Lauren Holt
Holt seating, smiling
Holt in 2018
Born
Lauren Elizabeth Holt

(1991-03-12) March 12, 1991 (age 32)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUNC Greensboro
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2015–present

Lauren Elizabeth Holt (born March 12, 1991) is an American actress and comedian. She began her career with the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improv and sketch comedy troupe in Los Angeles. In 2020, Holt, alongside Andrew Dismukes and Punkie Johnson, was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live as a featured player, appearing during the show's 46th season between 2020 and 2021. Holt left Saturday Night Live after one season and went on to appear in the 2022 film Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm and the 2023 films Pastacolypse and Barbie.

Early life

Holt is from Charlotte, North Carolina and is the daughter of Lyn Holt and Harris Holt, an artist and business owner.[1][2] She was raised Episcopalian and worked as a camp counselor at HUGS Camp, a summer camp run by the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina for people with disabilities.[3]

Holt graduated from Myers Park High School in 2009.[4] She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in studio art in 2013.[5][6]

Career

Holt began her career after joining the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.[7] With the UCB, Holt was a founding member of a musical improv troupe The Pickup.[1] In 2015, she appeared in the music video for the song "Til It Happens to You" by Lady Gaga.[8]

In 2018, Holt starred in the short film Parent Teacher Conference, for which she was nominated for Best Actress at the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival.[9]

On December 1, 2020, Holt was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30.[10]

In 2020, Holt was cast as a featured player on Saturday Night Live in its forty-sixth season.[9][8][11] She left the cast of Saturday Night Live after the end of the season.[12][13]

In 2023, Holt appeared in the American animated horror film Pastacolypse and the American fantasy comedy film Barbie.[14][15][16]

Filmography

Lauren Holt film and television work
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Til It Happens to You[8] Lauren Music video
2017 Open Houses Engagement Party Guest Episode: "The Happy Couple"
Los Paradise: Tell You How I Feel Prospector's Wife Short film
Keep Calm and Tampon Todd / Gina / Taint Short film
2018 Parent Teacher Conference[9] Mrs. Brooks Short film
Strange Beverly Teacher Short film
Hunky-Dory Soda Pop! Lauren Short film
2019 The Filth Lydia 3 episodes
Hypocrite Vivian Television film
2020 It Listens from the Radio Sandy Episode: "Father's Office"
2020–2021 Saturday Night Live[9] Various characters Featured cast member
2022 Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Liz Direct-to-video film
2023 Pastacolypse Emma Manicotti Direct-to-video film
2023 The Sperm Bank Kit Christian Short film
2023 Barbie Time Mom Feature film

References

  1. ^ a b "Lauren Holt". Upright Citizens Brigade. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Grau, Jane. "Art Is Enough". Creative Loafing Charlotte.
  3. ^ "Annual Report of the Parish St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina" (PDF). St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. December 6, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Janes, Théoden (January 27, 2021). "Here's how this Charlotte native landed a job as a cast member on 'Saturday Night Live'". CharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  5. ^ Harris, Michael David. "SNL Adds UNCG Alumna Lauren Holt to Cast – UNCG Magazine".
  6. ^ "SNL's Lauren Holt '13 congratulates the Class of 2020". YouTube. December 11, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "North Carolina Native Lauren Holt Joins 'Saturday Night Live' Cast". iHeartRadio. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  8. ^ a b c Ryan, Patrick (September 16, 2020). "'SNL': Meet the three new cast members joining Season 46". USA Today.
  9. ^ a b c d Steinberg, Brian (September 16, 2020). "Jim Carrey to Play Joe Biden in Next Season of 'Saturday Night Live'". Variety.
  10. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Hollywood & Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  11. ^ White, Peter (September 16, 2020). "'SNL': Jim Carrey Set To Play Joe Biden As NBC Show Adds Three Featured Players & Will Have Limited Audience". Deadline.
  12. ^ Drum, Nicole (September 28, 2021). "SNL's Lauren Holt Breaks Silence on Departing Show". Comic Book TV. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  13. ^ White, Peter (September 27, 2021). "'SNL': Beck Bennett & Lauren Holt Exiting, Rest Of Cast Returns As NBC Variety Series Adds Three Featured Players". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  14. ^ Carpou, Madeline (July 31, 2023). "This One Connection Between Barbie and Oppenheimer Is Giving Me Life". The Mary Sue. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Brooke, Eliza (July 20, 2023). "Dreamhouse, Assemble: How Barbie Cast Barbie, Barbie, Barbie (and Ken)". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  16. ^ Piepenburg, Erik (June 23, 2023). "Five Horror Movies to Stream Now". The New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

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