Collette Wolfe

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Collette Wolfe
Born (1980-04-04) April 4, 1980 (age 43)
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s) Jody Hill
(m. 2012; div. 201?)
Children1 [1]

Collette Wolfe (born April 4, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as Observe and Report (2009), Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), Young Adult (2011), and Interstellar (2014).

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Early life

Wolfe was raised in Virginia, [2] where she was the King George Fall Festival Pageant Queen of 1997. [3] She graduated from King George High School [4] and later attended Virginia Tech. [5]

Career

Wolfe made her film debut in The Foot Fist Way (2006). She later starred as Nell in Observe and Report (2009). In September 2009, she was cast as Jill in the short-lived NBC sitcom 100 Questions , succeeding Joy Suprano, who played the role in the pilot episode. [6] She had a recurring role in the ABC series Cougar Town . In 2011, she signed up for the NBC pilot Lovelives, but the series was not picked up. [7] She co-starred in the never-aired 2013 mid-season replacement (four episodes filmed) Next Caller . [8] In June 2015, she was cast in the recurring role of improv teacher Dorothy Durwood in the FXX sitcom You're the Worst . [9] In 2016, she was cast in a recurring role on TNT's Good Behavior .

Personal life

Wolfe was in a long-term relationship, from at least 2009, with writer-director Jody Hill, in whose movies Observe and Report and The Foot Fist Way she appears. [10] They married in 2012 in Cabo San Lucas. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Foot Fist Way Denise
2007 Great World of Sound Airline Employee
2007 The Wager Reporter #4
2008 Semi-Pro Melinda
2008 Four Christmases Cindy
2009 17 Again Wendy
2009 Observe and Report Nell
2010 Hot Tub Time Machine Kelly Yates
2010The Etiquette Ninjas
2011 Young Adult Sandra Freehauf
2012 The Babymakers Allison
2012The Pilgrim & the Private EyeStudent Film DirectorShort film
2013FetchingLiza
2014Devil's KnotGlori Shettles
2014 Interstellar Ms. Hanley
2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Kelly Yates Dorchen
2015 A Beautiful Now Ella
2016 The Gender Card Flip Amanda Maxwell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Reaper OliviaEpisode: "The Home Stretch"
2009 Greek KikiEpisode: "Dearly Beloved"
2010 How I Met Your Mother SarahEpisode: "Zoo or False"
2010 100 Questions JillSeries regular
2010 Eastbound & Down Home BuyerEpisode: "Chapter 13"
2010–2011 Cougar Town Kirsten8 episodes
2011 Traffic Light MichelleEpisode: "All the Precedent's Men"
2011 Friends with Benefits Megan HarrimanEpisode: "The Benefit of Forgetting"
2011LoveliesHollyTelevision film
2012MegawinnerMelissaTelevision film
2012FetchingLiza15 episodes
2013 Next Caller StellaSeries regular, mid-season replacement never aired
2013 The Office AliceEpisode: "Moving On"
2013 Mad Men BrendaEpisode: "Collaborators"
2013 Royal Pains GreerEpisode: "Chock Full O' Nuts"
2015 Your Family or Mine ShawniSeries regular
2015–2016 You're the Worst Dorothy DurwoodRecurring, 14 episodes
2016–2017 Good Behavior Tiffany Dash5 episodes
2018 Grey's Anatomy Karin TaylorEpisode: "Personal Jesus"
2018 A.P. Bio MeredithRecurring
2019 Shameless TessaEpisode: "Debbie Might Be A Prostitute"

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