Kit Pongetti

Kit Pongetti
Born (1970-06-15) June 15, 1970
Kingsville, Texas, US
Occupation Actress, writer, director
Years active 1997–present

Kit Pongetti (born June 15, 1970) is an American actress, singer and writer, known for several acting roles, including playing Lady, the wife of the Janitor, in the show Scrubs and also for her role as Marta Trundel in iCarly.

Early life

Pongetti was born in Kingsville, Texas and soon thereafter moved to Clear Lake, a suburb of Houston, Texas.[1] Her father was a chemical engineer and her mother taught mathematics at Arizona State University. Pongetti graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992 and moved to Los Angeles.[1]

Career

Pongetti performed in the band Those Who Dig. She began work in Los Angeles as an assistant to writers on the TV Series Roseanne in 1995. Thereafter, she began doing improvisational comedy at The Groundlings Theater. She has also performed music that was used in the TV series Gilmore Girls ("My Little Corner of the World", episode "Pilot") and My Boys (episode "Dinner Party"), as well as helping to write and perform a song used in the movie Van Wilder ("Do-Si-Do").

After dabbling in music, writing and theater, Pongetti devoted herself full-time to acting starting in late 2002.[1] Since that time, she has performed in a variety of commercial and theatrical television roles.

Pongetti has been featured on HGTV's Rate My Space having her living room redesigned.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 In Smog and Thunder Brenda Bounty
2005 Loudmouth Soup Kim White
2006 Invisible Jane
2007 Trendsetters Marcy Short
2007 Dante's Inferno Various (voice)
2009 Weather Girl Harper
2011 Victory or Death Martha Brennan Short
2016 I Know Jake Gyllenhaal Is Going to Fuck My Girlfriend Danielle Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Roseanne Ticket Taker "Roseanne-Feld"
2002 8 Simple Rules Ms. Hunter "Wings"
2002 Yes, Dear Nicole "You're Out... of Dreams"
2003 Yes, Dear Alex Jaffey (voice) "The Day of the Dolphin"
2003 Scrubs Dr. Mitchell "My Philosophy"
2004 Still Standing Hostess "Still Champions"
2004 Reba Mary Joe "Brock's Mulligan"
2005 Gilmore Girls Lucille "Blame Booze and Melville"
2005 Still Standing Estelle "Still Beauty and the Geek"
2006 Rodney Arlene "Welcome Ho"
2006 Free Ride Nurse "Colon Blow (to the Head)"
2007–2009 Scrubs Ladinia 'Lady' Williams Recurring role
2008 My Boys Margo "Dinner Party"
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Victoria "The Tower Is Tall But the Fall Is Short"
2009 How I Met Your Mother Fran "Right Place, Right Time"
2009 Greek Paramedic "At World's End"
2009 iCarly Marta "iFind Lewbert's Lost Love"
2009–2011 The Cleveland Show Various (voice) Recurring role
2010 Men of a Certain Age Kristina "Father's Fraternity"
2011 Traffic Light Sophie "Credit Balance"
2012 Ground Game Macy TV miniseries
2013 The Millers Gail "The Mother Is In"
2014 Raising Hope Christy "Para-Natesville Activity"
2015 The PET Squad Files Kitty "Welcome to F***ing Hollywood"
2015 Chasing Life Jill Jacobs "La Dolce Vita"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kit Pongetti Tv.com profile
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