Alice Wetterlund

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Alice Wetterlund
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Wetterlund in 2013
Born (1981-05-16) May 16, 1981 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, podcast host
Years active2010–present
Known for Silicon Valley
Spouse
Andy Haynes
(m. 2011;div. 2013)
Website alicewetterlund.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Alice Wetterlund (born May 16, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host. [1] She played Carla Walton on the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley , [2] and currently plays D'arcy Bloom on the SyFy TV series Resident Alien . [3]

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Early life and education

Wetterlund was born in Minneapolis and relocated to New York City in 1999, where she attended Cooper Union. [4]

Career

Wetterlund began doing stand-up comedy in the late 2000s, and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre improv group from 2008 on. This led to an audition [5] for MTV's Girl Code , [6] where one of her notable parts was in a parody TV commercial for "Culture Culture Probiotics", a "cure" for diarrhea. [7] Since then, she has been featured in many television commercials for companies such as BMW, Lenscrafters, Scotch Brite and Southwest Airlines. [8] She has appeared on Cave Comedy Radio as a teacher of meditation and cat whispering. [9]

Wetterlund and Veronica Osorio co-host the Star Trek: The Next Generation podcast Treks and the City. Wetterlund and Kevin Porter co-host the Maisel Goys (hosted under the Gilmore Guys podcast) about Amazon Prime's television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . She currently plays D'Arcy Bloom in the Syfy series Resident Alien .

Personal life

Wetterlund married comedian Andy Haynes on September 20, 2011; they divorced two years later. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Mad Men Jumps the SharkJoan HollowayShort
2011The MathMichelle Sellers
Close to YouUnknownAlso Writer and Producer
2013Hashtag WarriorShort
2014 The Interview Alice
2015The Shocking Truth about Planned ParenthoodUnknownShort
Welcome to BridgetownHerselfDocumentary
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Cousin Terry
TBANormalSunny BergerShort; post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Chelsea Lately Herself1 episode
New Girl Hostess
Betas Young Manager
2013–15 Girl Code Herself76 episodes
2015–16 Silicon Valley Carla Walton6 episodes
2015–17 @Midnight Herself5 episodes
2016Flophouse1 episode
Adam DeVine's House Party
The UCB Show N/A
Take My Wife Alice
Conan Herself2 episodes
2016–17 People of Earth Kelly Grady20 episodes
2017Talk Show the Game ShowHerself1 episode
2018 GLOW CarolEpisode: "Mother of All Matches"
Alone Together StephieEpisode: "Mom"
The 5th QuarterShirley2 episodes
2019 Single Parents NoraEpisode: "The Shed"
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Dr. InxEpisode: "The Rhy Chromosome"
2020 Interrogation Alice Morgan2 episodes
Space Force Maj. Jane PikeEpisode: "Lunar Habitat"
2021–present Resident Alien D'Arcy BloomMain role, 23 episodes
2022 Star Trek: Lower Decks Melponar Triplets (voice)Episode: "Crisis Point II: Paradoxus"

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