Julie Lake

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Julie Lake
Born
Palo Alto, California, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Actress

Julie Lake is an American actress, best known for playing inmate Angie Rice on Orange is the New Black , [1] for which she is a two-time winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

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Early life and education

While Lake was in Grad School, she dated a fellow actor named Robert Stephan. A native of Palo Alto, California, Lake attended Yale University, where she majored in theater. [2]

Career

Lake acted in theatrical plays in New York City for several years, including with Nick Jones. [3] When Jones was hired to be a writer for Orange is the New Black , Jones suggested that Lake audition for the part of Angie Rice. [3] Lake auditioned, and she got the part. [3]

Lake and Shirin Najafi created a web series called George and Julie, which is about a struggling actress in Hollywood who seeks advice from her cat George who degrades her. [3] Lake and Najafi also created a web series called Mental, which is about two friends and their anxiety and mental instability. [4]

Personal life

Lake is married to Jeff Cahn and on 2019 she gave birth to a son. When she was asked to do a make-out scene on Orange Is the New Black, the producers asked her if she had someone in mind for the part, and her husband was brought in for the role. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Farah Goes Bang Campaigner

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2019 Orange Is the New Black Angie Rice 48 episodes
2016TinderellasNicole RichmondEpisode: "Pilot"
2016 Boomtown Miss Mildred / Jane Fonda4 episodes
2016–2017 Mental Julie5 episodes
2017Tall TalesLisaEpisode: "The Tale of the New Hire"
2017Love Me DoBabah GahTelevision film
2018James BlondesJungle DollEpisode: "Blondes in the Jungle"
2020TrophiesTiffanyTelevision film
2020BackslidersPodcast HostEpisode: "Backsliders"
2021Dale's HouseNillyEpisode: "Pilot"

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References

  1. Kinonen, Sarah (30 July 2016). "Orange Is the New Black Star Julie Lake Says Her 'Hideous' On-Screen Makeunder Takes '2 Minutes'". People. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. "Julie Lake". JulieLakeActress.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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  4. Wood, James. "'Mental': Julie Lake and Shirin Najafi Discuss Their Comedic New Web Series". Allentown Examiner. March 26, 2016.
  5. ""OITNB" Star Julie Lake Talks "Hideous" Makeunder & That Shocking Season 4 Death". TooFab. July 5, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2017.