Kate Ann Micucci (born March 31, 1980 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American actress, voice actress, comedian, and singer. She is one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Her first major television exposure was her role as Stephanie Gooch in Scrubs, and she then portrayed Shelley in Raising Hope.
She made her voice acting debut in 2012, voicing Julie Burns on Motorcity, Velma Dinkley from Scooby-Doo, Sadie Miller from Steven Universe, and many more.
Filmography
Film
- Don't Think Twice (2016) as Allison
- The Little Hours (2017) as Sister Genevra
- Sandy Wexler (2017) as Nurse Trisha
- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) as Mooby's Clerk
- I Used To Go Here (2020) as Rachel
- Flora and Ulysses (2021) as Rita
Television
- How I Met Your Mother (2006) as Registrar (episode: "Atlantic City")
- Malcolm in the Middle (2006) as Heather (episode: "Morp")
- Cory in the House (2008) as Becky (2 episodes)
- Rules of Engagement (2009) as Tanya (episode: "Poaching Tammy")
- Scrubs (2009) as Stephanie Gooch (5 episodes)
- Weeds (2010) as Waitress (episode: "A Shoe for a Shoe")
- Raising Hope (2010-14) as Shelley (26 episodes)
- Psych (2012) as Penny Chalmers (episode: "Autopsy Turvy")
- Key & Peele (2013) as Scout (episode: "Mr. T PSA")
- The Big Bang Theory (2013, 2017) as Lucy (8 episodes)
- The Guest Book (2017) as Gillian (episode: "Story Six")
- Will & Grace (2017) as Page (episode: "11 Years Later")
- Mom (2019) as Patty (2 episodes)
- Supergirl (2019) as Tour Guide (episode: "Event Horizon")
Voice Acting
- Motorcity as Julie Burns
- Out There as Jay
- Rio 2 as Tiny
- Steven Universe as Sadie Miller
- The 7D as Buckets, Queen Delightful's ghost friend
- Ben 10: Omniverse as Luhley
- Wallykazam! as Elfelfa
- Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas as Jovie
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water as Popsicle
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) as Irma, Rook
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as The Cuteling General
- Scooby-Doo as Velma Dinkley (2015-present)
- Adventure Time as Chips, Bunny Mom, Wendy
- Star Darlings as Cassie
- The Powerpuff Girls (2016) as Hope
- Regular Show as Roxy
- Mighty Magiswords as Penny Plasm
- The LEGO Batman Movie as Clayface
- Milo Murphy's Law as Sara Murphy
- Nature Cat as Daisy
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers as Emmy Lou
- Sofia the First as Galial
- DuckTales (2017) as Webby Vanderquack
- Unikitty! as Dr. Fox
- LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Flash as Zatanna
- Elena of Avalor as Young Hool
- Helpsters as Beatrice The Builder
- Amphibia as Terri
Tropes:
- Actor-Inspired Element: Some of her characters are seen playing ukulele, which Micucci herself is good at.
- The Cast Showoff: Tends show off her range in media she's in.
- Cute, but Cacophonic: Applies to some of her characters.
- Endearingly Dorky: Is prone to playing these types of characters.
- Genki Girl: Very upbeat, especially with her songs. Also applies to some of her characters.
- Heroes Love Dogs: Is fond of her dog Jack. She even wrote a song for him on his sixth birthday
. Some of her characters are also prone to this. - Hiccup Hijinks: She briefly got some hiccups during a rehearsal. Deep breathing fixed this.
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Hollywood Homely: Got a lot of this early in her career. One of her IMDB credits is even "Less Attractive Girl". - Older Than They Look: Looks like she's in her early to mid-twenties. She's really in her forties.
- Quirky Ukulele: Sometimes played by the characters she plays.
- Those Two Girls: With Riki Lindhome, the other half of Garfunkel and Oates.
- Unfortunate Names: She's fully aware that her surname sounds like "my coochie", a slang word for "vagina." She even named one of her standup concert tours "Playing With Micucci".
