Naomi Snieckus is a

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actress and comedian, best known for her regular television role as Bobbi in ''

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'' and her appearance as Nina in ''

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''."As seen on TV, a lot". ''

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'', June 29, 2012. She is also a podcast host.

Career

An alumna of

the Second City The Second City is an improvisational comedy enterprise and is the oldest ongoing improvisational theater troupe to be continually based in Chicago, with training programs and live theatres in Toronto and Los Angeles. The Second City Theatre op ...

's Toronto company, she later formed the

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troupes National Theatre of the World with

Ron Pederson Ronald Pederson (born January 8, 1978) is a Canadian ( Métis) actor, comedian and theatre director who has worked extensively throughout Canada and in the United States. He has performed with most of Canada's major theatres including The Stratf ...

and Matt Baram, and Impromptu Splendor with Pederson, Baram and Kayla Lorette. She also acted extensively in guest appearances on television series, as well as extensive work in commercials, until her roles in ''Saw 3D'' and ''Mr. D''. From 2011 to 2014 she co-produced a webseries called ''The Casting Room''. In 2014, she appeared as a lead character in the film ''

Two 4 One ''Two 4 One'' is a 2014 Canadian comedy-drama film"Two 4 On ...

''. In 2015, she and Baram, to whom she is now married, created an improv duo show called ''Baram & Snieckus: You & Me''. Snieckus is also the host of a podcast entitled ''Firecracker Department'', in which she interviews female and non-binary artists, working across a variety of media. Subsequently, an international online community has been developed, which she also leads, in which members empower each other to take creative action through education and positive support.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snieckus, Naomi Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian women comedians Actresses from Toronto Comedians from Toronto Living people Canadian people of Lithuanian descent Canadian sketch comedians 1974 births Canadian Comedy Award winners