Lauren Pritchard (born June 17, 1977) is an American

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actress. Pritchard is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series ''

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'' during its fourteenth season.

Biography

Early years

Pritchard was born in 1977 in Orlando, Florida. She trained as a ballet dancer and danced from age two until she was twenty years old. She toured with the Nutcracker and auditioned for ABT and Miami ballet theater. Pritchard began taking improv classes in 1991 in Orlando, Florida at SAK theatre, with

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as her first improv teacher. She was hired by

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in 1995 and she appeared in Equity shows at EPCOT. In 2002, Lauren joined the main company of

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Los Angeles. In addition to improvising, she also currently directs the organization's Sunday Team.

Career

''MADtv''

Pritchard joined the cast of ''MADtv'' in 2008 as a featured player for the show's final season (season 14; 2008–2009). Pritchard had no recurring characters, but she was known for her impressions of

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, and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

Impressions

Filmography

References

External links

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MADtv fan site
1977 births Living people 21st-century American actresses American women comedians American people of Welsh descent American television actresses American sketch comedians Actresses from Orlando, Florida 21st-century American comedians {{US-comedian-stub