Laura Kightlinger (born June 13, 1969) is an American actress, writer and comedian. She was a writer and consulting producer on Will & Grace, while also occasionally appearing on the show as the character Nurse Sheila. She was also a writer on the CBS series 2 Broke Girls.
Kightlinger also played the title role in the TV show The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, which she created, wrote, and executive produced. Since 2019, she has appeared in critically acclaimed television series, including PEN15, and Curb Your Enthusiasm appearing alongside Larry David, Albert Brooks, and Lucy Liu.
In 1997, she appeared in the Tenacious D episode "Angel in Disguise" as a groupie.[2]
In 2006, she appeared in The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, a comedy series. Asked how much of the series was based on her personal experience, she said:
I think like 85% and then the other 15 is the experience of a woman. We usually cull a lot of stories from what happened to us and our friends, so I’d say a lot of it is. I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That’s what keeps me going.[3]
Kightlinger has had three stand-up comedy specials on HBO and six on Comedy Central.[4]
In 2001, Kightlinger made a short film, Dependable People, which won both the Black Maria Film Festival Director's Citation (Honorable Mention[6]) and the International Festival of Cinema and Technology Best New Director Award in 2002.[7] It was released on the DVD Celebrity Mix with other short films in 2006.[8][9]
Kightlinger's book Quick Shots of False Hope was published in 1999. The New York Times Book Review described it as "funny and disturbing", "memorable", and an "idiosyncratic and darkly comic debut."[16] As of 2006, she was adapting the book for film.[17]
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Kightlinger has written several shorts for Funny or Die[18] and Atom.com, including "American Heroine", in which she starred,[19] and "Roy Fabcock: Legendary Lover" (2010).[20]
