Alison Rich is an American actress, comedian, writer, and director. She is best known for her acting on '' The Goldbergs'' and ''

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Life and career

Rich was raised in Port Washington,

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, New York. She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard University. Rich trained in improv and sketch comedy at UCB Theatre in New York. She joined the '' Saturday Night Live'' writing staff in 2014. She later wrote for '' Billy on the Street'', and appeared on '' Best Week Ever'', ''

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'', '' Tuca & Bertie'', '' Angie Tribeca'', and ''

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.'' Rich was a main cast member of the sketch comedy series '' Party Over Here'' (2016), and ''

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'' (2018). She had recurring roles on '' Resident Advisors'' (2015) and ''

'' (2021). Rich has been a supporting cast member on '' The Goldbergs'' since 2017, where she was also a writer for several years. In 2018, Rich signed a pilot development deal with Broadway Video's digital production company Above Average. She wrote and starred in her directorial debut short film, ''The Other Morgan'', which premiered at

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in 2021. Her second short film, ''Training Wheels'', premiered at the

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Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

* 2013 – IFC Out of the Box Award, New York Television Festival () * 2013 – Best Actress Award, Independent Pilot Competition, New York Television Festival () *2016 – Writers Guild of America Awards, Comedy/Variety Sketch Series, Nominee () *2021 – Grand Jury Award, SXSW Film Festival, Nominee () *2022 – Short Film Grand Jury Prize,

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, Nominee ()

References

External links

Official website
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