Nancy Ellen Walls Carell (born July 19, 1966) is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2016, she co-created the TBS comedy series '' Angie Tribeca'' with her husband,

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Early life and education

Nancy was born and raised in Cohasset, Massachusetts. She graduated from

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in 1988. As a college student, she was a member of the improvisational troupe "My Mother's Fleabag."

Career

Nancy got her start in comedy at

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and, like many of the troupe's alumni, went on to join the cast of ''

'' (1995–96), where she was best known for her impression of CNN

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Bobbie Battista. She later held a correspondent position on the satirical TV news program ''

''. She voiced the character of Helen Goode on the

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-created animated series '' The Goode Family'' on ABC, where she was credited for the first time as Nancy Carell instead of Nancy Walls. Carell occasionally guest-starred on ''

'', which starred her husband,

, until 2011, as Carol Stills, a

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and former girlfriend of her husband's character, Michael Scott. She also had a brief appearance in the movie '' Bridesmaids''. Nancy and her husband, Steve, created the TBS comedy series '' Angie Tribeca'' starring

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. The series premiered on January 17, 2016.

Personal life

Nancy is married to actor and comedian

, whom she met when she was a student in an

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class he was teaching at Second City. They have two children, Elisabeth and John.

Filmography

* ''

'' as Herself/Various (1995–1996) (20 episodes) * ''

'' as Correspondent (1999–2002) (90 episodes) * ''

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'' as Flight Attendant (2003) * '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' as Health Clinic Counselor (2005) * ''

'' as Carol Stills (2005–2006, 2010, 2013) (7 episodes) * '' The Goode Family'' as Helen Goode (2009) (13 episodes) * '' Bridesmaids'' as Helen's tennis partner (2011) * ''

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'' as Linda Petersen (2012) * '' Angie Tribeca'' (2017) as Katie Perry (2 episodes)

References

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