Lucy Webb

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Lucy Webb
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actress
Years active1981–2011
Spouse
(m. 1995;div. 2008)

Lucy Webb is an American comedian and actress, most famous for her work on the 1980s HBO series Not Necessarily the News . She was raised in Cookeville, Tennessee. She has appeared in multiple films and television programs, including Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 1, Episode 6) and Corrina, Corrina , where she portrayed Shirl. In 1984 she co-starred in the George Carlin HBO TV show Apt. 2C of which only the pilot episode was ever made.

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She was married to actor Kevin Pollak. They separated in 2005, and in 2008, Pollak filed for a divorce. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Full Moon High Plane passengerFeature film
1988 Big Business WenonaFeature film
1994 Corrina, Corrina ShirlFeature film
1998 Outside Ozona Agent Ellen DeeneFeature film
1999 The Story of Us Joanie KirbyFeature film
2011 The Chaperones Dr. MarjoreFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981-1983 Private Benjamin Private Lusann HubbleSeries regular (20 episodes)
Only appeared in Season 2 of the series
1982Laugh TraxVarious charactersEpisode: #1.1
Episode: "Rock Comedy"
1983-1990 Not Necessarily the News Helen St. ThomasSeries regular (57 episodes)
1985Apt. 2CPatty DunbarTelevision movie (HBO)
Pilot only
1987 Thirtysomething Hostess/Valet Parking Attendant/Movie Ticket SellerEpisode: "LBut Not for Me"
1988Maybe Baby a/k/a And Baby Makes ThreeFranTelevision movie (NBC)
1989 It's Garry Shandling's Show Lucy ColemanEpisode: "Big Brother
Episode: "Going, Going, Gone"
L.A. Law Yolanda KriegEpisode: "The Unbearable Lightness of Boring"
1990The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?Guardian YentaTelevision movie
1991 Charlie Hoover Helen HooverSeries regular (7 episodes)
1997 The Don's Analyst a/k/a National Lampoon's The Don's AnalystDr. Susan RiceputoTelevision movie (Showtime)
The UnderworldVirginia RhinehartTelevision movie (NBC)
2000 Curb your Enthusiasm PhyllisEpisode: "The Wire"

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References

  1. "Kevin Pollak files for divorce". Yahoo! News India. August 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.[ dead link ]