Alice Wetterlund | |
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Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | May 16, 1981
Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian, podcast host |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | Silicon Valley |
Spouse | Andy Haynes (m. 2011;div. 2013) |
Website | alicewetterlund |
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]
Wetterlund was born in Minneapolis and relocated to New York City in 1999, where she attended Cooper Union. [4]
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 .
Wetterlund married comedian Andy Haynes on September 20, 2011; they divorced two years later. [10] [11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Mad Men Jumps the Shark | Joan Holloway | Short |
2011 | The Math | Michelle Sellers | |
Close to You | Unknown | Also Writer and Producer | |
2013 | Hashtag Warrior | Short | |
2014 | The Interview | Alice | |
2015 | The Shocking Truth about Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Short |
Welcome to Bridgetown | Herself | Documentary | |
2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Cousin Terry | |
TBA | Normal | Sunny Berger | Short; post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Chelsea Lately | Herself | 1 episode |
New Girl | Hostess | ||
Betas | Young Manager | ||
2013–15 | Girl Code | Herself | 76 episodes |
2015–16 | Silicon Valley | Carla Walton | 6 episodes |
2015–17 | @Midnight | Herself | 5 episodes |
2016 | Flophouse | 1 episode | |
Adam DeVine's House Party | |||
The UCB Show | N/A | ||
Take My Wife | Alice | ||
Conan | Herself | 2 episodes | |
2016–17 | People of Earth | Kelly Grady | 20 episodes |
2017 | Talk Show the Game Show | Herself | 1 episode |
2018 | GLOW | Carol | Episode: "Mother of All Matches" |
Alone Together | Stephie | Episode: "Mom" | |
The 5th Quarter | Shirley | 2 episodes | |
2019 | Single Parents | Nora | Episode: "The Shed" |
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Dr. Inx | Episode: "The Rhy Chromosome" | |
2020 | Interrogation | Alice Morgan | 2 episodes |
Space Force | Maj. Jane Pike | Episode: "Lunar Habitat" | |
2021–present | Resident Alien | D'Arcy Bloom | Main role, 23 episodes |
2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Melponar Triplets (voice) | Episode: "Crisis Point II: Paradoxus" |
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