Riki Lindhome (born March 5, 1979 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania) is an American actress.
Lindhome initially became well-known for her role in the remake of The Last House on the Left, along with brief but memorable roles as Amy's girlfriend Charlie on Titus and Sheldon's obsessive assistant Ramona on The Big Bang Theory. More recently, she's become notable as the creator, writer and star of the mockumentary sitcom Another Period, and for her role as Dr. Valerie Kinbott on Wednesday. Additionally, she's the "Garfunkel" half of the comedy music duo Garfunkel and Oates, alongside Kate "Oates" Micucci.
She has a podcast, Making It
, in which she talks to other people in show business, often about the beginnings of their careers.
Her film roles include:
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) as Mardell Fitzgerald
- Pulse (2006) as Janelle
- Changeling (2008) as Examination Nurse
- My Best Friend's Girl (2008) as Hilary
- The Last House on the Left (2009) as Sadie
- MuchAdoAboutNothing (2012) as Conrade
- Fun Size (2012) as Denise/Galaxy Scout
- Search Party (2014) as Wedding Singer
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (2014) as Popsicle (voice)
- Nerdland (2016) as Linda (voice)
- The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) as Poison Ivy and The Wicked Witch of the West
- Under the Silver Lake (2018) as The Actress
- Knives Out (2019) as Donna Thrombey
- The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) as Julia Robson
- Reno 911: The Hunt for QAnon (2021) as QAnon Cruise Check-In Person
Her TV roles include:
- Titus (2002) as Charlie (1 episode)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) as Cheryl (1 episode)
- Gilmore Girls (2002-06) as Juliet (5 episodes)
- Pushing Daisies (2008) as Janine (1 episode)
- The Big Bang Theory (2008, 2017) as Ramona Nowitzki
- Criminal Minds (2008) as Vanessa Holden (1 episode)
- Bones (2009) as Mandy Summers (1 episode)
- Nip/Tuck (2009) as McKenzie (1 episode)
- House (2010) as Sarah (1 episode)
- $#!+ My Dad Says (2011) as Laura Griffin (1 episode)
- United States of Tara (2011) as Daisy (1 episode)
- Garfunkel and Oates (2012) as Garfunkel
- Adventure Time (2013, 2015) as Ice Cream Lady (voice) (2 episodes)
- New Girl (2013) as Kylie (1 episode)
- The Muppets (2015) as Becky (4 episodes)
- Fresh Off the Boat (2015) as Arielle (1 episode)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2015) as Agneta Carlsson (1 episode)
- Another Period (2015-18) as Beatrice Bellacourt (also creator, executive producer and writer)
- Hou$e of Lie$ (2016) as Joy (1 episode)
- Ask the StoryBots as Molecule (1 episode)
- Modern Family (2018) as Poet (1 episode)
- Big Hero 6: The Series (2018-20) as Wendy Wower (voice) (4 episodes)
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2019) as Hungry Cat (1 episode)
- Duncanville (2020-22) as Kimberly Harris (voice)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2020) as Irena (1 episode)
- DuckTales (2017) (2020) as May (voice) (1 episode)
- United States of Al (2021) as Chloe (1 episode)
- Just Beyond (2021) as Bonnie (1 episode)
- Grace and Frankie (2022) as Missy Pachangas (2 episodes)
- Wednesday (2022) as Dr. Valerie Kinbott
- The Muppets Mayhem (2023) as Justine the Belieber (1 episode)
Related Tropes
- Statuesque Stunner: She's 5'9". It's most noticeable when she's together with her Garfunkel and Oates partner-in-crime Kate Micucci, who stands at 5'2".
- Those Two Girls: With Micucci, when performing as Garfunkel and Oates.
