Janeane Garofalo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 28 September 1964 · Newton, New Jersey, USA
Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janeane Garofalo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting 141
- 2026Romy and Michele 2 as Heather Mooney
- 2026Dedicated to Morris Burke
- 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self
- 2026Grind
- 2026Souvenir as Cordelia
- 2026Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview as Anna Baxter (voice)
- 2026Roommates as Professor Ziemann
- 2026The Shivering Truth as Various
- 2025My Bird Is Sick! as The Witch
- 2025Boys Go to Jupiter as Dr. Dolphin (voice)
- 2025Tonight's Special with Kareem & Johnny as Herself
- 2025This Is the Tom Green Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- 2022The Apology as Gretchen Sullivan
- 2022The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks as Self
- 2021Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
- 2021The God Committee as Dr. Valerie Gilroy
- 2021Flora & Ulysses as Marissa
- 2020Asking for It as Cheryl
- 2020Come As You Are as Liz
- 201925 Sets as Self
- 2019Other Music as Self
- 2019Mercy Black as Dr. Ward
- 2019It Started As a Joke as Self
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché as Self
- 2018A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold as Jordan
- 2018Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate as Magda
- 2018The Happys as Luann
- 2018Submission as Magda Moynahan
- 2018Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like as Natalie
- 2017Little Boxes as Helena
- 2017Sandy Wexler as Testimonial
- 2017Speech & Debate as Marie
- 2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Janeane Garofalo
- 2017Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space as Art Gallery Owner
- 2016Janeane Garofalo: If I May as Self
- 2016The American Side as Agent Barry
- 2016Sticky: A (Self) Love Story as Self
- 2015Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
- 2015Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Self
- 20153rd Street Blackout as June Sherman
- 2015Adventures in Comedy
- 2015Misery Loves Comedy as Self
- 2014Free the Nipple as Anouk
- 2014A Little Game as Sarah Kuftinec
- 2014Showing Up as Self
- 2013The Muslims Are Coming! as Self
- 2013Satan, Hold My Hand as Sheryl
- 2013Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat as Self
- 2013Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
- 2012Bad Parents as Kathy
- 2012General Education as Gale Collins
- 2012Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
- 2012Mighty Fine as Narrator (voice)
- 2010Janeane Garofalo: If You Will as Self
- 2010I Am Comic as Self
- 2009Love Hurts as Hannah Rosenbloom
- 2009Funny People as Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2009Labor Pains as Claire
- 2008The Guitar as Dr. Murray
- 2008Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Heidi Bivens
- 2008Girl's Best Friend as Mary
- 2008A Bad Situationist as Lenore Stein
- 2007Southland Tales as General Teena MacArthur
- 2007Then She Found Me as Janeane Garofalo
- 2007The Ten as Beth Soden
- 2007Ratatouille as Colette (voice)
- 2007Law Dogs as Gloria Fontaine
- 2007The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' as Paula
- 2006Fuck as Self
- 2006The Wild as Bridget (voice)
- 2006Al Franken: God Spoke as Self
- 2005Duane Hopwood as Linda
- 2005Stay as Dr. Beth Levy
- 2005The Peace Patriots as Narrator (voice)
- 2005Nadine in Dateland as Nadine
- 2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Dee Dee
- 2005Left of the Dial as Self
- 2005Ten Years Later as Herself
- 2004Nobody Knows Anything! as Patty
- 2004Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western as Himself
- 2003Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Quiz Kings Contestant (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2003Wonderland as Joy Miller
- 2003Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks as Self - Host
- 2003Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World as Narrator (voice)
- 2003Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) as Self
- 2003The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Ash Tuesday as Liz
- 2003Manhood as Jill
- 2003When Stand Up Stood Out as Self
- 2002Martin & Orloff as Hairdresser
- 2002Big Trouble as Monica Romero
- 2002The Laramie Project as Catherine Connolly
- 2001The Search for John Gissing as Linda Barnes
- 2001Wet Hot American Summer as Beth
- 2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
- 2001Housekeeping as Hotel Employee ( voice)
- 2000The Independent as Paloma Fineman
- 2000Steal This Movie as Anita Hoffman
- 2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Minnie Mogul
- 2000Titan A.E. as Stith (voice)
- 2000What Planet Are You From? as Nervous Woman
- 2000Behind the Scenes at Daria as Host
- 2000Daring to Resist: Three Women Face the Holocaust as Narrator
- 2000The Bumblebee Flies Anyway as Dr. Harriman
- 1999The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller as Self
- 1999Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self
- 1999Dogma as Liz
- 1999The Minus Man as Ferrin
- 1999Mystery Men as Bowler / Carol
- 1999MTV's 25 Lamest Videos as Self / Host
- 1999Thick as Thieves as Anne
- 1999200 Cigarettes as Ellie
- 1999Can't Stop Dancing as Belinda Peck
- 1999Torrance Rises as Self
- 1998The Thin Pink Line as Joyce Wintergarden-Dingle
- 1998Clay Pigeons as Agent Dale Shelby
- 1998Permanent Midnight as Jana Farmer
- 1998Dog Park as Jeri
- 1998Half Baked as I'm Only Creative When I Smoke Smoker (uncredited)
- 1998Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley as Self
- 1997Sweethearts as Jasmine Pogue
- 1997The Matchmaker as Marcy Tizard
- 1997Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour as Self
- 1997Cop Land as Deputy Cindy Betts
- 1997Romy and Michele's High School Reunion as Heather Mooney
- 1997Touch as Kathy Worthington
- 1996I Shot a Man in Vegas as Gale
- 1996Larger Than Life as Mo
- 1996The Cable Guy as Medieval Waitress
- 1996The Truth About Cats & Dogs as Abby
- 1996Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy as Woman at Party
- 1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1995Now and Then as Wiladene
- 1995Coldblooded as Honey
- 1995HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Janeane Garofalo as Self
- 1995Bye Bye Love as Lucille
- 1994Suspicious as Woman
- 1994Reality Bites as Vickie Miner
- 1993Morning Man at 88.0 as Self
- 1992The 15th Annual Young Comedians Show as Self
- 1991Late for Dinner as Counter Girl
Writing 4
- 2016Janeane Garofalo: If I May · writer
- 2001Housekeeping · writer
- 1997Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour · writer
- 1995HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Janeane Garofalo · writer
Production 4
- 2016Janeane Garofalo: If I May · executive producer
- 2010Janeane Garofalo: If You Will · executive producer
- 1997Sweethearts · producer
- 1997Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour · executive producer
Directing 1
- 2001Housekeeping · director