Creator / Annie Murphy

"I'm a Lamborghini, I'm a Hollywood star
I'm a little bit tipsy when I drive my car
I'm expensive sushi, I'm a cute huge yacht
I'm a little bit single even when I'm not
I'm a little bit...I'm a little bit...I'm a little bit...
I'm a little bit a-LA LA LALA LALALA!
A little bit Alexis."

Anne Frances Murphy (born December 19, 1986 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian-American actor best known for her role as Alexis Rose on Schitt's Creek, for which she won a 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy. She also played lead character Allison McRoberts in the sitcom/drama hybrid Kevin Can F**k Himself and joined the cast of the dramedy Russian Doll for its second season.

Prior to Schitt's Creek, Murphy worked in Toronto theatre and made a number of guest appearances on Canadian television.

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Annie Murphy on TV Tropes:

• Blue Mountain State (2010) as Jill (2 episodes)
• Against the Wall (2011) as Tanya (1 episode)
• Beauty and the Beast (2012) as Amy (1 episode)
• Flashpoint (2012) as Daycare Worker #2 (1 episode)
• Rookie Blue (2012) as Angela Kehoe (1 episode)
• The Plateaus (2015) as Morgan (10 episodes)
• Schitt's Creek (2015–20) as Alexis Rose
• Crank Yankers (2021) as Herself (1 episode)
• Kevin Can F**k Himself (2021–22) as Allison McRoberts
• Murderville (2022) as Herself (1 episode)
• Russian Doll (2022) as Ruth Brenner (5 episodes)
• Black Mirror - "Joan is Awful" as Joan / As Herself
• Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
• Praise Petey (2023) as Petra "Petey" St. Bart.
• Fingernails (2023) as Natasha

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Tropes in her career:

• Dyeing for Your Art: Is a natural brunette and almost lost the role of Alexis because Eugene Levy could only picture the role played by a blond. Daniel Levy had to remind his father that hair dye exists.
• Harpo Does Something Funny:
  • Along with her husband's band, she wrote Alexis Rose's song A Little Bit Alexis and choreographed Alexis's dance moves.
  • She developed Alexis's distinct vocal fry and wild hand gestures after watching multiple clips of Keeping Up with the Kardashians on Youtube.
• Only So Many Canadian Actors: Has appeared on multiple Canadian series.