Alanna Ubach | |
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Born | Downey, California, U.S. | October 3, 1975
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress. She is 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) 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 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/co-host, Josie, on the television show Beakman's World , for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1992.
Ubach was born on October 3, 1975, in Downey, California, [1] the daughter of Sidna ( née González) and Rodolfo Ubach. Her father was from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and her mother was from Sinaloa, Mexico. [2]
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. [3] 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. [4]
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 . [5] [6] Ubach portrayed Jo, who moved to Los Angeles to reinvent herself in the guest house of her newly divorced best friend from college, Abby. [7] Ubach described the show as "fun and stylish, it's very relatable". The role of Jo was created following the exit of Janeane Garofalo. [8]
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. [9]
In June 2008, Ubach starred in and narrated her ongoing one-woman show, Patriotic Bitch, which ran at the Clurman Theatre in Theater Row. [10] 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". [11]
Ubach is married to record producer Thom Russo. They have a son, who was born on July 25, 2017. [12] [13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Airborne | Gloria | |
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Maria | ||
1994 | Hits! | Angie | |
Renaissance Man | Emily Rago | ||
1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Noreen | |
Denise Calls Up | Denise Devaro | ||
1996 | Layin' Low | Manuela | |
Freeway | Mesquita | ||
Love Is All There Is | Niccolina | ||
Just Your Luck | Angela | Direct-to-video film | |
Johns | Nikki | ||
1997 | Pink as the Day She Was Born | Cherry | |
Clockwatchers | Jane | ||
Dead End: Do Me a Favor | Christy | ||
1998 | Enough Already | Val | |
All of It | Amy Holbeck | ||
1999 | The Sterling Chase | Jenna Marino | |
2000 | Slice & Dice | Ginger | |
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th | Girl Student in Labor | ||
2001 | Legally Blonde | Serena McGuire | |
2002 | The Perfect You | Wendy | |
2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Serena McGuire | |
Wasabi Tuna | Emme | ||
Nobody Knows Anything | Sarah | ||
2004 | Meet the Fockers | Isabel Villalobos | |
2005 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | Reporter | |
Waiting... | Naomi | ||
2006 | Open Window | Kim | |
Hard Scrambled | Crysta | ||
2007 | Equal Opportunity | Peggy M. Smith | |
Jekyll | Michelle Utterson | ||
2008 | Batman: Gotham Knight | Dander | Voice, direct-to-video |
2009 | Stuntmen | Tovah Frieberg | |
Still Waiting... | Naomi | Direct-to-video film | |
2011 | Bad Teacher | Angela | |
Rango | Boo, Cletus, Fresca, Miss Daisy | Voice | |
2012 | Envelope | Tanya | Short film |
2013 | A Haunted House | Jenny | |
Garbage | Casey Siegel | ||
Being Us | Margaret | ||
I Know That Voice | Herself | Documentary [14] [15] | |
2014 | Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Reporter | Voice [16] |
2017 | To the Bone | Karen | |
Coco | Mamá Imelda | Voice [16] | |
2018 | Gloria Bell | Veronica | |
2019 | Bombshell | Jeanine Pirro | |
2023 | Fool's Paradise | Porno Actress | |
TBA | Should've Been Romeo† | Pilar | Post-production |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? | April | Television film |
1992–1993 | Beakman's World | Josie | Main role (season 1) |
1994 | ABC Afterschool Special | Cindy | Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys" |
Diagnosis: Murder | Melissa | Episode: "Guardian Angel" | |
1995 | ER | Terry's friend | Episode: "Long Day's Journey" |
1995, 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Lydia, Cookie | 2 episodes |
1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Shannon Johnson | Miniseries |
Party of Five | Gina | 2 episodes | |
1998 | Tracey Takes On... | Actress | 1 episode |
2000 | Sports Night | Catherine | Episode: "Bells and a Siren" |
2001 | Tikiville | Herself | Television film |
Gary & Mike | Various voices | Episode: "Washington D.C." | |
2002–2003 | Teamo Supremo | Brenda and Hector Felipé Corrio | Voice, recurring role |
2002 | Ozzy & Drix | Mayor Paul Spryman | Voice, recurring role [16] |
The West Wing | Celia Walton | Episode: "Night Five" | |
2004 | 30 Days Until I'm Famous | Daisy Fresh | Television film |
Karroll's Christmas | Jodie | Television film | |
Monk | Jennie Silverman | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" | |
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Lola Boa | Voice, recurring role [16] | |
2004–2008 | Higglytown Heroes | Plunkie, Mrs. Whiskers, additional characters | Voice, recurring role |
2005 | The Closer | Mrs. Pruitt | Episode: "Standards and Practices" |
House | Dr. Louise Harper | Episode: "Spin" | |
Uncommon Sense | Brenda | Television film | |
2007–2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Manny Rivera / El Tigre, additional characters | Voice, main role [16] |
2007 | Playing Chicken | Herself | Television film |
Friday Night Lights | Roberta "Bobbie" Roberts | 2 episodes | |
All Grown Up! | Kid #2 (3)/Java Lava Boy | Episode: "Petition This!" | |
Random! Cartoons | Roger, Mrs. Abbott, Samantha, Computer Voice | Voice, episode: "The Infinite Goliath" [16] | |
2008 | Eli Stone | Cathy Borilla | 3 episodes |
2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Liz Allan, Trina | Voice, recurring role [16] |
2009–2011 | Hung | Yael Kuntz | Recurring role (season 1–3) |
Men of a Certain Age | Michelle | Recurring role | |
2010–2013 | Pound Puppies | Strudel, Kugel, additional characters | Voice, main role [16] |
2011 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Roxy | Episode: "Frank's Pretty Woman" |
The Mentalist | Dr. Guidry | Episode: "Bloodstream" | |
2012 | Ringer | Attorney | Episode: "It's Easy to Cry When This Much Cash is Involved" |
2012–2013 | Kaijudo | Master Tiera, Lucy, Portia, Queen Kalima | Voice, recurring role [16] |
2012–2015 | See Dad Run | Amy Hobbs | Main role |
2013 | Californication | Trudy | 3 episodes |
Mad | Annabel, Cat, Museum Daughter | Voice, episode: "Papa/1600 Finn" | |
Revolution | Bonnie Webster | Episode: "Dead Man Walking" | |
2013–2014 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Rook Shar, Rook Ben | Voice, 3 episodes [16] |
2014–2015 | NCIS | NSA Senior Intelligence Analyst Sofia Martinez | 2 episodes |
2014 | Sheriff Callie's Wild West | Polly May Porcupine | Voice, episode: "The Prickly Pair" |
Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | Grace | 6 episodes | |
2015 | Wallykazam! | Mrs. Trollman | Voice, episode: "Mission for Mom" [16] |
2015–2018 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Jo Hernandez-Frumpkis | Main role |
2016 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Jo | Episode: "Be Our Guest" |
TripTank | Justin, Tommy | Voice, 2 episodes [16] | |
2017–2019 | Welcome to the Wayne | Ansi Molina, Ballerina | Voice, main role [16] |
2017–2023 | Puppy Dog Pals | Various voices | Voice, 23 episodes [16] |
2018 | Snowfall | Gabrielle Elias | 3 episodes |
2019–present | Euphoria | Suze Howard | Recurring role |
2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Wheels, Boom-Boom | Voice, 4 episodes |
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet | Shannon | Episode: "Brendan" | |
Filthy Rich | Yopi Candalaria | 9 episodes | |
2020–2021 | Crossing Swords | Queen Tulip | Voice, main role |
2021 | Monsters at Work | Various voices | 10 episodes [16] |
Guilty Party | Tessa Flores | 10 episodes | |
Maya and the Three | Skull | Voice, 2 episodes [16] | |
2022 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Sonia Davis | Voice, 3 episodes [16] |
The Flight Attendant | Carol Atkinson | Recurring role (season 2) | |
2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Osysa | Voice, 2 episodes [16] |
2023 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Clueless Girl | Voice, episode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" [16] |
2024 | Ted | Susan Bennett | Main role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 [16] |
2012 | Madagascar 3: The Video Game | Captain DuBois | [16] |
2013 | Marvel Heroes | Lady Deadpool | Uncredited |
Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | ||
2023 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 | El Tigre / Manny Rivera |
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Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1992 | Young Artist Awards | Performer in a Children's Program | Beakman's World | Nominated |
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