Lauren Ash

Lauren Elizabeth Ash (born February 4, 1983)[1][2] is a Canadian actress and comedian. Ash is best known among television audiences for her role as Dina Fox on the sitcom Superstore. She is also an alumna of both Second City Toronto Mainstage[4] and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser in 2006[5] and 2007[6] and has also won for Best Performance by a Female - Television for Almost Heroes in 2012[7] and in 2015 won Best Female Performance in a Feature Film for her role as Carol in the film Dirty Singles. Since 2020, Lauren co-hosts her own podcast, "True Crime and Cocktails" along with her cousin, Christy Oxborrow.

Lauren Ash
Ash at the 2019 WonderCon
Born
Lauren Elizabeth Ash[1]

(1983-02-04) February 4, 1983[2]
Belleville, Ontario, Canada[3][1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2005–present

Career

Ash has played various roles in Scare Tactics as well as the Canadian TV series Almost Heroes where she won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won Best Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006.[8]

She had a recurring role in The Ron James Show and made guest appearances in Lost Girl, Cracked, Bomb Girls and Call Me Fitz. Other film and television credits include Video on Trial, Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated film Lars and the Real Girl. She was also the voice of Sam Goldman in the animated Canadian series The Dating Guy. She was part of the American sitcom Super Fun Night alongside Rebel Wilson and Liza Lapira.[9] She previously appeared in the first season Comedy Central series Another Period as Hortense, having taken over the role from Artemis Pebdani who played her in the pilot.

She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards for her appearance on Spun Out.

Ash starred as Dina Fox from 2015-2021 on the NBC sitcom Superstore.[10][11]

From 2018 to 2020, she voiced Scorpia in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

In 2020, she began a weekly podcast titled True Crime and Cocktails with her cousin Christy Oxborrow.[12]

On April 13, 2021, Variety reported that Ash had inked an overall talent and development deal with NBCUniversal. She will also write a half-hour comedy pilot with Universal Television as part of her contract.[13] She also starred in the Netflix animated comedy Chicago Party Aunt in the same year.[14]

In 2022, Ash has mentioned that she wrote a screenplay and she’s looking to pitch her spec. [15]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Lars and the Real GirlHolly
2008CamilleWaitress
2011Calvin's DreamSylvia
2012S is for BirdSunnyShort film
2014Dirty SinglesCarol
Apple's Hack Proof iPhoneShort film
2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2Mindy
2017The Disaster ArtistFlorist

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2014Video on TrialHerselfVarious appearances as Juror
2006The WilkinsonsScarlett Tucker
RunawayPolice OfficerEpisode: "There's No Place Like Home"
2007Across the River to Motor CityVickiEpisode: "Walk Like a Man"
2008Facebook of Revelations: RobotA6Television short
Facebook of Revelations: PuppyMurray's WifeTelevision short
Facebook of Revelations: HeroesLenoreTelevision short
2009Howie Do It11 episodes
Hotbox3 episodes
2009–2010The Dating GuySam Goldman, Danica Morris (voices)26 episodes
2010–2011, 2013The Ron James Show6 episodes
2010–2013Scare TacticsVarious12 episodes
2012Almost Naked AnimalsPuma (voice)Episode: "Octopi P.I./The Lost Stunt"
2013Bomb GirlsOlgaEpisode: "The Quickening"
CrackedOfficer Kelly MorrisEpisode: "Spirited Away"
Lost GirlJaneEpisode: "Fae-ge Against the Machine"
Call Me FitzSidekick SadieEpisode: "Baby's First Brothel"
2013–2014Super Fun NightMarika17 episodes
2014Spun OutJulie AndersonEpisode: "Stalkblocker"
2015Another PeriodHortense Bellacourt9 episodes
2015–2021SuperstoreDina FoxMain role, 113 episodes; also writer for the episode "Gender Reveal"
2017Bill Nye Saves the WorldKaleEpisode: "This Diet Is Bananas"
2017, 2018Hollywood Game NightHerselfMultiple episodes
2018, 2023$100,000 PyramidHerselfCelebrity
2018–2020She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerScorpia (voice)Main role
2019Lip Sync BattleHerselfEpisode: "Ben Feldman vs. Lauren Ash"
2020It's PonyOfficer Karen (voice)Episode: "10 Minute Ticket"
2021–presentChicago Party AuntAunt Diane (voice)Main role
2021Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensWoman at PoolsideEpisode: "The Simple Life"
2023KiffBeryl Chatterley (voice)Recurring role
2023-presentNot Dead YetLexieSeries regular

References
  1. "Last Call with Carson Daly "Elisabeth Moss, Tiger Army, Lauren Ash"". Last Call with Carson Daly. May 3, 2017. NBC. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  2. "Lauren Ash Biography". BuddyTV. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. "City comic nets ABC role". The Intelligencer. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  4. "Surreal ride for Canuck comic Lauren Ash's turn on Super Fun Night". Calgary Herald. October 1, 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. "2006 Award Winners". Canadian Comedy Awards. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. "2007 Award Winners". Canadian Comedy Awards. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  7. "Award Winners 2012". Canadian Comedy Awards. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  8. "second city". Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. Vlessing, Etan (2012-11-15). "Lauren Ash Joins ABC Comedy Pilot 'Super Fun Night'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  10. "Working on 'Superstore' has been creatively fulfilling: Lauren Ash". IANS-English. 8 October 2018.
  11. Watson, Fay (4 December 2020). "Superstore cancelled: Why has Superstore been cancelled on NBC?". Express Online.
  12. Fraser, Emma. "True Crime & Cocktails Mixes, Booze, Mystery, and Pajamas". Archived from the original on 2021-02-05.
  13. Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (2021-04-13). "'Superstore' Alum Lauren Ash Sets Overall Deal with NBCUniversal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  14. Framke, Caroline (17 September 2021). "Netflix's 'Chicago Party Aunt' Skims the Surface, Loudly: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  15. "Where is PAUL BLART MALL COP 3? Feat. TV's LAUREN ASH". Up All Night With Bob. August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via YouTube.
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