Mary Evans Birdsong (born April , ) is an American actress, comedian,
writer, and singer.Birdsong was born in Florida and grew up on Long
Beach Island, New Jersey, one of five sisters. She graduated from
Southern Regional High School in . She played the role of Kai Mitchell
opposite George Clooney in the Alexander Payne film The Descendants.
She may be best known for her role as Deputy Cherisha Kimball on the
Comedy Central series Reno !. She is also known for her Judy Garland
impression.[citation needed] She is a former correspondent on The
Daily Show and Crossballs. As a voice actress, she has appeared in
animated series such as Goldie and Bear, Stroker and Hoop, Little
Bill, Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, Tak & the Power of Juju, and
T.U.F.F. Puppy, as well as the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
In , she played Nancy McDonald in Rob Zombie's Halloween II.From July
to January , Birdsong performed in the Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
comedy musical, alongside Martin Short, Marc Shaiman, Nicole Parker,
Brooks Ashmanskas, and Capathia Jenkins. In , she won a Theatre World
Award for her performance. On January , , Birdsong joined the Broadway
cast of the musical, Hairspray. She played the role of Velma Von
Tussle, the bigoted, pushy stage mother and television producer.
Birdsong left the production on April , . She then performed her
one-woman show Days in the Tub: A Mama Drama in Los Angeles at Comedy
Central Stage (September ) & the Fake Gallery (November ), and in New
York City at Joe's Pub (January ). before going to San Francisco to
play Mona Ramsey in ACT's adaptation of Armistead Maupin's Tales of
the City.Together with author Justin Halpern (Shit My Dad Says) and
comic Jen Kober (American Reunion), Birdsong performed as a member of
the May cast of Don't Tell My Mother!, an LA-based comedy showcase.
writer, and singer.Birdsong was born in Florida and grew up on Long
Beach Island, New Jersey, one of five sisters. She graduated from
Southern Regional High School in . She played the role of Kai Mitchell
opposite George Clooney in the Alexander Payne film The Descendants.
She may be best known for her role as Deputy Cherisha Kimball on the
Comedy Central series Reno !. She is also known for her Judy Garland
impression.[citation needed] She is a former correspondent on The
Daily Show and Crossballs. As a voice actress, she has appeared in
animated series such as Goldie and Bear, Stroker and Hoop, Little
Bill, Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, Tak & the Power of Juju, and
T.U.F.F. Puppy, as well as the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
In , she played Nancy McDonald in Rob Zombie's Halloween II.From July
to January , Birdsong performed in the Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
comedy musical, alongside Martin Short, Marc Shaiman, Nicole Parker,
Brooks Ashmanskas, and Capathia Jenkins. In , she won a Theatre World
Award for her performance. On January , , Birdsong joined the Broadway
cast of the musical, Hairspray. She played the role of Velma Von
Tussle, the bigoted, pushy stage mother and television producer.
Birdsong left the production on April , . She then performed her
one-woman show Days in the Tub: A Mama Drama in Los Angeles at Comedy
Central Stage (September ) & the Fake Gallery (November ), and in New
York City at Joe's Pub (January ). before going to San Francisco to
play Mona Ramsey in ACT's adaptation of Armistead Maupin's Tales of
the City.Together with author Justin Halpern (Shit My Dad Says) and
comic Jen Kober (American Reunion), Birdsong performed as a member of
the May cast of Don't Tell My Mother!, an LA-based comedy showcase.
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