Betsy Sodaro is an American actress from the

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. Sodaro is best known for her appearances on comedy programs such as ''

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'', '' Duncanville'', '' Clipped'', ''

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'', '' Nailed It'' and ''

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''.

Life and career

Sodaro is originally from Summit County, Colorado, and graduated from

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in 2006, with a degree in communications and theater. After graduating, she trained and performed at the Sacramento Comedy Spot and moved to

in 2007. She performs regularly at the

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with house improv teams Bangarang! and Search History and house sketch team Nephew. Sodaro cites

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among her comedic influences. Sodaro has been in films such as '' Monsters University'' and '' The To Do List'', and has made guest appearances on television shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2010, she was a cast member in UCB co-founder Matt Besser's

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sketch pilot ''This Show Will Get You High'', along with Besser,

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, and

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. In 2012, Sodaro co-starred in the short-lived

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sitcom ''

''. She also plays recurring roles on the

's ''

'' and ''

'' and co-starred on the TBS sitcom '' Clipped''. Sodaro is a frequent guest on Matt Besser's podcast ''improv4humans'', having appeared on the show over 12 times. She has also guested on many other podcasts on the

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network such as on ''

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'', '' Hollywood Handbook'', ''

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'', ''The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project'', ''The Hooray Show with Horatio'', and more. Betsy Sodaro also provided the voice of Plant from Warner Bros. Animation's ''

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'', Xixi The Toucan from ''

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'', and many more. She also played the character "Dabby" on the Netflix sitcom ''

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'' starring Kathy Bates. In 2022 she appeared on '' Ghosts'' as Nancy, a ghost who died from cholera and in '' High On Life'', as Sweezy, a talking alien gun known as Gatlian.

Filmography

References

External links

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