Lauren Lapkus (born Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus; September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian, known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series Crashing (2017–2019). She has also appeared in the television series Are You There, Chelsea? (2012), Hot in Cleveland (2012), Clipped (2015), The Big Bang Theory (2018–2019), and Good Girls (2020–2021), and in the films Jurassic World (2015), The Unicorn (2018), and The Wrong Missy (2020). She played the voice role of Lotta in the animated comedy series Harvey Girls Forever! (2018–2020). She has appeared on many podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, and her own podcast With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus.

Filmography

• Cartoon Cartoons — Nancy / Mom (voice)
• Mating Season — Lexi (voice)
• Sofia the First: Royal Magic — Charmsie (voice)
• Stuart Fails to Save the Universe — Denise / Alternate Denise
• 2026That Friend — Jessa
• Invincible Fight Girl — Coca (voice)
• It's Florida, Man. — Absolute Sociopath
• St. Denis Medical — Wife
• 2023Another Happy Day — Joanna, Executive Producer
• Digman! — Princess Gasolina (voice), Gasolina / Mrs. Boddington (voice)
• History of the World: Part II — Yorick
• Lauren Lapkus Presents: A Very Good Time! — Self, Creator
• Night Court — Belinda
• 2023The Out-Laws — Phoebe King
• 2022The Curse of Bridge Hollow — Mayor Tammy
• 2022Unbound — Anna Lee Fisher
• Inside Job — Deany (voice), Additional Voices (voice)
• Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
• Animaniacs — Gabriella (voice), Cupcake (voice)
• Close Enough — Kristen (voice), Quinn (voice)
• 2020Date Nite — Maya
• 2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close — Lynn / Self
• 2020Happiest Season — Mall Security Crystal
• Star Trek: Lower Decks — Jennifer Sh'reyan (voice)
• 2020The Wrong Missy — Missy
• 2019Between Two Ferns: The Movie — Carol
• 2019Food Place — Carley, Director, Story
• The Morning Show — Emma
• 2019The Unicorn — Mal
• A Million Little Things — Mallory
• Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom — Jillian Goldensocks, Tina Hawk
• Craig of the Creek — Mackenzie (voice)
• 2018Dog Days — Daisy
• Good Girls — Agent Phoebe Donnegan
• 2018Good Girls Get High — Patty
• Harvey Girls Forever! — Lotta (voice)
• 2018Holmes & Watson — Millicent
• Nailed It! Holiday! — Guest Judge
• Summer Camp Island — Olf (voice)
• Crashing — Jess
• Ginger Snaps — Calista (voice)
• 2017Girlfriend's Day — Cardie #2
• 2017The Fun Company — Jessica
• The Guest Book — Sandy
• 2017We Strike Hard and Fade Away Into the Night — April (voice)
• 2016Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays — Andy's Wife
• Animals. — C0298
• Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ — Nadine
• 2016Hairpin Bender — Emily
• 2016LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape — Vivian (voice)
• Lucifer — Bree Garland/Abel
• Netflix Presents: The Characters
• 2016Opening Night — Alex Bean
• The Earliest Show — Samantha Newman
• 2016The Earliest Show: Outtakes & Bloopers — Samantha Newman
• 2016The Hindenburg Explodes! — Penelope
• Another Period — Penelope
• Clipped — Joy
• 2015Heist
• 2015Jurassic World — Vivian
• Life in Pieces — Cindy
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil — Higgs (voice)
• 7p/10e — Lauren, Writer
• 2014Beginner's Luck — Judith
• 2014Blended — Tracy
• 2014Bread and Butter — Deirdre Newsome
• Clarence — Lauren / Kim / Square Mom (voice)
• 2014Dan Klein: This Is Comedy
• Friends with Better Lives — Deena
• Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero — Matilda (voice)
• 2014Rubberhead — Girl 5 (segment "Lisa")
• 2014Wildlife — Grace Hinckley
• 2013Are You Here — Delia Shepard
• Drunk History — Normal Woman
• Orange Is the New Black — Susan Fischer
• 2013The To Do List — Girl Heckler
• Are You There, Chelsea? — Dee Dee
• Cleve Dixon: Terrible Detective — Barbara Dietrichson
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Whitney Peeps
• 2012Dreamworld — Sushi
• House of Lies — Benita Spire
• Key & Peele — Marion Glass
• Bob's Burgers — Krissy (voice) / Krissy's Mom (voice)
• 2011Manhattan Mixup — Agent Smith
• Adventure Time — Patience St. Pim (voice)
• Hot in Cleveland — Oscar
• The Middle — Cashier
• The Big Bang Theory — Denise
• American Dad! — Cowboy Hat Girl (voice), P-PSAT Sign-In Woman (voice), Successful Classmate (voice), Wife (voice), Sub Hub Employee (voice)

Appearances as themselves (25)

• Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast — Self
• After Midnight — Self
• Gastronauts — Self - Judge
• The Ultimate Improv Show — Self
• 20222022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson — Self
• About Last Night — Self
• Is It Cake? — Self - Judge
• Untitled Improv Project — Self
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Self - Contestant
• 2021Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing — Self
• 2020The Last Blockbuster — Self - Narrator
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Self - Contestant
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
• 2015Cast Party — Herself
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick — Self
• 2013House of Lies Live — Self
• Conan — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Audience Member
• Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron
• The Soup — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest