | Recurring, 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever | Queen Bee (voice) | Uncredited; Episode: "Sweet C" |
| 2015, 2016 | TripTank | Various Voices | Recurring, 2 episodes |
| 2015, 2017 | Dr. Ken | Sonja | 2 episodes |
| 2015–18 | Another Period | Abortion Deb | Recurring, 5 episodes |
| 2015–21 | Superstore | Uptight Lady | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Eunice | Episode: "And the Booth Babes" |
| 2016 | Love | Animal Shelter Employee | Episode: "The End Of The Beginning" |
| 2016 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Loretta | Episode: "Uncle Jerry" |
| 2016 | Dice | Motorcyclist | Episode: "Alimony" |
| 2016 | Lady Dynamite | A.D. Betsy | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Tween Fest | Vomit Donna | Episode: "The Tubey Awards" |
| 2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jordan Carfton | Episode: "Coral Palms, Part 1" |
| 2016 | Adam Ruins Everything | Terry aka Squatter | Episode: "Adam Ruins Housing" |
| 2016–17 | Right Now Kapow | Plant (voice) | Series regular; 26 episodes |
| 2016, 2017 | The Powerpuff Girls | Eddie / Angela (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Jeff & Some Aliens | US Ambassador (voice) | Episode: "Jeff & Some Jeffs" |
| 2017 | Girlboss | Betsy | Episode: "Vintage Fashion Forum" |
| 2017 | All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Xixi (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Comrade Detective | Marku's Landlady (voice) | Episode: "Bread Is Bread" |
| 2017 | Apollo Gauntlet | Rubis (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2017–18 | Disjointed | Dabby | 18 episodes |
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Kathy The Dental Hygenist | Episode: "#PilotFlight" |
| 2018 | Speechless | Kathleen | Episode: "N-o-Nominee" |
| 2018 | Little Big Awesome | Puddin' Peggy / Sherris (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Happy Together | Donna | Episode: "Scrubbing" |
| 2018 | Human Kind Of | Ms. Coward / Hungry Alien (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Ground Hog (voice) | Episode: "Pizza Pit" |
| 2019 | Tuca & Bertie | (voice) | Episode: "Plumage" |
| 2019 | Drunk History | Mary Mallon | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2019 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Clementine (voice) | Episode: "Rapunzel's Return" |
| 2019 | The Loud House | Female Contest Judge (voice) | Episode: "Kings of the Con" |
| 2019–21 | Summer Camp Island | Skadi the Cloud Puncher (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2019–23 | Big City Greens | Community Sue (voice) | 14 episodes |
| 2020 | Archibald's Next Big Thing | Shelby (voice) | Episode: "The Paperbirds/Rock and Egg Roll" |
| 2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Label (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Glitch Techs | Inspector 7 (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Fungies! | Scrootch (voice) | Episode: "Cool Kids" |
| 2020 | It's Pony | Marti (voice) | Episode: "Loud Horse" |
| 2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Herself | Episode: "THX-2021" |
| 2020–22 | Duncanville | Bex (voice) | Series regular; character physically modeled after Sodaro |
| 2020–2022 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Clampers Buttonwillow | Recurring voice |
| 2021 | Drama Club | Mrs. Todd | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Poorly Drawn Lines | Turt (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | American Auto | Alex | Episode: "Recall" |
| 2022 | Big Nate | Kim / various (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Mr. Mayor | Teri | Episode: "Mayor Daddy" |
| 2022 | Hamster & Gretel | Coach Haggerty (voice) | Episode: "Cheer Cheer Bang Bang" |
| 2022–present | Ghosts | Nancy | 10 episodes |
| 2022-23 | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Barb (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Night Court | Bert | Recurring |
| 2023–present | Tiny Toons Looniversity | Dizzy Devil (voice) | |
| 2024 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Pogo Stick Alien (Additional voice) | Episode: "The Great Beyond-er!" |
| 2024 | Exploding Kittens | Aidan (voice) | |
| 2024 | Rock Paper Scissors | Potato (voice) | |
Digital shows :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | First Dates with Toby Harris | Friend #2 | Episode: "Ex-Boyfriends" |
| 2012–13 | Lady Time | Eleanor | 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Space Spring Break | Leslie | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Next Time on Lonny | Svetlana | Episode: "Choose Your Own Lonny" |
| 2014 | Beef | Dawna | 1 episode |
| 2014 | 300 Sunnyside | Betsy | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | The Earliest Show | Katie Veal | Episode: "Bargaining" |
| 2019 | Kingpin Katie | Cheryl Wallace-Yablonski | Main cast |
| 2020 | Earth to Ned | Herself | Uncredited; Episode: "The Ned-aissance" |
| 2023 | Dirty Laundry | Herself | "Whose Family Van Got Stolen and Blown Up?" |
Short films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Mushroom Park | Derek | Voice |
Video games :
| Year | Title | Voice role |
| 2022 | High on Life | Sweezy |