# Alanna Ubach

Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Serena McGuire in Legally Blonde (2001) and Legally Blonde 2 (2003), Isabel Villalobos in Meet the Fockers (2004), Maria in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Noreen in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), Jane in Clockwatchers (1997), Naomi in Waiting... (2005) and Still Waiting... (2009), Margarete in Being Us (2011), Jeanine Pirro in Bombshell (2019), and the voice of Mamá Imelda in Coco (2017), as well as Jo Hernandez-Frumpkis on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Suze Howard on Euphoria, Amy Hobbs on See Dad Run, Tessa Flores on Guilty Party, Carol Atkinson on The Flight Attendant, and Susan Bennett on Ted.
She has provided voices for several characters in a number of animated television shows and films, such as Liz Allan on The Spectacular Spider-Man, the title character on El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Lola Boa on Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Strudel on Pound Puppies, Ansi Molina on Welcome to the Wayne, Skate Lad & Rope Girl on Teamo Supremo and four characters in the Oscar-winning animated film Rango (2011). She played the first female assistant/co-host, Josie, on the television show Beakman's World, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1992.

## Early life

Ubach was born on October 3, 1975, in Downey, California, the daughter of Sidna (née González) and Rodolfo Ubach. Her father was from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and her mother was from Sinaloa, Mexico.
In 1994, she received a positive review from The New York Times for her role as a Jewish girl in Kindertransport at the Manhattan Theatre Club. During this stage, she also landed a regular spot as Josie the assistant in the TV series Beakman's World. Her early film roles included Airborne (1993), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Renaissance Man (1994), and The Brady Bunch Movie (1995). She later had roles in a series of indie films: Denise Calls Up (1995), in which she played the title character; Johns (1996), playing David Arquette's girlfriend, and Freeway (1996) with Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland, playing a Latina gang girl. She also played roles in more mainstream films like Clockwatchers (1997) and alongside Reese Witherspoon again in the two Legally Blonde films.

## Career

In 2004, Ubach starred in the film Waiting..., alongside Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris, and landed the role of a Latina caterer in Meet The Fockers (2004). She also had recurring roles on Hung (2009) and Californication (2013).
Ubach starred with Lisa Edelstein as a regular cast member on Bravo's first scripted series, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. Ubach portrayed Jo, who moved to Los Angeles to reinvent herself in the guest house of her newly divorced best friend from college, Abby. Ubach described the show as "fun and stylish, it's very relatable". The role of Jo was created following the exit of Janeane Garofalo.
Recent television roles include Suze Howard on Euphoria, Tessa Flores on Guilty Party, and Carol Atkinson on The Flight Attendant.
In 2022, it was announced that Ubach was cast in the lead role of Susan Bennett on the Peacock series Ted, the television adaptation of the hit film.

### Theater

In June 2008, Ubach starred in and narrated her ongoing one-woman show, Patriotic Bitch, which ran at the Clurman Theatre in Theater Row. Reviewing Patriotic Bitch, The New York Times described it as an "entertaining one-act series of character monologues" and noted that Ubach is "seriously talented".

## Personal life

Ubach married record producer Thom Russo in 2014. Their son was born on July 25, 2017.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Airborne | Gloria | |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Maria | |
| 1994 | Hits! | Angie | |
| 1994 | Renaissance Man | Emily Rago | |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Noreen | |
| 1995 | Denise Calls Up | Denise Devaro | |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Eila | |
| 1996 | Layin' Low | Manuela | |
| 1996 | Freeway | Mesquita | |
| 1996 | Love Is All There Is | Niccolina | |
| 1996 | Just Your Luck | Angela | Direct-to-DVD |
| 1996 | Johns | Nikki | |
| 1997 | Pink as the Day She Was Born | Cherry | |
| 1997 | Clockwatchers | Jane | |
| 1997 | Trading Favors | Christy | |
| 1998 | Enough Already | Val | |
| 1998 | All of It | Amy Holbeck | |
| 1999 | The Sterling Chase | Jenna Marino | |
| 1999 | The Big Day | Connie | |
| 2000 | Slice & Dice | Ginger | |
| 2000 | Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th | Ms. Grossberg | |
| 2000 | Blue Moon | Peggy | |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde | Serena McGuire | |
| 2002 | The Perfect You | Wendy | |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Serena McGuire | |
| 2003 | Wasabi Tuna | Emme | |
| 2003 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Sarah | |
| 2004 | Meet the Fockers | Isabel Villalobos | |
| 2005 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Waiting... | Naomi | |
| 2006 | Open Window | Kim | |
| 2006 | Hard Scrambled | Crysta | |
| 2007 | Equal Opportunity | Peggy M. Smith | |
| 2007 | Jekyll | Michelle Utterson | |
| 2007 | The Pre Nup | Cindy | Short film |
| 2007 | Shrinks | Dr. Jameson | Short film |
| 2008 | Batman: Gotham Knight | Dander (voice) | Direct-to-DVD; segment: "Have I Got a Story for You" |
| 2009 | Stuntmen | Tovah Frieberg | |
| 2009 | Still Waiting... | Naomi | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2010 | A Reuben by Any Other Name | Elizabeth | Short film |
| 2010 | Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend | Grace Slick | |
| 2010 | Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Kristy Kittens | |
| 2011 | Bad Teacher | Angela | |
| 2011 | Rango | Boo / Cletus / Fresca / Miss Daisy (voice) | |
| 2011 | Losing Control | Alora | |
| 2011 | Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury | Karen | |
| 2012 | Envelope | Tanya Petrovna | Short film |
| 2012 | Garbage | Casey Siegel | |
| 2012 | Should've Been Romeo | Pilar | |
| 2013 | A Haunted House | Jenny | |
| 2013 | Being Us | Margaret | |
| 2013 | I Know That Voice | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015 | Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves | Anne Sullivan | |
| 2016 | Quackerz | Ms. Knout (voice) | |
| 2017 | To the Bone | Karen | |
| 2017 | Coco | Mamá Imelda (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Last Word | Gynecologist | |
| 2017 | August Falls | Detective Down | |
| 2018 | Gloria Bell | Veronica | |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Jeanine Pirro | |
| 2019 | Wyrm | Penelope | |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise | Pornography Actress | |
| 2024 | In Our Blood | Sam Wyland | |
| 2024 | Venom: The Last Dance | Nova Moon | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | The Torkelsons | Willie | Episode: "It's My Party" |
| 1992–93 | Beakman's World | Josie | Main role (season 1) |
| 1993 | Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? | April | Television film |
| 1993 | L.A. Law | Christine Rowan | Episode: "Bourbon Cowboy" |
| 1994 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Cindy | Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys" |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Melissa Ridgeway | Episode: "Guardian Angel" |
| 1995 | ER | Terry's friend | Episode: "Long Day's Journey" |
| 1995; 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Lydia Evans / Cookie | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Shannon Johnson | Miniseries |
| 1996 | Party of Five | Gina | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Apt. 2F | Alanna | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Tracey Takes On... | Actress | Episode: "Smoking" |
| 1999 | Providence | Darla Owens | Episode: "Sisters" |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Natalie Kramer | Episode: "Big Hand for the Little Lady" |
| 2000 | Sports Night | Catherine Brenner | Episode: "Bells and a Siren" |
| 2000–01 | The Huntress | Robin Ripley | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Tikiville | Herself | Television film |
| 2001 | Gary & Mike | Ensemble (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | 'Chivalry' Nurse | Episode: "A Few Good Firemen" |
| 2001 | The Division | Rita | Episode: "The First Hit's Free, Baby" |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Celia Walton | Episode: "Night Five" |
| 2002 | John Doe | Dionne Walker | Episode: "Mind Games" |
| 2002–03 | Teamo Supremo | Hector Felipé Corrio / Skate Lad & Brenda / Rope Girl (voice) | Main role |
| 2002-04 | Ozzy & Drix | Mayor Paul Spryman / Hector's Mom (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2004 | 30 Days Until I'm Famous | Daisy Fresh | Television film |
| 2004 | Karroll's Christmas | Jodie McDougall | Television film |
| 2004 | Monk | Jennie Silverman | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" |
| 2004–06 | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Lola Boa (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2004; 2006 | Higglytown Heroes | Plunkie (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | The Closer | Sandy DeCourt | Episode: "Standards and Practices" |
| 2005 | House | Dr. Louise Harper | Episode: "Spin" |
| 2005 | Uncommon Sense | Brenda | Television film |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Constance Briell | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Playing Chicken | Colette | Television film |
| 2007 | Friday Night Lights | Roberta "Bobbie" Roberts | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | All Grown Up! | Java Lava Boy (voice) | Episode: "Petition This" |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Roger Jones, Computer, Mrs. Abbott, Samantha (voice) | Episode: "The Infinite Goliath" |
| 2007–08 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Manny Rivera / El Tigre, additional voices | Main role |
| 2008; 2009 | Eli Stone | Cathy Bonilla | 3 episodes |
| 2008–09 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Liz Allan, Trina (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2009–11 | Hung | Yael Koontz | Recurring role (season 1–3) |
| 2009–11 | Men of a Certain Age | Michelle | Recurring role |
| 2010 | NUMB3RS | Paula Watson | Episode: "And the Winner Is..." |
| 2010–13 | Pound Puppies | Strudel, various voices | Main role |
| 2011 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Roxy | Episode: "Frank's Pretty Woman" |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Dr. Gidry | Episode: "Bloodstream" |
| 2011 | Little in Common | Maya Pacheco | Television film |
| 2012 | Ringer | Ms. Deluca | Episode: "It's Easy to Cry When This Much Cash is Involved" |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | Bonnie | Episode: "Ripple of Hope" |
| 2012–13 | Kaijudo | Master Tiera / Lucy / Portia (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2012–15 | See Dad Run | Amy Hobbs | Main role |
| 2013 | Californication | Trudy | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Mad | Annabel / Cat / Museum Daughter (voice) | Episode: "Papa/1600 Finn" |
| 2013 | Revolution | Bonnie Webster | Episode: "Dead Man Walking" |
| 2013; 2014 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Rook Shar / Rook Ben (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Reporter (voice) | Television film |
| 2014 | Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | Grace | 6 episodes |
| 2014; 2015 | NCIS | NSA Senior Intelligence Analyst Sofia Martinez | 2 episodes |
| 2014; 2017 | Sheriff Callie's Wild West | Polly Mae Porcupine / Tia Tortuga / Grimy Grace (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Wallykazam! | Mrs. Trollman (voice) | Episode: "Mission for Mom" |
| 2015–18 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Jo Hernandez-Frumpkis | Main role |
| 2016 | American Horror Story | Jo | Episode: "Be Our Guest" |
| 2016 | TripTank | Tommy / Justin (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Hand of God | Tammy Murphy | 4 episodes |
| 2017–19 | Welcome to the Wayne | Ansi Molina (voice) | Main role |
| 2017–23 | Puppy Dog Pals | Various voices (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2018 | Snowfall | Gabrielle Elias | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Dietland | Marlowe Buchanan | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | The Good Cop | Debbi Paddock | Episode: "Will Big Tony Roll Over?" |
| 2019 | Veronica Mars | Silvia | Episode: "Spring Break Forever" |
| 2019 | A Million Little Things | Dawn | Episode: "Coming Home" |
| 2019–present | Euphoria | Suze Howard | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Wheels / Boom-Boom (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Gentefied | Vivian | Episode: "Delfina" |
| 2020 | Filthy Rich | Yopi Candalaria | 9 episodes |
| 2020–21 | Crossing Swords | Queen Tulip (voice) | Main role |
| 2020-present | Mythic Quest | Shannon | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Guilty Party | Tessa Flores | Main role |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Skull (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2021–23 | Harriet the Spy | Various voices (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2021–present | Monsters at Work | Katherine "Cutter" Sterns/various characters (voice) | Main role |
| 2022 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Sonia Davis, additional voices | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Flight Attendant | Carol Atkinson | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Osysa (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Family Guy | Old Woman (voice) | Episode: "Old World Harm" |
| 2023 | American Dad! | Wraith / Janice / Tony Vengeance (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2023; 2024 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Clueless Girl (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2023–present | Princess Power | Miss Fussywiggles (voice) | Main role |
| 2024 | Lego Pixar: BrickToons | Mamá Imelda (voice) | Miniseries; Episode: "Family Bands Together" |
| 2024–present | Ted | Susan Bennett | Main role |
| 2024–present | Ariel | Cristina Cuttles (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2024–present | Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Dr. Josefina Bishop (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2025 | The Last of Us | Hanrahan | TBA |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots | El Tigre / Manny Rivera | Nintendo DS version only |
| 2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | El Tigre / Manny Rivera | |
| 2011 | Rango | Cletus / Cletus's Mom | Credited as Alana Ubach |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: The Video Game | Captain DuBois, Italian Citizens, New York Citizens | |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Lady Deadpool | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | |
| 2023 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 | El Tigre / Manny Rivera | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1992 | Young Artist Awards | Performer in a Children's Program | Beakman's World | Nominated |