Alanna Ubach

American actressTemplate:SHORTDESC:American actress

**Alanna Ubach** (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress, known for her roles as Serena McGuire in *Legally Blonde* (2001) & *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) & *Still Waiting...*(2009), 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*, 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 movies, 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*, and four characters in the Oscar-winning animated film *Rango* (2011). She played the first female assistant, Josie, on the television show *Beakman's World*, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1992.Template:Citation needed

## 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, raised in Los Angeles, 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 in *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 in the two *Legally Blonde* films.

## Career

In 2004, Ubach starred in the movie *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 movie.

### 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 is married to Thom Russo, an award-winning record producer. They have a son.

## Accolades

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Performer in a Children's Program | *Beakman's World* | Nominated

## References

1. ↑  *Theatre World: Volume 50*. Crown. 1996. p. 234. ISBN 9781557832368. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Theatre\_World/IvQZAQAAIAAJ.
2. ↑ Amy Rubio Exclusive: Alanna Ubach Talks 'Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce' & Her Latina Roots! Template:Webarchive
3. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Richards, David (May 18, 1994). "Kindertransport; Another Perspective On the Holocaust". The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
4. ↑ Brice Sander (December 1, 2015). 'Girlfriends' Guide' Star Alanna Ubach Is Ready for 'Legally Blonde 3' -- Find Out Her Plan for Serena!. Entertainment Tonight.
5. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Ed Stockley (February 14, 2016). "Monday's TV Highlights: 'The X-Files' on Fox". *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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7. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Gwen Ihnat (January 20, 2016). "Girlfriends' Guide turns to the dark side of divorce". *A.V. Club*. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
8. ↑ Linda Ge (August 13, 2014). Alanna Ubach Replaces Janeane Garofalo on Bravo's 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'. The Wrap.
9. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"'Ted': Alanna Ubach Joins Seth MacFarlane's Peacock Series Based On Films". May 20, 2022.
10. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Raymundo Monell (June 10, 2008). "Actress Alanna Ubach makes her N.Y. debut in 'Patriotic Bitch'". *New York Daily News*. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
11. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Anita Gates (June 14, 2008). "The People You Meet in a Ladies' Bathroom". *The New York Times*. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
12. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Rosenfeld, Laura (August 2, 2017). "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce's Alanna Ubach Gives Birth to a Baby Boy". *Bravo*. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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14. ↑ Blazenhoff, Rusty (2013-10-03). I Know That Voice, A Documentary About the World of Voice Acting. *Laughing Squid*.

## External links

* Alanna Ubach at IMDb

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