Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978 in Oakland, California) is an American comedian, actor, writer and musician.
Peretti is perhaps known for her role as Gina Linetti on the Fox sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, opposite childhood friend Andy Samberg. She also appeared on New Girl as the same character, during their shared crossover episodes in 2016.
Outside of acting, Peretti is also a television writer, having worked on such series as Louie, Parks and Recreation, and Saturday Night Live.
Peretti is a frequent podcast guest as well, and has hosted her own show, Call Chelsea Peretti, since 2012.
Since 2016, she has been married to actor and comedian Jordan Peele, with whom she has one son. Her brother Jonah is the founder and CEO of Buzzfeed, and is widely credited as having developed reblogging technology.
Selected filmography:
As actor
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) as Lori Williams-Jones (voice)
- World's Dumbest... (2008 — 2013) as herself
- China, IL (2011 — 2013) as Crystal Peppers & Kim Buckett (voice)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 — 2019) as Gina Linetti
- New Girl (2016)
- Comedy Bang! Bang! (2013 — 2015) as Delivery Woman / Trey Booth
- Gravity Falls (2015) as Darlene (voice)
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) as Brunette CMZ Reporter
- Big Mouth (2017-present) as Monica Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
- Game Night (2018) as Glenda
- Harvey Street Kids (2019) as Maria (voice)
- Sing 2 (2021) as Suki Lane (voice)
As writer
- Louie (2010)
- Parks and Recreation (2011)
- Saturday Night Live (2013)
Standup
- All of My Exes (2009)
- One of The Greats (2014)
Discography
- Foam and Flotsam (2020)
- Phosphorescent Panic (2020)
