Lauren Ash

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Ash at the 2019 WonderCon
Born
Lauren Elizabeth Ash [1]

(1983-02-04) February 4, 1983 (age 41) [2]
Belleville, Ontario, Canada [3] [1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
  • comedian
Years active2005–present

Lauren Elizabeth Ash (born February 4, 1983) [1] [2] is a Canadian actress, musician and comedian. Ash is best known among television audiences for her role as Dina Fox on the sitcom Superstore . She is also an alumna of both Second City Toronto Mainstage [4] and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser in 2006 [5] and 2007 [6] and has also won for Best Performance by a Female - Television for Almost Heroes in 2012 [7] and in 2015 won Best Female Performance in a Feature Film for her role as Carol in the film Dirty Singles. Since 2020, Lauren co-hosts her own podcast, "True Crime and Cocktails" along with her cousin, Christy Oxborrow.

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Career

Ash has played various roles in Scare Tactics as well as the Canadian TV series Almost Heroes where she won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won Best Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. [8]

She had a recurring role in The Ron James Show and made guest appearances in Lost Girl , Cracked , Bomb Girls and Call Me Fitz . Other film and television credits include Video on Trial, Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated film Lars and the Real Girl . She was also the voice of Sam Goldman in the animated Canadian series The Dating Guy . She was part of the American sitcom Super Fun Night alongside Rebel Wilson and Liza Lapira. [9] She previously appeared in the first season Comedy Central series Another Period as Hortense, having taken over the role from Artemis Pebdani who played her in the pilot.

She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards for her appearance on Spun Out .

Ash starred as Dina Fox from 2015-2021 on the NBC sitcom Superstore . [10] [11]

From 2018 to 2020, she voiced Scorpia in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power .

In 2020, she began a weekly podcast titled True Crime and Cocktails with her cousin Christy Oxborrow. [12]

On April 13, 2021, Variety reported that Ash had signed an overall talent and development deal with NBCUniversal. She will also write a half-hour comedy pilot with Universal Television as part of her contract. [13] She also starred in the Netflix animated comedy Chicago Party Aunt in the same year. [14]

In 2022, Ash has mentioned that she wrote a screenplay and she’s looking to pitch her spec. [15]

In 2023, Ash became a series regular playing Lexi Rhodes on the television show, Not Dead Yet. [16] The show was canceled in 2024 after two seasons. [17]

Ash entered the music field in 2023 with the release of two singles. [18] When asked to describe her musical style, she referenced early 2000 Pop-punk and "if Gwen Stefani fronted Blink-182."

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Lars and the Real Girl Holly
2008 Camille Waitress
2011Calvin's DreamSylvia
2012S is for BirdSunnyShort film
2014 Dirty Singles Carol
Apple's Hack Proof iPhoneShort film
2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Mindy
2017 The Disaster Artist Florist
2023 Family Switch Barb

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2014 Video on Trial HerselfVarious appearances as Juror
2006 The Wilkinsons Scarlett Tucker
Runaway Police OfficerEpisode: "There's No Place Like Home"
2007 Across the River to Motor City VickiEpisode: "Walk Like a Man"
2008Facebook of Revelations: RobotA6Television short
Facebook of Revelations: PuppyMurray's WifeTelevision short
Facebook of Revelations: HeroesLenoreTelevision short
2009 Howie Do It 11 episodes
Hotbox 3 episodes
2009–2010 The Dating Guy Sam Goldman, Danica Morris (voices)26 episodes
2010–2011, 2013 The Ron James Show 6 episodes
2010–2013 Scare Tactics Various12 episodes
2012 Almost Naked Animals Puma (voice)Episode: "Octopi P.I./The Lost Stunt"
2013 Bomb Girls OlgaEpisode: "The Quickening"
Cracked Officer Kelly MorrisEpisode: "Spirited Away"
Lost Girl JaneEpisode: "Fae-ge Against the Machine"
Call Me Fitz Sidekick SadieEpisode: "Baby's First Brothel"
2013–2014 Super Fun Night Marika17 episodes
2014 Spun Out Julie AndersonEpisode: "Stalkblocker"
2015 Another Period Hortense Bellacourt9 episodes
2015–2021 Superstore Dina FoxMain role, 113 episodes; also writer for the episode "Gender Reveal"
2017 Bill Nye Saves the World KaleEpisode: "This Diet Is Bananas"
2017, 2018 Hollywood Game Night HerselfMultiple episodes
2018, 2023 $100,000 Pyramid HerselfCelebrity
2018–2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Scorpia (voice)Main role
2019 Lip Sync Battle HerselfEpisode: "Ben Feldman vs. Lauren Ash"
2020 It's Pony Officer Karen (voice)Episode: "10 Minute Ticket"
2021–2022 Chicago Party Aunt Aunt Diane (voice)Main role
2021 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Woman at PoolsideEpisode: "The Simple Life"
2023 Kiff Beryl Chatterley (voice)Recurring role
2023–2024 Not Dead Yet Lexi RhodesSeries regular
2024 Hell's Kitchen HerselfGuest diner; Episode: "Don't Be Fooled"

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