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Erika 'Riki' Lindhome^[1] (born March 5, 1979) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She is best known for roles in television shows including Garfunkel and Oates, Gilmore Girls, House, The Big Bang Theory, and United States of Tara, and for the comedy music duo Garfunkel and Oates, which she formed with Kate Micucci. She also hosted the Nerdist podcast Making It.^[2] She starred alongside Natasha Leggero in the Comedy Central series Another Period.

Rian Johnson's Knives Out was one of the best-reviewed films of 2019. The acclaimed writer/director led a stellar cast featuring Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Katherine Langford, Toni Collete, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, and many others. Knowing this was a murder mystery, audiences went in expecting some shocking moments. Knives Out is a great antidote to the Oscar contenders and family fare that dominate this time of year. It's a purely fun time at the movies thanks to its strong story and fantastic performances. Dec 12, 2019 Knives Out is a brand new 'who dunnit' flick directed by Rian Johnson.With a stellar cast, this movie follows a detective as he investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric and wild family, and no suspects are being ruled out. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Early life[edit]

Lindhome was born on March 5, 1979, in Coudersport, Pennsylvania,^[3] and grew up in Portville, New York.^[4] She is primarily of Swedish ancestry.^[5]

In 1997, Lindhome won first prize in the JFK Profiles in Courage essay contest awarded by the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. Lindhome's subject was United States Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), whose outrage at the murder of her husband and five others by a gunman on a Long Island train compelled her to challenge and win the seat held by her congressman, who had voted to repeal the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. ^[6]

Lindhome studied at Syracuse University and was part of the sketch comedy group known as Syracuse Live. After graduating in 2000, she embarked on an acting career.

Career[edit]

Despite not having an agent, Lindhome was able to land a small role on the sitcomTitus and a minor role in the season-seven episode 'Him' of the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.^[7] In 2003, Lindhome earned a spot in Tim Robbins' Actor's Gang theater group and appeared in the play Embedded.^[8] She was one of four actors from the play to then be cast in the Academy Award-winning film Million Dollar Baby, where she played Mardell Fitzgerald, the sister of the main character. ^[9]

In 2005, Lindhome had a recurring role on Gilmore Girls as Juliet, a friend and classmate of Logan Huntzberger and then Rory. In 2006, she wrote, produced, and co-directed the award-winning short filmLife is Short, starring herself, Alexis Bledel, Samm Levine, and Seth MacFarlane. She also appeared in the 2006 film Pulse and in 2007 was one of many public figures to appear in the music video for Nickelback's 'Rockstar'.

In 2008, Lindhome had a minor role in the film Changeling, playing an examination nurse. She continued to guest star on several popular television series including The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, and Pushing Daisies. In 2009, she starred in the feature film remake of the Wes Craven classic The Last House on the Left.^[10]

During the 2007 writer's strike, Lindhome pursued more writing and directing opportunities.^[11] She performs as 'Garfunkel' in the comedy-folk duo Garfunkel and Oates,^[12] with her friend and fellow songwriter Kate Micucci.^[12]

Between 2010 and 2013 she hosted 73 episodes of a Nerdist Industries podcast called 'Making It'.^[2]

In 2011, she co-wrote a video with Glee cast member Heather Morris for Funny or Die called Nuthin' But a Glee Thang, a parody of the Dr. Dre song 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang'.^[13]

In 2012, Lindhome turned her hand to Shakespeare, playing a villain in Joss Whedon's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. In 2013, Lindhome appeared in the horror-comedy film Hell Baby, in which she did a full frontal nude scene that drew notice for being unusually lengthy.^[14][15]

In 2015, Lindhome and Natasha Leggero created the Comedy Central series Another Period, which they also starred in together. She also played the girlfriend of Fozzie Bear on the series The Muppets.^[16]

In 2017, Lindhome had a supporting role in The Lego Batman Movie, voicing supervillain Poison Ivy and The Wicked Witch of the West, though she did not receive billing for the latter role.^[17]

In October 2019, she was featured in a 30-minute YouTube documentary called Laughing Matters, created by SoulPancake in collaboration with Funny or Die, wherein a variety of comedians discuss mental health.^[18]

In 2020, Lindhome starred in the comedy horror film The Wolf of Snow Hollow, directed by Jim Cummings.^[19]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

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Web[edit]

Discography[edit]

• Yell At Me From Your Car EP (2011)

References[edit]

1. ^'Making It with Riki Lindhome #27 Timecode 0:02:32'. Nerdist Industries. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
2. ^ ^ab'Making It with Riki Lindhome'. Nerdist Industries. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
3. ^'Coudersport native hits the 'big time''. Endeavor News. December 26, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
4. ^'Portville's Lindhome gets laughs on Leno'. Olean Times Herald. December 15, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
5. ^'Making It Podcast: Episode 17'. The Nerdist. November 8, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2015. Lindhome mentions she's Swedish at the one minute mark
6. ^'John F. Kennedy Library Newsletter Summer 1997'(PDF). JFK Library. May 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2019. Lindhome wins JFK Library Profile in Courage Essay Contest
7. ^https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1641251/
8. ^https://theactorsgang.com/production-history/
9. ^Lindhome, interview with Matt Courley, Feb. 13, 2018; available online at https://www.earwolf.com/episode/million-dollar-baby-with-riki-lindhome/
10. ^The Last House on the Left official site; accessed April 25, 2018.
11. ^Conversations with Ross: Featuring Riki Lindhome Rosscarey.com
12. ^ ^abLauer-Williams, Kathy (June 5, 2014). ''Garfunkel and Oates' show with Nazareth's Kate Micucci to premiere Aug. 7'. The Morning Call.
13. ^'Nuthin' But A Glee Thang with Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison & Sofia Vergara'. Funny Or Die. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
14. ^Schaefer, Stephen (2013-09-03). 'Riki Lindhome showers praise on horror spoof role'. Boston Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
15. ^Lazar, Shira (2013-07-24). 'Riki Lindhome On Shooting World's Longest Nude Scene For 'Hell Baby''. HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
16. ^Egner, Jeremy (2015-09-22). 'Should You Watch ABC's 'The Muppets'? (Published 2015)'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
17. ^McKay, Chris [@buddboetticher] (Feb 12, 2017). '@TheEvanora Riki Lindhomme is Wicked Witch. Laura Kightlinger = Orca. Croc = Matt Villa. David Burrows = Freeze. Lauren White = medusa' (Tweet). Retrieved March 1, 2017 – via Twitter.
18. ^'Comedians Tackling Depression & Anxiety Makes Us Feel Seen | Laughing Matters | Documentary'. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
19. ^{{cite web|title=Orion Classic Acquires 'The Wolf of Snow Hollow'|[1]|{{publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2020-09-04|date=September 4th, 2020}}

External links[edit]

• Channel on YouTube for Garfunkel and Oates
• Riki Lindhome at IMDb
• Riki Lindhome discography at Discogs

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