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      Jennifer Irwin

      Jennifer Irwin

      Highest Rated: 96% The Mortuary Collection (2019)

      Lowest Rated: 45% The Gate (1987)

      Birthday: Jun 17, 1975

      Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

      A dark-haired comedic actress with pixieish looks and the ability to dramatically alter her appearance with small facial manipulations, Toronto-native Jennifer Irwin did some child acting work in Canadian productions like "Anne of Green Gables" (PBS, 1986) and the horror feature "The Gate" (1987) before joining the Second City comedy troupe. A graduate of Montreal's McGill University, Irwin worked with Second City from the mid-1990s, appearing in dozens of varied comedic stage performances including challenging improvisational pieces. With Canada as a hotbed of film production, Irwin landed supporting roles in many features, including 1996's "Mrs. Winterbourne" and 1998's "Blues Brothers 2000" while her performance in "Superstar," the 1999 feature adaptation of Molly Shannon's "Saturday Night Live" favorite Mary Katherine Gallagher merited a Canadian Comedy Award nomination. Other credits included a role in the Showtime TV-movie "Harlan County War," a dramatization based on Barbara Kopple's groundbreaking documentary "Harlan County USA," and supporting parts in the 2001 E! Entertainment Television original TV-movie comedy "Spinning Out of Control," starring a skewed Kathie Lee Gifford, and the action feature "Exit Wounds," starring Steven Seagal and DMX in a Detroit setting that bore all the landmarks of Toronto. Having made it in her hometown. Irwin set her sights on Los Angeles, where she hoped to launch a career as a comedic actress. Within weeks of arriving, she was cast on the NBC sitcom landed a guest role on CBS' "The Ellen Show" (2001) and a regular spot on the sitcom "Inside Schwartz" (NBC, 2001-02), where she portrayed Emily, the ambitious wife of David Cobert (Bryan Callen), the edgy best friend of Breckin Meyer's titular character.

      Highest rated movies

      The Mortuary Collection Another Evil The Exchange Zoom
      The Gate

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      Jennifer Irwin The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey (L), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Age of Darkness', Season 1, Ep. #21, 04/29/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin (L), Wendi McLendon-Covey (R), 'The Age of Darkness', Season 1, Ep. #21, 04/29/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin (L), Wendi McLendon-Covey (R), 'Rush', Season 3, Ep. #21, 04/13/2016, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin (L), Wendi McLendon-Covey (R), 'Rush', Season 3, Ep. #21, 04/13/2016, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Austin Filson (L), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'Wingmom', Season 3, Ep. #9, 12/02/2015, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin (L), Wendi McLendon-Covey (C), Jeff Garlin (R), 'Wingmom', Season 3, Ep. #9, 12/02/2015, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Iris Braydon (L), Wendi McLendon-Covey (C), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Facts of Bleeping Life', Season 2, Ep. #3, 10/08/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey (L), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Facts of Bleeping Life', Season 2, Ep. #3, 10/08/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin (L), Tyler Stokes (R), 'The Age of Darkness', Season 1, Ep. #21, 04/29/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin, 'The Kremps', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/12/2013, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey (L), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Age of Darkness', Season 1, Ep. #21, 04/29/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey (L), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Kremps', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/12/2013, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey (L), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Facts of Bleeping Life', Season 2, Ep. #3, 10/08/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Iris Braydon (L), Wendi McLendon-Covey (C), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Facts of Bleeping Life', Season 2, Ep. #3, 10/08/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin (L), Wendi McLendon-Covey (R), 'The Age of Darkness', Season 1, Ep. #21, 04/29/2014, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey (L), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Kremps', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/12/2013, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin (L), Wendi McLendon-Covey (R), 'The Kremps', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/12/2013, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Jennifer Irwin, 'The Kremps', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/12/2013, ©ABC The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey (L), Jennifer Irwin (R), 'The Kremps', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/12/2013, ©ABC

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet 0% Let's Get Physical April Macintosh (Character) - 2022
      65% 71% The Exchange Sheila (Character) - 2021
      96% 69% The Mortuary Collection Margaret (Character) - 2019
      No Score Yet 57% Fallen Stars Gwen (Character) - 2017
      67% 39% Another Evil Mary (Character) - 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Spear Costume Design - 2015
      61% 46% Zoom Marissa (Character) - 2015
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Gilda Radner: It's Always Something Jane Curtin (Character) - 2002
      No Score Yet 57% Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story Evidence Secretary (Character) - 2002
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Spinning Out of Control Network Exec (Character) - 2001
      No Score Yet 48% Harlan County War Mary Ball (Character) - 2000
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Melanie Darrow Leslie Hollister (Character) - 1997
      45% 45% The Gate Linda Lee (Character) $11.9M 1987

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 75% The Goldbergs VirginiaKremp (Guest Star),
      Writer
      2013-2021
      93% 81% Superstore Laurie (Guest Star) 2018-2019
      90% 91% Halt and Catch Fire Cookie Kuempel (Guest Star) 2015
      39% No Score Yet Working the Engels Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
      91% 90% Eastbound & Down Cassie Powers (Character) 2009-2010 2012-2013
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Crash Canyon Sheila Wendell (Character) 2011-2013
      56% 76% Breaking In Creepy Carol (Guest Star) 2011-2012
      96% 90% Raising Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
      94% 92% Party Down Mona Greengold (Guest Star) 2010
      89% 95% Better Off Ted Denise (Guest Star) 2010
      No Score Yet 87% Lie to Me Mary Clark (Guest Star) 2009
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Still Standing Linda Michaels (Character) 2002-2006
      54% No Score Yet The Ellen Show Unknown (Guest Star) 2001