Erinn Hayes (née Carter; born May 25, 1976) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her role as Dr. Lola Spratt on the sitcom ''

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'' (2008–2016), which she later reprised in its spin-off series ''

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'' (2020). For her role, Hayes received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2016. She has played roles in a number of network sitcoms, including Alison on '' The Winner'' (2007), Melanie Clayton on ''

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'' (2008–2009), Sheila on '' Guys with Kids'' (2012–2013), and Donna Gable on ''

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'' (2016–2017). Her film credits include ''

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'' (2012), '' They Came Together'' (2014), '' Band Aid'' (2017), '' Bill & Ted Face the Music'' (2020), and ''

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'' (2022).

Early life

Erinn Hayes was born in

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. She attended the

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and graduated in 1998 with a

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degree in performance.

Career

In 2005, Hayes appeared as a chef Becky Sharp on Fox's short-lived '' Kitchen Confidential''. Also, in that same year, she played the role of

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in the TV movie ''Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy'' alongside costar Chris Diamantopoulos. Hayes played Alison on the television show '' The Winner'' in 2007. Hayes played the role of Dr. Lola Spratt in the satirical comedy series ''

'' on

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. She was nominated for an

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for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2016. Hayes played the role of Melanie Clayton on the

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comedy series ''

''. The series was an Americanized version of the British comedy '' The Worst Week of My Life''. She then later starred on the

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comedy series '' Guys with Kids''. She starred in films such as ''

'', '' The Watch'', and '' They Came Together''. Hayes co-starred in the second season of

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's reality TV parody series ''The Hotwives of Las Vegas'' in 2015. In 2015, she performed as an inmate on the band

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's video for the song "No Sudden Moves". In 2016, Hayes began co-starring in the CBS series ''

'', portraying the role of Kevin Gable's wife Donna. Following its renewal after the first season, Hayes was fired from the series for unspecified creative reasons. The series was canceled after its second season. In April 2019, she played the role of Vivian in the

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series '' Huge in France'', co-starring with Gad Elmaleh. In January 2020, Hayes played the role of Lola Spratt in the series ''

'', with co-star Rob Huebel, for distribution on Netflix. That same year, she starred as Princess Elizabeth Logan, Ted's wife, in '' Bill & Ted Face the Music'', the third installment in the ''

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'' film series. In 2022, Hayes played Ralphie's wife, Sandy Parker, in ''

'', a sequel to the 1983 film ''

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'', for

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, and

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(now

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Personal life

In 2004, Hayes married her high school sweetheart Jack Hayes, a construction supervisor. They have two daughters.Worst Week Star Erinn Hayes is Expecting
People.com, January 6, 2009

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Erinn 1976 births 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American comedians Actresses from Los Angeles County, California American film actresses American television actresses American women comedians Living people University of Colorado Boulder alumni Comedians from California People from San Fernando, California