Artemis Pebdani

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Artemis Pebdani
Born
Texas, U.S.
Years active2004–present

Artemis Pebdani is an American actress, best known for her roles as Susan Ross on Scandal , Artemis Dubois on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Gramma Alice on Big City Greens .

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Early life

Pebdani was born and raised in Texas. [1] Her parents were Iranians who left Iran in the mid-1970s, five years before the Islamic Revolution. [2]

Career

Since 2005, Pebdani has had the recurring role of Artemis, the foul-mouthed friend of Sweet Dee, in the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia . [1] In 2013, she appeared in the music video for the New Kids on The Block single "Remix (I Like The)". [3]

Pebdani has had guest starring roles on How I Met Your Mother , Modern Family , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Hot in Cleveland , and House of Lies . In 2014, she played the role of Flo Packer in the second season on the Showtime drama Masters of Sex . [1] [4] In 2015, she joined the cast of Shonda Rhimes's political drama Scandal as Susan Ross, the new Vice President of the United States. [1] [5] In 2016, she joined the cast of the Fox comedy Son of Zorn as Linda Orvend. [6]

Since 2018, Pebdani has voiced Alice Green in the Disney Channel animated series Big City Greens . [7] In 2020, she appeared in Disney+ film Godmothered . [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Sex Tape Kia
2015Quarter-Life CrisisLinda
2016I Love You BothLinda
2016 Rainbow Time Justine
2018 Dude Sapphire
2020 Godmothered Duff
2020 The Croods: A New Age Additional voices
2022 Sex Appeal Ms. Carlson
2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Jan Serpent (voice)
2023 Fool's Paradise Makeup Woman #2
2024 Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Alice Green (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 The Shield Witness WomanEpisode: "Cracking Ice"
2005–present It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Artemis DuboisRecurring role, 18 episodes
2006 Jake in Progress Beth PetersEpisode: "Notting Hell"
2006 Help Me Help You Office WorkerEpisode: "Pilot"
2006 Big Day DinaEpisode: "The Bachelor Party"
2007 Ugly Betty RitaEpisode: "A League of Their Own"
2008 Rules of Engagement WaitressEpisode: "Buyer's Remorse"
2009 House DianeEpisode: "Broken"
2010–2011 How I Met Your Mother Anna3 episodes [9]
2010–2011 Modern Family Bethenny2 episodes
2012 Raising Hope Tarot ReaderEpisode: "Tarot Cards"
2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine CarleneEpisode: "The Tagger"
2013 Drunk History HerselfEpisode: "San Francisco"
2014 Garfunkel and Oates Janice3 episodes
2014 Masters of Sex Flo PackerRecurring role, 7 episodes
2014–2016 Scandal Susan RossRecurring role, 19 episodes
2015 Hot in Cleveland Miss O'RoarkeEpisode: "About a Joy"
2015 House of Lies Episode: "Trust Me, I'm Getting Plenty of Erections"
2015 New Girl Martha YowtzEpisode: "Par 5"
2015 Another Period Hortense BellacourtPilot
2015 You're the Worst KasiaEpisode: "A Rapidly Mutating Virus"
2016–2017 Son of Zorn Linda OrvendMain cast; 11 episodes
2017 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. L.T. KoenigEpisode: "Hot Potato Soup" [10]
2017 Superstore Nurse EllaEpisode: "Wellness Fair"
2017Dogs in a ParkVarious Dogs (voice)8 episodes [11]
2017 Life in Pieces GittelEpisode: "Favorite Vision Miguel Matchmaker"
2018–present Big City Greens Alice Green (voice)Main cast
2018 The Cool Kids AllisonRecurring role
2019 Future Man Dr. Mina Ahmadi
2019 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Captain Creighton (voice)Episode: "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?"
2019 Santa Clarita Diet JennyEpisode: "Cult of Sheila"
2020–2024 Star Trek: Lower Decks Ensign Karavitus (voice)3 episodes
2021 The Big Leap BernadetteEpisode: "Big Dumb Life"
2021–2023 The Croods: Family Tree Gran (voice)Main cast
2022 Grace and Frankie Madame Elsbeth2 episodes [12]
2022 Love, Victor Rahim's mother2 episodes
2022 Grey's Anatomy Sharon PetersEpisode: "Wasn't Expecting That"
2022 Monster High: The Movie WitchTelevision film
2023 Monster High Mummy de Nile (voice)TV series; episode: "Pet Problems"
2025 Chibiverse Alice Green (voice)Episode: "Grandparent Napped"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Fallout 76: Wastelanders Frida Madani
Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Paladin Leila Rahmani
2021 The Artful Escape Frida/Various [13]

References

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  2. Shore Thing Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine , heebmagazine.com, access date 1. July 2016
  3. Katz, Amber. "New Video: New Kids On The Block, '(Remix) I Like The'". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. "'Masters of Sex' Recruits 'It's Always Sunny' Actress for Season 2 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. "Scandal Recap: Shonda Rhimes Takes On Ferguson : People.com". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. "Son Of Zorn – TV Series News, Show Information – FOX". Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  7. Nordyke, Kimberly (May 17, 2018). "Disney Channel Renews Animated Series 'Big City Greens' Ahead of Premiere (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. "PRODUCTION HAS BEGUN ON NEW DISNEY+ MOVIE "GODMOTHERED"". Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  9. Reilly, Phoebe (February 15, 2011). "How I Met Your Mother Recap: Who Gives Love a Bad Name?". vulture.com. Vulture. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. Valentine, Evan (January 31, 2017). "'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Recap: "Hot Potato Soup" – Koenig Returns!". collider.com. Collider. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. "Artemis Pebdani – IMDb". imdb.com. IMDb. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  12. Wellborn, Brecken Hunter (2022-05-14). "How 'Grace and Frankie's Series Finale Subverts the Season's Set-Up". Collider. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  13. Gardner, Matt. "'The Artful Escape' Review: The Most Beautiful Indie Game Of 2021". Forbes. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.