Megyn Price

Megyn Price (born March 24, 1971) is an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Claudia Finnerty in the FOX Network/WB sitcom Grounded for Life (2001–05), Audrey Bingham on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement (2007–13), and Mary Roth on the Netflix sitcom The Ranch (2016–present).
== Early life ==
Price was born in Seattle, Washington, and was raised in the Mormon religion.[1]While attending Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, she produced and wrote a play, Here Comes the Sun, but thought acting was "the dumbest career choice anyone could possibly make".[2] At Stanford University[3] she studied economics and communication, and continued to act in school productions, as well as performing at a conservatory theater in San Francisco. After a year as an investment banker, Price decided to pursue acting as a profession.[2]
== Career ==
Price began her acting career in the early 1990s. She made her television debut in an episode of Quantum Leap.[2][3] She has also made a number of guest appearances on television shows, including Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Renegade, The Drew Carey Show, Will & Grace, and Drop Dead Diva.[4] Her first series regular role was in the short-lived 1996 ABC comedy series Common Lawopposite Greg Giraldo. From 1998 to 1999, she was lead actress in another short-lived sitcom, called LateLine, on NBC. In film, she had supporting roles in Mystery, Alaska and Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector.
From 2001 to 2005, Price starred as Claudia Finnerty in The WB comedy series Grounded for Life opposite Donal Logue. She later starred as Audrey Bingham in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement alongside Patrick Warburton and David Spade. She also directed one episode of season seven.[5] The series was cancelled after seven seasons and 100 episodes in May 2013.[6] Later in 2013, Price starred in the Lifetime television movie, A Country Christmas Story,[7] and was cast in the Lifetime comedy-drama pilot UnREAL as an executive producer named Julia, opposite Shiri Appleby.[8] On February 6, 2014, Lifetime officially green-lit UnREAL with a 10-episode series order, set to premiere in the summer of 2014.[9] On June 2, 2014, Constance Zimmer replaced Price in the show.[10] In early 2016, Price returned to television with a role in the Netflix comedy series, The Ranch along with Ashton Kutcher and Elisha Cuthbert, playing Danny Masterson's love interest.[11]
== Personal life ==
Price lives in Montecito, California, with her second husband, Edward Cotner, an emergency department doctor and a former high school friend. They have a daughter, Grace.[3] Her first husband was Bill Lawrence, the creator of Scrubsand other television shows.[12]
== Filmography ==
Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1999	Love Happens 	Lisa Harris 	
1999	Mystery, Alaska 	Sarah Heinz 	
2003	Living in Walter's World 	Steve's Wife 	Short film
2006	Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector	Jane Whitley 	
2012	3 Day Test 	Jackie Taylor	
2012	The Polar Bears 	Sakari 	Animated short film
2013	A Country Christmas Story 	Jenny 	Television film
2018	Bumblebee: The Movie 	Amber 	Post-production
Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1993 	Quantum Leap 	Suzanne Sanders 	Episode: "Liberation – October 16, 1968"
1994 	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Samantha 	Episode: "Drinking 101"
1996 	Common Law 	Nancy Slaton 	Series regular, 9 episodes
1996 	Renegade 	Mary Beth Larson / Schultz	Episode: "Baby Makes Three"
1995–96 	The Drew Carey Show 	Waitress 	Episodes: "Miss Right" and "Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew"
1998–99 	LateLine 	Gale Ingersoll 	Series regular, 17 episodes
2000 	Will & Grace 	Claire 	Episode: "Seeds of Discontent"
2001–05 	Grounded for Life 	Claudia Finnerty 	Series regular, 91 episodes
2005–09 	American Dad! 	Linda Memari 	Voice, 5 episodes
2012 	Drop Dead Diva 	Emily Horn 	Episode: "Welcome Back"
2007–13 	Rules of Engagement 	Audrey Bingham 	Series regular, 100 episodes
2014 	UnREAL 	Julia 	Original Pilot
2016 	Hometown Hero 	Rhonda 	Hallmark Movie
2016–present	The Ranch 	Mary Roth 	Recurring role, 21 episodes