Ari Graynor
Acting
Biography
Ariel Geltman Graynor (born April 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Sopranos (2001), Fringe (2009–2010), Bad Teacher (2014), I'm Dying Up Here (2017), and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024). In film, she has starred in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), The Sitter (2011), For a Good Time, Call... (2012), and The Disaster Artist (2017).
Born: April 27, 1983
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
The Sopranos
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
Fringe
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Veronica Mars
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Serialized remake of 'The Princess Bride' told in short chapters featuring celebrities at home during quarantine.
Family Guy
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
An American Crime
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Filmography
as Leslie Abramson
as Carol (voice)
as Amy
as Caroline
as Valerie
as Brenda Feigen
as Angela
as Self
as Brooke
as Ann Devroy
as Emma
as Cassie Feder
as Juliette / 'Lisa'
as Carol Steinhart
as Cornish Amberson
as Meredith Davis
as Joyce Margolis
as Sam
as Katie Steel
as Beth
as Marisa Lewis
as Daisy Darling
as Lucy St. Martin
as Mandy Marsh
as Rachel Apfel
as Young Woman
as Lacey
as Eva Destruction
as Caroline
as Rachel
as Charlotte
as Tara
as Paula Baniszewski
as Young PA
as Laurel Rogan
as Girl (voice)
as Stripper (voice)
as (voice)
as Ella Pierce
as Jessie Doyle
as Jenny
as Louise
as Naomi
as Eve Pigeon
as Elvina
as Missy Kurtz
as Kitty Hawk Woman (voice)
as Caitlin Rucker