Artemis Pebdani (born August 2, 1977) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Susan Ross on Scandal, Artemis on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Gramma Alice on Big City Greens.
Artemis Pebdani | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1977 Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Southern Methodist University (BFA) |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Early life edit
Pebdani was born and raised in Texas.[1] Her parents were Iranians who left Iran in the mid-1970s, five years before the Islamic Revolution.[2] She received her BFA in theatre from Southern Methodist University and is also an alum of the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, California.
Career edit
In the early 2000s, Pebdani began appearing on television shows such as The Shield, Ugly Betty, and House. From 2005 onwards, she has had the recurring role of Artemis, the foul-mouthed friend of Sweet Dee, in the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[1]
Pebdani has had guest starring roles on How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, Raising Hope, Garfunkel and Oates, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Hot in Cleveland, and House of Lies. Her breakthrough role came in 2014, playing the role of Flo Packer in the second season on the Showtime period drama Masters of Sex.[1][3] Her character is the owner of a diet pill company for which Virginia Johnson works as a salesperson for part of the season. Then she becomes involved in a table-turning sexual relationship. In 2015, Pebdani joined the cast of Shonda Rhimes's political drama Scandal as Susan Ross, the new Vice President of the United States.[1][4] In 2016, she joined the cast of the Fox comedy Son of Zorn as Linda Orvend (Zorn's boss).[5] In 2018, Pebdani had a voice role on the Disney animated series Big City Greens.[6] She appeared on Disney's Godmothered.[7]
She played the wallflower in the New Kids on The Block's video "Remix (I Like The)" released in 2013.[8]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sex Tape | Kia | |
| 2015 | Quarter-Life Crisis | Linda | |
| 2016 | I Love You Both | Linda | |
| 2016 | Rainbow Time | Justine | |
| 2018 | Dude | Sapphire | |
| 2020 | Godmothered | Duff | |
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | Additional voices | |
| 2022 | Sex Appeal | Ms. Carlson | |
| 2022 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | Jan Serpent (voice) | |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise | Makeup Woman #2 | |
| 2024 | Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation | Alice Green (voice) |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Shield | Witness Woman | Episode: "Cracking Ice" |
| 2005–present | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Artemis Dubois | Recurring role, 18 episodes |
| 2006 | Jake in Progress | Beth Peters | Episode: "Notting Hell" |
| 2006 | Help Me Help You | Office Worker | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Big Day | Dina | Episode: "The Bachelor Party" |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Rita | Episode: "A League of Their Own" |
| 2008 | Rules of Engagement | Waitress | Episode: "Buyer's Remorse" |
| 2009 | House | Diane | Episode: "Broken" |
| 2010–2011 | How I Met Your Mother | Anna | 3 episodes[9] |
| 2010–2011 | Modern Family | Bethenny | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Raising Hope | Tarot Reader | Episode: "Tarot Cards" |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Carlene | Episode: "The Tagger" |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Herself | Episode: "San Francisco" |
| 2014 | Garfunkel and Oates | Janice | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Masters of Sex | Flo Packer | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Scandal | Susan Ross | Recurring role, 19 episodes |
| 2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Miss O'Roarke | Episode: "About a Joy" |
| 2015 | House of Lies | Episode: "Trust Me, I'm Getting Plenty of Erections" | |
| 2015 | New Girl | Martha Yowtz | Episode: "Par 5" |
| 2015 | Another Period | Hortense Bellacourt | Pilot |
| 2015 | You're the Worst | Kasia | Episode: "A Rapidly Mutating Virus" |
| 2016–2017 | Son of Zorn | Linda Orvend | Main cast; 11 episodes |
| 2017 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | L.T. Koenig | Episode: "Hot Potato Soup"[10] |
| 2017 | Superstore | Nurse Ella | Episode: "Wellness Fair" |
| 2017 | Dogs in a Park | Various Dogs (voice) | 8 episodes[11] |
| 2017 | Life in Pieces | Gittel | Episode: "Favorite Vision Miguel Matchmaker" |
| 2018–present | Big City Greens | Alice Green (voice) | Main cast |
| 2018 | The Cool Kids | Allison | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Future Man | Dr. Mina Ahmadi | |
| 2019 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Captain Creighton (voice) | Episode: "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?" |
| 2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Jenny | Episode: "Cult of Sheila" |
| 2020–present | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Ensign Karavitus (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Big Leap | Bernadette | Episode: "Big Dumb Life" |
| 2021–present | The Croods: Family Tree | Gran (voice) | Main cast |
| 2022 | Love, Victor | Rahim's mother | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Grey's Anatomy | Sharon Peters | Episode: "Wasn't Expecting That" |
| 2022 | Monster High: The Movie | Witch | Television film |
Video games edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fallout 76: Wastelanders | Frida Madani | |
| Fallout 76: Steel Dawn | Paladin Leila Rahmani | ||
| 2021 | The Artful Escape | Frida/Various[12] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d Goldstein, Rich (23 January 2015). "Artemis Pebdani Is the Dirtiest Woman in Show Business". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Shore Thing Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, heebmagazine.com, access date 1. July 2016
- ^ "'Masters of Sex' Recruits 'It's Always Sunny' Actress for Season 2 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Scandal Recap: Shonda Rhimes Takes On Ferguson : People.com". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Son Of Zorn – TV Series News, Show Information – FOX". Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (May 17, 2018). "Disney Channel Renews Animated Series 'Big City Greens' Ahead of Premiere (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "PRODUCTION HAS BEGUN ON NEW DISNEY+ MOVIE "GODMOTHERED"". Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ Katz, Amber. "New Video: New Kids On The Block, '(Remix) I Like The'". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ Reilly, Phoebe (February 15, 2011). "How I Met Your Mother Recap: Who Gives Love a Bad Name?". vulture.com. Vulture. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Valentine, Evan (January 31, 2017). "'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Recap: "Hot Potato Soup" – Koenig Returns!". collider.com. Collider. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Artemis Pebdani – IMDb". imdb.com. IMDb. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Gardner, Matt. "'The Artful Escape' Review: The Most Beautiful Indie Game Of 2021". Forbes. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.