page_title: Amy Sedaris
hierarchical_section_title: Amy Sedaris
caption_attribution_description: Amy Sedaris, American actress, comedian and author. July, 2007.
context_page_description: Amy Louise Sedaris is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Her breakout role came as Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy and the prequel film Strangers with Candy, which she also wrote.
  Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler, as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy series BoJack Horseman, and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris, which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
  Sedaris appeared in various films, including Maid in Manhattan, School of Rock, Elf, Bewitched, Chicken Little, Shrek the Third, Jennifer's Body, Puss in Boots, Chef, Ghost Team, Handsome, and The Lion King.
context_section_description: Amy Louise Sedaris (/sɪˈdɛərɪs/; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Her breakout role came as Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and the prequel film Strangers with Candy (2005), which she also wrote.
  Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–present), which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
  Sedaris appeared in various films, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), School of Rock (2003), Elf (2003), Bewitched (2005), Chicken Little (2005), Shrek the Third (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Puss in Boots (2011), Chef (2014), Ghost Team (2016), Handsome (2017), and The Lion King (2019).
caption: Sedaris at BlogHer in 2007
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