Crista Flanagan (born February , ) is an American actress and
comedienne, best known for her work as a cast member on the Fox sketch
comedy series MADtv from to , various roles in films made by Jason
Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and for her recurring role as Lois Sadler
on the AMC series Mad Men.Flanagan was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois,
the daughter of Bonnie Jerdon and David Flanagan. She received a
Bachelor of Science in Theatre from the University of Evansville and a
Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine where
she sharpened her theatrical skills in plays including Fool for Love,
The Time of Our Life, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Marriage of Figaro
and Oklahoma!. Her extensive background in theater led to the
development of Flanagan's one-person show titled But wait…I have
Impressions!.Flanagan officially joined the cast of MADtv in as a
feature performer, for the tenth season, then became a repertory cast
member at the beginning of the following season. Her frequent
impersonations were of Alex Hooser, Ellen Pompeo, Heidi Klum, Patricia
Arquette (as Allison DuBois from Medium), Natalie Maines of the Dixie
Chicks, and Miley Cyrus (as herself and as Hannah Montana from the
Disney Channel show of the same name).Crista had a long-standing gag
with fellow cast member Bobby Lee, where their behind scenes
characters had a love/hate relationship. This relationship can be seen
in the Secret Santa skit, where Bobby proposes to Crista, to which she
replies "I cannot marry someone I have a restraining order against."
This can also be seen in the celebrity Triathlon skit, where Crista
slams the door after Bobby asks for her help where she makes reference
to not helping him dig up a dead body, but reluctantly agrees to help
him train.
comedienne, best known for her work as a cast member on the Fox sketch
comedy series MADtv from to , various roles in films made by Jason
Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and for her recurring role as Lois Sadler
on the AMC series Mad Men.Flanagan was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois,
the daughter of Bonnie Jerdon and David Flanagan. She received a
Bachelor of Science in Theatre from the University of Evansville and a
Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine where
she sharpened her theatrical skills in plays including Fool for Love,
The Time of Our Life, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Marriage of Figaro
and Oklahoma!. Her extensive background in theater led to the
development of Flanagan's one-person show titled But wait…I have
Impressions!.Flanagan officially joined the cast of MADtv in as a
feature performer, for the tenth season, then became a repertory cast
member at the beginning of the following season. Her frequent
impersonations were of Alex Hooser, Ellen Pompeo, Heidi Klum, Patricia
Arquette (as Allison DuBois from Medium), Natalie Maines of the Dixie
Chicks, and Miley Cyrus (as herself and as Hannah Montana from the
Disney Channel show of the same name).Crista had a long-standing gag
with fellow cast member Bobby Lee, where their behind scenes
characters had a love/hate relationship. This relationship can be seen
in the Secret Santa skit, where Bobby proposes to Crista, to which she
replies "I cannot marry someone I have a restraining order against."
This can also be seen in the celebrity Triathlon skit, where Crista
slams the door after Bobby asks for her help where she makes reference
to not helping him dig up a dead body, but reluctantly agrees to help
him train.
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