Anna Chlumsky

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Anna Chlumsky
File:Anna Chlumsky, 2013.jpg
Chlumsky in 2013
Born (1980-12-03) December 3, 1980 (age 44)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education University of Chicago (BA)
Atlantic Acting School
Occupation Actress
Years active
  • 1989–1998
  • 2006–present
Spouse(s) Shaun So (m. 2008)
Children 2

Anna Maria Chlumsky[1] (/ˈklʌmski/; born December 3, 1980[2]) is an American actress. She began acting as a child, and first became known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the film My Girl (1991) and its sequel, My Girl 2. Following her early roles, she went on hiatus from 1999 to 2005 to attend college.

Chlumsky returned to acting with roles in several independent films, including Blood Car (2007) and In the Loop (2009). She portrayed Amy Brookheimer on the HBO television series Veep (2012–2019), which earned her six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, among other accolades.

Early life

Chlumsky was born in Chicago, Illinois,[2] the daughter of Nancy (née Zuncic), a singer, actress, and former flight attendant, and Frank Chlumsky Jr., a chef and saxophone player.[3][4] She was raised in a Catholic family.[5] She is of Czech[6][7][8] and Croatian descent.[9]

Career

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1989–1998: First roles

Chlumsky entered show business at an early age, modeling with her mother in an advertising campaign, though her roles in My Girl (1991) and My Girl 2 (1994) brought her fame. She also starred in Trading Mom (1994) with Sissy Spacek, and in Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) with Christina Ricci. In the mid- to late 1990s, she appeared and starred in several television films and series.[10]

1999–2005: University and hiatus from acting

Chlumsky took a break from acting to attend the University of Chicago, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies in 2002. After college, she was hired as a fact-checker for the Zagat Survey and moved to New York City,[11] which was followed by a position as an editorial assistant for a HarperCollins science fiction-fantasy imprint. However, she felt her career in the publishing industry was lackluster and unsatisfying, and ultimately returned to acting after she completed formal training at the Atlantic Acting School in Manhattan.[12][13]

2006–present: Return to acting

Chlumsky appeared as Mary Calvin in a season 17 episode of Law & Order, first airing on January 12, 2007; and as Lisa Klein in a season 20 episode, first airing on March 15, 2010. In March 2007, she appeared in the 30 Rock episode "The Fighting Irish" as Liz Lemler, a romantic rival of protagonist Liz Lemon, who receives flowers meant for Lemler. Chlumsky was in four episodes of the ABC dramedy Cupid in 2009. Later that year, she starred in the Lifetime Television movie 12 Men of Christmas as Jan Lucas.

She starred in the Off Broadway production of Unconditional by Brett C. Leonard at The Public Theater, which opened in February 2008; it was produced by the LAByrinth Theater Company. She also starred in Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead in November 2005 at the American Theatre of Actors in New York City.[14]

In 2009, she appeared in Armando Iannucci's BBC Films political satire In The Loop, co-starring with Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini, and Mimi Kennedy, a quasi-spinoff of Iannucci's BBC TV series The Thick of It.[15] She plays Liza, a State Department assistant in the movie. From 2012 to 2019, Chlumsky played Amy Brookheimer, aide to Julia Louis-Dreyfus's character in HBO's Veep, also produced by Iannucci.[16] In June 2012, she starred in the world premiere of David Adjmi's 3C at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York.

Dan Aykroyd, who played her father in the two My Girl films, has said that a script for a third film has been in development since 2003.[17] In April 2012, Chlumsky "put to rest" any rumors that such a film was in development.[18] In addition to her role on Veep, Chlumsky has appeared in multiple television series between 2011 and 2013, including White Collar, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and NBC's adaptation of Hannibal.

Chlumsky has appeared on Broadway in You Can't Take It with You, and beginning in April 2015 as editor Iris Peabody in the comedy Living on Love, with Renee Fleming, Jerry O'Connell and Douglas Sills.

In 2017, Chlumsky appeared in the fourth season of AMC Networks' Halt and Catch Fire as Dr. Katie Herman, the love interest of Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy).[19]

In October 2019, Chlumsky was cast in a main role alongside Julia Garner in Shonda Rhimes' Netflix limited drama series Inventing Anna.[20] Chlumsky voices Charlotte Pickles in the 2021 Paramount+ revival of Rugrats.[21]

Personal life

In October 2007, Chlumsky announced her engagement to Army Reserve member Shaun So,[22] who also served a tour of duty in Afghanistan.[11] They met as students at the University of Chicago in 2000.[23] They married on March 8, 2008 in Brooklyn, New York, and have two daughters, born July 2013[24] and August 2016.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Uncle Buck School Child
1991 My Girl Vada Sultenfuss
1994 My Girl 2
Trading Mom Elizabeth Martin
1995 Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Jody Salerno
2005 Wait Cara Short film
2007 Blood Car Lorraine
2008 Eavesdrop Chelsea
2009 In the Loop Liza Weld
The Good Guy Lisa
My Sweet Misery Chloe
2010 Civil Unions: A Love Story Unnamed Short film
2011 The Pill Nelly
2012 Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship Sabrina
2015 The End of the Tour Sarah
2019 Hala Shannon Taylor
2022 They/Them Molly Erickson / Angie Phelps

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 A Child's Wish Missy Chandler Television film
Miracle in the Woods Gina Weatherby / Field Pea
1998 Cupid Jill Episode: "Meat Market"
Early Edition Megan Clark Episode: "Teen Angels"
2007 Eight Days a Week Riley McGann Unaired series
30 Rock Liz Lemler Episode: "The Fighting Irish"
2007
2010		 Law & Order Mary Calvin,
Lisa Klein		 "Charity Case"
"Innocence"
2009 House Rules Scotty Fisher Television film
Cupid Josie 4 episodes; reworking of original Cupid series
12 Men of Christmas Jan Lucas Television film
2010 The Quinn-tuplets Rachel Quinn Unsold pilot
Covert Affairs Vivian Long Episode: "I Can't Quit You Baby"
2011 Lights Out Charlie Episodes: "Headgames", "The Shot"
Three Weeks, Three Kids Jennifer Mills Television film
White Collar Agent Melissa Matthews Episodes: "Where There's a Will", "Countdown"
2012–2019 Veep Amy Brookheimer 65 episodes;
Main role (Seasons 1–7)
2012 Army Wives Jessica Anderson Episode: "Tough Love"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jocelyn Paley Episode: "Twenty-Five Acts"
2013–2014 Hannibal Miriam Lass 4 episodes
2016 Robot Chicken Kelly / Nurse (voice) Episode: "Western Hay Batch"
2017 Halt and Catch Fire Dr. Katie Herman 5 episodes
2021 Rugrats Charlotte Pickles (voice) Main role
2022 Inventing Anna Vivian Kent Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
1991 Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Actress My Girl Nominated [citation needed]
MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss (shared with Macaulay Culkin) Won
Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Culkin) Nominated
Young Artist Awards Most Promising Young Newcomer Won [citation needed]
1994 Best Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture My Girl 2 Won
1995 Best Young Leading Actress – Feature Film Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Won
1997 Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series – Leading Young Actress A Child's Wish Nominated
1998 Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Cupid Won
2012 Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Veep Nominated [26]
2013 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominated [26]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominated [26]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2015 Gracie Awards Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy or Musical Won [citation needed]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominated [26]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2016 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated [27]
Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won
2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated

References

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