Merrin Dungey

Merrin was born on 6th August 1971 in Sacaramento, California. her father works in the energy conservation industy in California, while her older sister Channing also works in the showbiz industry, as a production executive. Merrin has been perfoming since she was a child. She started ballet lessons when she was four and carried on into her teens, as well as taking up ice skating.

She started acting hen she was 18, when she hosted a local teen talk show. This led to several commercials, until she took a break to go to UCLA, where she shared a dorm with future co-star Kevin Weisman. He fancied her roomate, but didn't get very far. When she was a sophomore (second year), she became the youngest person ever to win the UCLA School of Theater's top acting prize at their Annual Acting Awards Ceremony. The word was presented by Oscar winner Denzel Washington. After she graduated she continued to act, and she developd a one women show called Black Like Who? for the HBO Comedy Workspace.

The great sucess of the show led to her signing with the William Morris agency. She landed guset spots on several popular TV Shows, including Freinds, Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, City of Angels and ER. She has had recurring roles in comedy's Malcolm in the Middle and The King of Queens, as well as in the movie EdTV, directed by Ron 'Happy Days' Howard.

In April and May of 2001, she and Kevin met again, when they worked on Arthur Schnitzler's play "Anatol", at the Buffalo Nights Theatre Company. She currently lives in LA.