Kit Pongetti (born June 15, 1970) is an American actress, musician, writer and director, known for several acting roles, including playing

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, the wife of the

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, in the show '' Scrubs'' and also for her role as Marta Trundel in ''

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''.

Early life

Pongetti was born in

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and soon thereafter moved to Clear Lake, a suburb of

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. Her father was a chemical engineer and her mother taught mathematics at

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. Pongetti graduated from the

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in 1993 and moved to Los Angeles in 1994.

Career

Pongetti performed in the band Those Who Dig. She began work in Los Angeles as an assistant to writers on the TV Series ''

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'' in 1995. Thereafter, she began doing

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Theater, IO West and UCB. She has also performed music that was used in the TV series ''

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'' ("My Little Corner of the World", episode "Pilot") and ''

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'' (episode "Dinner Party"), as well as helping to write and perform a song used in the movie ''

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'' ("Do-Si-Do"). Pongetti devoted herself full-time to acting starting in late 2002.''Kit Pongetti'' Tv.com profile
/ref> Since that time, she has performed in a variety of commercial and theatrical television and film roles. In 2011, she was accepted in the AFI's Directing Workshop for Women and her short film STAKEOUT received AFI's prestigious Nancy Malone Living Trust Award and the Jean Picker Firstenberg Award. Pongetti co-wrote and directed DON'T STOP: THE MUSICAL which performed at Largo at the Coronet Theater from April 2018 to February 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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