Laura Kightlinger

Laura Kightlinger

producer, actress, writer

Laura Kightlinger was born on Jun 13, 1964 in USA. Laura Kightlinger's big-screen debut came with Tom - Season 1 directed by Philip Charles MacKenzie in 1994. Laura Kightlinger is known for The Lego Batman Movie directed by Chris McKay, Will Arnett stars as Batman and Michael Cera as Robin. Laura Kightlinger has got 1 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Laura Kightlinger achieved is Beverly Hills Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Laura Kightlinger plays is The Truth About Lies which will be released on Jan 27, 2018.

Laura Kightlinger is a writer, stand-up comic, and actor. Her comedic roles include self-obsessed mom Deb Taylor in "PEN15" on Hulu, and Nurse Shelia in "Will & Grace". She's been a consulting producer on "Will & Grace" since its inception. Laura created and starred in her own critically acclaimed TV show on IFC, "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman", and was a series regular on HBO's "Lucky Louie". She has voiced several characters in "Lego Batman", "Ninjago", and is the voice of Dr. Scott in "Dr. Katz: The Audio Files". As a stand-up comic, she's had several half-hour specials on Comedy Central and HBO. At the recent JFL Comedy Festival, Kightlinger was heralded in the Montreal Gazette as "a femme fatale deadpan who took risks leading the audience into hilariously unexpected territory."Her book, Quick Shots of False Hope, described by the New York Times Book Review as a "memorable, disturbing, and darkly comic debut", is being adapted for film and television."Sixty Spins Around the Sun", the documentary Kightlinger directed, chronicling activist Randy Credico's fight to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws, won 'Best Documentary' in the Boston, Empire State, Black Maria, and Beverly Hills Film Festivals. Laura won 'Best Director' for her first short film, "Dependable People", at the Black Maria Film Festival. Other shorts she's written and directed include: "Cat Demon: Re-Exhumed", "American Heroine", "Roy Fabcock: Legendary Lover", "Exposition 7", "Laura Gets Adopted", the three-episode short series: "Cat Guys" starring Frank Conniff and Eddie Pepitone, and the stop-motion thriller "The Scrap County Murders".

  • Birthday

    Jun 13, 1964
  • Place of Birth

    Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 2 nominations

Beverly Hills Film Festival
2005
Best Documentary
Winner - Jury Award
60 Spins Around the Sun (2003)

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