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Amy Sedaris

Amy Louise Sedaris (/sɪˈdɛərɪs/; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in  The Mandalorian (2019–2023) and The Book of Boba Fett (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and the prequel film Strangers with Candy (2005), which she also wrote. Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series The Heart, She Holler (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy-drama series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). She received critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020), earning her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Sedaris has appeared in various films, including Maid in Manhattan (2002), School of Rock (2003), Elf (2003), Bewitched (2005), Chicken Little (2005), Shrek the Third (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Puss in Boots (2011), Chef (2014), Ghost Team (2016), Handsome (2017), The Lion King (2019), and The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Sedaris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2026
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

as Pelli Moto

Movie
2026
The Pout-Pout Fish

as The Pink Dolphins (voice)

Movie
2025
Is This Thing On?

as Kemp

Movie
2025
Smurfs

as Jaunty (voice)

Movie
2024
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie

as Fifi (voice)

Movie
2023
Ghosted

as Mom

Movie
2021
The Boss Baby: Family Business

as Tina Templeton (voice)

Movie
2019
The Lion King

as Guinea Fowl (voice)

Movie
2014
Chef

as Jen

Movie
2011
Puss in Boots

as Jill (voice)

Movie
2009
Jennifer's Body

as Needy's Mom

Movie
2007
Shrek the Third

as Cinderella (voice)

Movie
2005
Chicken Little

as Foxy Loxy (voice)

Movie
2003
Elf

as Deb

Movie
2002
Maid in Manhattan

as Rachel Hoffberg

Movie
2019
The Mandalorian

as Peli Motto

TV Show
1998
Sex and the City

as Courtney Masterson

TV Show