Betsy Sodaro
Betsy Sodaro is an American actress, voice actress and comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. Sodaro is best known for her appearances on comedy programs such as Another Period, Clipped, Animal Practice, Nailed It and Big Time in Hollywood, FL.
Life and career
Sodaro is originally from Summit County, Colorado, and graduated from Western State Colorado University in 2006, with a degree in communications and theater. After graduating, she trained and performed at the Sacramento Comedy Spot and moved to Los Angeles in 2007. She performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with house improv teams Bangarang! and Search History and house sketch team Nephew. Sodaro cites Chris Farley among her comedic influences.Sodaro has been in films such as Monsters University and The To Do List, and has made guest appearances on television shows such as Raising Hope, Comedy Bang Bang, , Stevie TV, and Kroll Show. In 2010, she was a cast member in UCB co-founder Matt Besser's Comedy Central sketch pilot This Show Will Get You High, along with Besser, Brett Gelman, John Gemberling, and Paul Rust. In 2012, Sodaro co-starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Animal Practice. She also plays recurring roles on the Comedy Central's Another Period and Big Time in Hollywood, FL and co-starred on the TBS sitcom Clipped.
Sodaro is a frequent guest on Matt Besser's podcast improv4humans, having appeared on the show over 12 times. She has also guested on many other podcasts on the Earwolf network such as on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Hollywood Handbook, With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus, The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project, The Hooray Show with Horatio, and more.
Betsy Sodaro also provided the voice of Plant from Warner Bros. Animation's Right Now Kapow, Xixi The Toucan from All Hail King Julien, and many more. She also played the character "Dabby" on the Netflix sitcom Disjointed starring Kathy Bates.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2010 | This Show Will Get You High | Various | Series regular, Comedy Central sketch pilot |
2012 | Animal Practice | Angela | Series regular, 9 episodes |
2012–16 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Various | Recurring, 4 episodes |
2013 | Kroll Show | Renick's Co-Worker | Episode: "Can I Finish?" |
2013 | Dana | Episode: "A Hard Drive to Swallow" | |
2013 | We Are Men | Katherine | Episode: "We Are Dognappers" |
2013 | Raising Hope | Candy | Episode: "Bee Story" |
2014 | The Millers | Nurse Jennifer | Recurring, 2 episodes |
2014 | Infomercials | Porcelaine | Episode: The Salad Mixxer |
2014 | Chelsea Lately | Herself - Round Table | Recurring, 2 episodes |
2014 | Review | Mary | Episode: "Revenge; Getting Rich; Aching" |
2014–19 | Bob's Burgers | Patty/Jackie | 3 episodes |
2014–17 | All Hail King Julien | Xixi | Recurring, 29 episodes |
2015 | Big Time in Hollywood, FL | Darla | Recurring, 5 episodes |
2015 | Clipped | Rita Doyle | Recurring, 8 episodes |
2015–18 | Another Period | Abortion Deb | Recurring, 5 episodes |
2015–16 | TripTank | Various Voices | Recurring, 2 episodes |
2015–17 | Dr. Ken | Sonja | 2 episodes |
2015–16 | Superstore | Uptight Lady | 3 episodes |
2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Eunice | Episode: "And the Booth Babes" |
2016 | Love | Animal Shelter Employee | Episode: "The End Of The Beginning" |
2016 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Loretta | Episode: "Uncle Jerry" |
2016 | Dice | Motorcyclist | Episode: "Alimony" |
2016 | Lady Dynamite | A.D. Betsy | 2 episodes |
2016–17 | Right Now Kapow | Plant | Series regular; 26 episodes |
2016 | Tween Fest | Vomit Donna | Episode: "The Tubey Awards" |
2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jordan Carfton | Episode: "Coral Palms, Part 1" |
2016 | Adam Ruins Everything | Terry aka Squatter | Episode: "Adam Ruins Housing" |
2016–17 | The Powerpuff Girls | Eddie / Angela | 2 episodes |
2017 | Jeff & Some Aliens | US Ambassador | Episode: "Jeff & Some Jeffs" |
2017 | Girlboss | Betsy | Episode: "Vintage Fashion Forum" |
2017 | All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Xixi | 2 episodes |
2017 | Comrade Detective | Marku's Landlady | Episode: "Bread Is Bread" |
2017 | Apollo Gauntlet | Rubis | 5 episodes |
2017–18 | Disjointed | Dabby | 18 episodes |
2018 | LA to Vegas | Kathy The Dental Hygenist | Episode: "#PilotFlight" |
2018 | Speechless | Kathleen | Episode: "N-O- -NOMINEE" |
2018 | Little Big Awesome | Puddin' Peggy / Sherris | 2 episodes |
2018 | Happy Together | Donna | Episode: "Scrubbing" |
2018 | Human Kind Of | Ms. Coward / Hungry Alien | 7 episodes |
2018 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Ground Hog | Episode: "Pizza Pit" |
2019 | Big City Greens | Community Sue | 2 episodes |
2019 | Tuca & Bertie | Episode: "Plumage" | |
2019 | Summer Camp Island | Skadi the Cloud Puncher | Episode: "Mom Soon" |
2019 | Drunk History | Mary Mallon | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
2019 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Clementine | Episode: "Rapunzel's Return" |
2019 | The Loud House | Female Contest Judge | Episode: "Kings of the Con" |
2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Label | Episode: "Twin Beaks" |
2020 | Glitch Techs | Inspector 7 | Episode: "Tutorial Mode" |
2020–present | Duncanville | Bex | Series regular |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2012 | First Dates with Toby Harris | Friend #2 | Episode: "Ex-Boyfriends" |
2012–13 | Lady Time | Eleanor | 8 episodes |
2014 | Space Spring Break | Leslie | 7 episodes |
2014 | Next Time on Lonny | Svetlana | Episode: "Choose Your Own Lonny" |
2014 | Beef | Dawna | 1 episode |
2014 | 300 Sunnyside | Betsy | 3 episodes |
2016 | The Earliest Show | Katie Veal | Episode: "Bargaining" |
2019 | Kingpin Katie | Cheryl Wallace-Yablonski | Main cast |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2019 | Mushroom Park | Derek |