Suzanne Rossell Cryer (born January 13, 1967)[1] is an American actress known for her roles as Ashley on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl and as Laurie Bream on the HBO original series Silicon Valley. She featured in "The Yada Yada", an award-winning and fan favorite episode of Seinfeld. She has also performed on Broadway.

Suzanne Cryer
Born
Suzanne Rossell Cryer

(1967-01-13) January 13, 1967 (age 57)
EducationYale University (BA, MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Spouse
Gregory Luke
(m. 2000)
Children3

Early life

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Cryer was born in Rochester, New York. She graduated from Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1984 and then attended Yale University, where she attained a degree in English literature. She went on to study for a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama.[2] During this time she spent a summer performing at the Utah Shakespeare Festival where her roles included Rosalind in As You Like It, and Anne in Richard III.[3]

Career

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After graduation, Cryer appeared at Hartford Stage in The Rivals, Baltimore Center Stage in Don Juan, and began making guest appearances on television series. She won critical acclaim for her performance in the premiere of Donald Margulies's two-person play Collected Stories at South Coast Repertory.[4] She then went on to film Wag the Dog while simultaneously performing in the West coast premiere of Arcadia at the Mark Taper Forum.[5] Her next major role was that of Josie in Neil Simon's Proposals which began at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and then toured the country before arriving on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre.[6] In 1997, Cryer made a guest appearance on an episode of Seinfeld in the episode "The Yada Yada." She played George's girlfriend Marcy, who frequently made use of the term "yada yada yada."[7] In 1999, she joined the cast of the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (the show's second season) as Ashley Walker, a love interest for Berg (Ryan Reynolds). She became a series regular and remained with the show until it ended in 2001. She made two appearances on Frasier as Roz Doyle's sister, Denise, in the episodes "The Guilt Trippers" and "Sea Bee Jeebies." In recent years, she returned to theater to play Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story at Hartford Stage,[8] and appeared in Christopher Shinn's play What Didn't Happen at Playwrights Horizons.[9] She made appearances in the television series Dexter, CSI: Miami, Shark, Bones, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Silicon Valley.

Personal life

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Cryer married Gregory Luke in 2000. Together, they have three children.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Law & Order Sandy Episode: "Forgiveness"
1994 Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade Frances Short film
1995 New York News Lorraine Episode: "Thin Line"
1996 Lifestories: Families in Crisis Ava Episode: "Someone Had to Be Benny"
Caroline in the City Rachel St. Augustine Episode: "Caroline and the Red Sauce"
1997 Seinfeld Marcy Episode: "The Yada Yada"
Wag the Dog Amy Cain
1998 Wilbur Falls Katherine Devereaux
Conrad Bloom Episode: "Psycho Babbler, Qu'est-ce que c'est?"
1998 My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York Marika Short film
1998–2001 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Ashley Walker 60 episodes
1999 Friends & Lovers Jane McCarthy
1999-2001 It's Like, You Know... Kate 2 episodes
2002 The Drew Carey Show Karen Episode: "Family Affair"
2002–2003 Frasier Denise Episode: "The Guilt Trippers", "Sea Bee Jeebies"
2003 I'm with Her Molly Episode: "The Smarty Party"
2004 Dr. Vegas Kate Episode: "Lust for Life"
2005 The King of Queens Marcy Berger Episode: "Awed Couple"
2005 ER Toni Stillman Episode: "Nobody's Baby"
2005 Inconceivable Annie Hillman Episode: "Between an Egg and a Hard Place"
2005 Out of Practice Janice Episode: "The Wedding"
2006 The PTA Martyr TV series
2006 Bones Agent Pickering Episode: "The Woman in the Car"
2006 CSI: Miami Julia Wells Episode: "Death Eminent"
2006 Shark Andrea Crosby Episode: "Love Triangle"
2007 Desperate Housewives Lynn Dean Episode: "I Remember That"
2007 Grey's Anatomy Caroline Klein Episode: "Time After Time"
2007 Veronica Mars Grace Schaffer Episode: "Debasement Tapes"
2007 The Happiest Day of His Life Cynthia
2007 Criminal Minds Susan Jacobs Episode: "Seven Seconds"
2008 Women's Murder Club Mia Spalding Episode: "FBI Guy"
2008 Without a Trace Kathy Reed Episode: "A Bend in the Road"
2008 Sex and the City Dog Rescue Woman
2008 The Starter Wife Jolie Driver 5 episodes
2009 Nip/Tuck Carrie-Mae Wells Episode: "Ricky Wells"
2009 Southland Mrs. Davis Episode: "Unknown Trouble"
2009 American Dad! Hooker #1 / Unattractive Girl #2 (voice) Episode: "Stan's Night Out"
2009 Dexter Tarla Grant Episode: "Remains to Be Seen"
Episode: "Blinded by the Light"
2010 Medium Joanna Spencer Episode: "Smoke Damage"
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Jennifer Grier Episode: "Freaks & Geeks"
2011 The Closer Emily Shaw Episode: "Relative Matters"
2013 Teen Beach Movie Aunt Antoinette TV movie
2013–2018 The Fosters Jenna Paul 6 episodes
2014 Shameless Cheryl Episode: "Emily"
Episode: "A Night to Remem...Wait, What?"
2015–2019 Silicon Valley Laurie Bream Main cast
2016 10 Cloverfield Lane Leslie / Woman
2017 Lucifer Grace Foley Episode: "Welcome Back, Charlotte Richards"
2017 Superior Donuts Eliza Episode: "Art for Art's Sake"
2018 The Cloverfield Paradox Leslie / Newscaster
2019–2023 All Rise DDA Maggie Palmer 15 episodes
2020 Hawaii Five-0 Suzanne Episode: "He kohu puahiohio i ka ho'olele i ka lepo i luna"
2023 Lucky Hank Gracie DuBois Main cast
2024 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Echidna Episode: "I Plunge to My Death"

References

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  1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 13, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for February 21, 2022 includes celebrities Sophie Turner, Jennifer Love Hewitt". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023. Actress Suzanne Cryer turns 56
  2. ^ "Yahoo TV". Tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  3. ^ "As You Like It Photo 3". Dixie.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  4. ^ Isherwood, Charles (November 10, 1996). "Collected Stories". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Glaser, Blair (December 18, 1996). "D.C. Arcadia Opens Dec. 18; Phili and LA to Follow". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Viagas, Robert; Lefkowitz, David (November 6, 1997). "Neil Simon's Proposals Opens on B'way Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  7. ^ O'Connor, John J. (April 24, 1997). "New Date, A Dentist And Yada Yada Yada". The New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Simonson, Robert (September 28, 2001). "Ryan, Duva and Cryer Tell The Philadelphia Story at Hartford, Oct. 4–Nov. 4". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  9. ^ Jones, Kenneth (December 10, 2002). "What Didn't Happen, Shinn's Play About Mentors and Students, Opens Dec. 10 in NYC". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Suzanne Cryer | Silicon Valley". HBO.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
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