Jessica St. Clair


Jessica St. Clair is an American actress and improvisational comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With frequent collaborator Lennon Parham, she co-created and co-starred in NBC's Best Friends Forever and USA Network's Playing House. Recently she was a lead voice on the Adult Swim animated comedy Royal Crackers.

Life and career

St. Clair was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, where she attended Westfield High School, graduating as part of the class of 1994. Her first major television work was as a regular panelist on the VH1 series Best Week Ever, offering comedic insights on pop culture and the news of the week. She co-starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom In the Motherhood in 2009.
St. Clair has gained notice for her frequent guest appearances on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang!, in which she plays the show's teenage intern Marissa Wompler. In 2015, St. Clair and Parham spun off their characters in a new Earwolf podcast called WOMP It Up!, with St. Clair as host Marissa Wompler and Parham co-hosting as Marissa's teacher Miss Listler. Frequent guests on the podcast include Brian Huskey as Marissa's stepdad Seth and Jason Mantzoukas as Marissa's former flame Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman. The podcast ran through the summer of 2015, returning after a hiatus on November 16, 2015. Beginning in 2021, St. Clair and June Diane Raphael started their own podcast, The Deep Dive.
St. Clair and Parham created and starred in the NBC comedy series Best Friends Forever, which premiered on April 4, 2012, and aired for one season, followed by Playing House, which premiered on USA on April 29, 2014, and concluded its third and final season in July 2017.
St. Clair has played recurring roles on television shows such as Veep, Weeds, The McCarthys, Marry Me, American Housewife, Worst Week and United States of Tara. She also played the role of Suzanne, the long-suffering wife of host Forrest MacNeil on the Comedy Central series Review. St. Clair's notable work in film includes supporting roles in Bridesmaids, She's Out of My League, Afternoon Delight and Enough Said.
St. Clair had a recurring role on the Netflix comedy series Space Force as structural engineer and civil contractor Kelly King. Beginning in 2023, she began voicing Deb Hornsby on the Adult Swim animated comedy Royal Crackers, currently in its second season.
In 2024, St. Clair and Casey Wilson teamed up to write and narrate the audiobook The Art of Small Talk, which includes interviews with Amy Poehler, Colin Quinn, Malcolm Gladwell, Tony Hale, and June Diane Raphael, among others.

Personal life

St. Clair is married to playwright and poet Dan O'Brien. They have a daughter.
In 2015, St. Clair said that she and Lennon Parham had both learned Transcendental Meditation. In 2017, St. Clair revealed that she had undergone treatment for breast cancer after being diagnosed in September 2015, and this was incorporated into the third season of Playing House when her character Emma was similarly diagnosed.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004TerroristsJennifer Castle
2006For Your ConsiderationHula Balls Spokeswoman
2007TrendsettersJulie CampbellShort film
2008College Road TripMs. Prince
2009Stay CoolDarcy Portola
2009'Connor's MotherShort film
2009'Selleck Customer, Wife
2009Taking ChancesReporter
2009It's ComplicatedWedding Specialist
2010She's Out of My LeagueDebbie
2010'LenaShort film
2010'HerselfShort film; also writer
2010Life As We Know ItBeth
2011BridesmaidsWhitney
2012WanderlustDeena Schuster
2012The DictatorDenise
2013Afternoon DelightStephanie
2013Enough SaidCynthia
2015Addicted to FresnoKristen
2017The HouseWall Street Guy - Reba
2018Dog DaysRuth
2020Like a BossKim
2020SuperintelligenceLeslie

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002'Various3 episodes
2003–2004'CorrespondentSeries regular
2004Things I Hate About YouJurorEpisode: "Patrick and Renee"
2005Lies and the Wives We Tell Them ToTV pilot
2007'Jenunaired TV pilot
2007Samantha Who?ValerieEpisode: "The Wedding"
2007UCB Comedy OriginalsEpisode: "Action 5 News!"; also producer
2008–2009Worst WeekSarah6 episodes
2009United States of TaraTiffany St. Claire2 episodes
2009In the MotherhoodEmilySeries regular
2009Labor PainsPregnancy Class InstructorTV movie
2009HankPeggyEpisode: "Yard Sale"
2010'Kelly / Friend 2 episodes
2010Notes from the UnderbellyVioletEpisode: "Spinning Out of Control"
2010Sons of TucsonMarcia TeelEpisode: "Sally Teel"
2010WeedsRebekkah3 episodes
2011Parks and RecreationDenise BurkissEpisode: "Road Trip"
2011Curb Your EnthusiasmAnnaEpisode: "The Divorce"
2011Love BitesChloe3 episodes
2011How to Be a GentlemanPamEpisode: "How to Attend Your Ex-Fiance's Wedding"
2012Best Friends ForeverJessica BlackLead role ; also co-creator, writer, executive producer
2013The OfficeCasey DeanEpisode: "A.A.R.M."
2013–2014VeepDana4 episodes
2014–2017ReviewSuzanne MacNeil20 episodes
2014–2017Playing HouseEmma CrawfordLead role ; also co-creator, writer, director, executive producer
2014–2015The McCarthysKatrina6 episodes
2014–2015Marry MeJulie3 episodes
2015Comedy Bang! Bang!Miss PoliteEpisode: "Mark Duplass Wears a Striped Sweater and Jeans"
2015Key & PeeleAmyEpisode: "Killer Concept Album"
2015Sofia the FirstAthena Episode: "The Secret Library"
2016–2017Animals.Kaitlin / Egg 2 episodes
2017–2019American HousewifeChloe Brown Mueller12 episodes
2017PortlandiaSquirrel Episode: "Separation Anxiety"
2017TeachersJune HarrisEpisode: "Held Back"
2017Angie TribecaMrs. Claire FarnsworthEpisode: "Welcome Back, Blotter"
2017–2022Bob's BurgersNancy / Joanne / Ms. Padaro 3 episodes
2017–2019Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Leatha Benet3 episodes
2017Tangled: The SeriesPizzazo Episode: "Great Expotations"
2018Grace and FrankieLaurenEpisode: "The Death Stick"
2019Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on TelevisionCaptain Lade'e6 episodes
2019Arrested DevelopmentAnita Bramwell2 episodes
2019–2022American Dad!Connie Robinson, Additional Characters 5 episodes
2019Man with a PlanKellyEpisodes: "Clean Country Living", "The Intervention"
2019Bless This MessStaceyEpisode: "The Grisham Gals"
2020–2022Avenue 5MiaRecurring role; 15 episodes
2020Space ForceKelly KingRecurring role; 5 episodes
2020Close EnoughJoy Episode: "First Date/Snailin' It"
2020Central ParkDeb Dalyrumple Episode: "A Fish Called Snakehead"
2020–2021The GoldbergsDoloresRecurring, seasons 7–8
2023How I Met Your FatherMeganEpisode: "The Reset Button"
2023A Million Little ThingsAmeliaEpisode: "Think Twice"
2023History of the World, Part IISarahEpisode: "III"
2023–presentRoyal CrackersDeb Hornsby Lead role
2023–2024Based on a True StoryRochelle Lipinski7 episodes
2024Night CourtHeatherRecurring
2024LootHostEpisode: "Women Who Rule"
2024The StudioLeighEpisode: “The Pediatric Oncologist”