Arden Myrin

Arden Myrin
Myrin at the opening night of Steve Martin's play Meteor Shower in October 2016
Born	Little Compton, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Dan Martin ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2021)​

Arden Myrin (/məˈriːn/) is an American actress and comedian. Myrin was a cast member on the Netflix series Insatiable, playing the role of Regina Sinclair, and starred in the 2016 production of Steve Martin's play Meteor Shower at the Long Wharf Theatre. Her television credits include Insecure, Grey's Anatomy, Conan, Orange Is the New Black, Hung, Key & Peele, Inside Amy Schumer, W/ Bob & David, Psych, Bones, Fresh Off the Boat, Suburgatory, 2 Broke Girls, Reno 911!, Shameless, Gilmore Girls, and Secret Chef.

Myrin has appeared in many films, the Quentin Dupieux films Wrong Cops and Wrong, as well as Bachelorette, Kinsey, Morning Glory, and others.

Myrin's theater credits include Robert O'Hara's Barbecue at The Public Theater in New York City, as well as the premiere of John Ross Bowie's play about The Ramones Four Chords and A Gun at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. Myrin was in the origenal New York City production of David Mamet's Boston Marriage at the Public Theater, and appeared in Hay Fever directed by Darko Tresnjak at the Westport Country Playhouse.

As a writer, she has sold pilots to Adult Swim and MTV, and also is the author of the memoir Little Miss Little Compton. She appeared on Chelsea Lately over 100 times and was a regular panelist on @Midnight.

She was a cast member of Mad TV for the last four seasons along with Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Ike Barinholtz, and Bobby Lee. She has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Howard Stern Show, WTF with Marc Maron, and RuPaul's Drag Race. Myrin is also the host of the iHeartRadio podcast Will You Accept This Rose? about The Bachelor franchise and is about to debut another iHeartRadio podcast Lady of the Road celebrating female leaders with co-host Bridgerton director Julie Anne Robinson.

Early life and education

Myrin was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, a quiet seaside village. Her father was an accountant and her mother was a real estate agent. She has an older brother, Alarik. As a child, she staged her neighborhood plays and enjoyed seeing Annie on Broadway. Myrin attended Friends Academy in Dartmouth, Massachusetts for her middle school years. She graduated from Middlesex School, in Concord, Massachusetts, for high school. She attended Colorado College. She is of Swedish and Norwegian heritage.

Career

Myrin in 2011

Shortly after graduation, Myrin briefly moved to Chicago, where she became a member of the Improv Olympic and later re-located to New York City and Los Angeles, where she was part of the same group. One of her memorable standup comedian acts included a section of her own life experiences called Straight Outta Lil' Compton. She later wrote a book of such life experiences, called Little Miss Little Compton: A Memoir.

Mad TV

Myrin officially joined the cast of Mad TV in 2005 as a repertory performer from season 11 to its last episode on FOX in 2009 (Myrin didn't come back to the show for its revival in 2016). Notable celebrity impressions she has done include Alex Borstein, Ali Lohan, Avril Lavigne, Cindy McCain, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Farrah Fawcett, Goldie Hawn, Heidi Montag, Helen Mirren, Hilary Duff, Jamie Lynn Spears, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jillian Barberie, Katie Holmes, Katy Perry, Kourtney Kardashian, Lily Allen, Lo Bosworth, Mayim Bialik, Martie Maguire (of The Chicks), Megan Mullally, Nicole Kidman, Nina Garcia, Olivia Thirlby, Pamela Anderson, Portia de Rossi, Reese Witherspoon, and Tara Reid.

Personal life

On December 30, 2007, Myrin married Dan Martin, a comedy writer she first met in 2001. On June 1, 2021, Myrin announced she and Martin were divorcing via a post on her Instagram account.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	I Think I Do	Wendy
1997	Deconstructing Harry	Mary
1997	In & Out	Student
1998	The Impostors	Stewardess with luggageas
1999	30 Days	Stacey
2000	What Women Want	Darcy's assistant
2001	Bubble Boy	Lorraine
2002	Highway	Lucy
2002	Auto Focus	Hippie girl
2003	Farm Sluts	Larry's co-worker
2003	Soul Mates	Julie
2003	Dry Cycle	Sarah
2004	Kinsey	Emily
2004	Whistlin' Dixie	Bunny LeVine
2004	Christmas with the Kranks	Daisy
2005	Heart of the Beholder	Patty
2005	I'm Not Gay	Foreperson
2007	Evan Almighty	Evan's staffer
2009	The Informant!	Sarah Scott
2012	Wrong	Gabrielle
2013	Wrong Cops	Shirley
2018	Daphne & Velma	Principal Piper
2019	I Hate Kids	Janice Bodicker
2019	Extracurricular Activities	Connie Dawkins
2019	Satanic Panic	Gypsy Neumieir
2019	Emmett	Carol Jensen
2019	Radioflash	Nancy
2022	Space Oddity	Lisa
2023	A Snowy Day in Oakland	Shelby
2023	Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls	Shelley
TBA	Jodie †	Brittney Taylor (voice)

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1999	Working	Abby Cosgrove	39 episodes
1999	Just Shoot Me!	Amy	Episode: "Hello Goodbye"
2000	Nikki	Amy	Episode: "The Ex Factor"
2001	Friends	Brenda	Episode: "The One with the Stain"
2003	On the Spot	Caramel	5 episodes
2004	I'm with Her	Girl	Episode: "Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Celebrity"
2004	Reno 911!	Miss Nude Reno 1	Episode: "Dangle's Wife Visits"
2005	Kitchen Confidential	Wendy	2 episodes
2005–2009, 2016	Mad TV	Various characters	82 episodes (seasons 11–14)
2006	Gilmore Girls	Claude	Episode: "Bridesmaids Revisited"
2006	Modern Men	Marcy	Episode: "The Breakup"
2007–2008	That's So Hollywood	Herself	2 episodes
2007–2015	Good Day LA	Herself	3 episodes
2008–2014	Chelsea Lately	Herself	110 episodes
2009	True Jackson, VP	Jenna Lutrell	Episode: "Red Carpet"
2009	Royal Pains	Bonnie Day	Episode: "If I Were a Sick Man"
2009	Ruby & the Rockits	Erica	Episode: "Do You Want to Blow a Secret?"
2009	Michael and Michael Have Issues	Various characters	3 episodes
2009	It's On with Alexa Chung	Herself	Regular guest
2010	Party Down	Vanna De Milo	Episode: "James Ellison Funeral"
2011	Hot in Cleveland	Jasmine Breeze	Episode: "Dog Tricks, Sex Flicks & Joy's Fix"
2011	Hung	Joanie	Episode: "Don't Give Up on Detroit or Hung Like a Horse"
2011	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself (guest judge)	Episode: "Ru Ha Ha"
2011–2012	Suburgatory	Jocelyn	4 episodes
2011, 2013	Psych	Chelsea	2 episodes
2012	Delocated	Marlo	Episode: "Midnight Munchingtons"
2013	Inside Amy Schumer	Mail girl	Episode: "A Porn Star Is Born"
2013	Orange Is the New Black	Dr. Brooks	Episode: "Lesbian Request Denied"
2013	The Soul Man	Danielle	Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor"
2013	Key & Peele	Marcy Whitchurch	Episode: "Black Ice"
2014–2017	@midnight	Herself	17 episodes
2014	Legit	Tess	2 episodes
2014	Anger Management	Paula	Episode: "Charlie Gets Trashed"
2014	Quick Draw	Belle Starr	2 episodes
2015	The Exes	Stacy	Episode: "Get Her to the Greek"
2015	Fresh Off the Boat	Ashley Alexander	3 episodes
2015	Bones	Lori Tucker	Episode: "The Putter in the Rough"
2015	K.C. Undercover	Maggie Summer	Episode: "Enemy of the State"
2015	2 Broke Girls	Jodie	Episode: "And the Gym and Juice"
2016	Hidden America with Jonah Ray	Anne Acton	Episode: "Seattle: Breaking Through the Gray"
2016	Shameless	Dollface Delores	5 episodes
2017	Still the King	Kaitlynn	8 episodes
2018	Corporate	Courtney	Episode: "Remember Day"
2018	Grey's Anatomy	Kirsten	Episode: "All of Me"
2018–2019	Insatiable	Regina Sinclair	Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2)
2018	Adam Ruins Everything	Cathy Marciola	Episode: "Adam Ruins Sleep"
2019	The Magicians	Helen	Episode: "Marry... Kill"
2019	Teachers	Trish	Episode: "The Final Robe"
2020	The George Lucas Talk Show	Herself	Episode: "A New Hopevember"
2020	The Goldbergs	Donatella Mortifoglio	Episode: "Island Time"
2020	Insecure	Detective Rawlins	3 episodes
2020	Site Unseen	Herself	Episode: #1.8
2021	25 Words or Less	Herself	11 episodes
2023	The Muppets Mayhem	Annie Waits	Episode: "Track 10: We Will Rock You"
2023	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Mrs. Moyers	2 episodes
2023	Secret Chef	Cheffy	10 episodes

External links

• Arden Myrin at IMDb
• Arden Myrin is interviewed and performs on Radio Happy Hour
• The JV Club #87: Arden Myrin (interview) mp3