Amy Sedaris
Biography
Amy Sedaris is an American actress, comedian and writer who grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and got her start with Chicago's Second City, where she met Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central series Strangers with Candy, which she co-wrote, and took the same character into the 2005 prequel film Strangers with Candy, her first leading film role. Her film credits include Maid in Manhattan (2002), Elf (2003), Bewitched (2005), Chicken Little (2005), Jennifer's Body (2009), Puss in Boots (2011), Chef (2014), Ghost Team (2016), The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) and Smurfs (2025). On television she voiced Princess Carolyn in BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020 and created and starred in At Home with Amy Sedaris, which earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. Her books include the entertaining guide I Like You, a bestseller.
65years old
Turns 66 on March 29in 162 days
- Born Endicott
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Amy Louise Sedaris (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 28 years1998 to 2026
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Getting ready for a role
Sedaris based Jerri Blank, the middle-aged high schooler she played and co-wrote on Strangers with Candy, on her impression of 1970s motivational speaker Florrie Fisher.
First role
Sedaris's first major television work was the 1995 Comedy Central sketch series Exit 57, with Colbert and Dinello, and her performance brought a CableACE Award nomination for Best Comedy Actress.
Behind the camera
Sedaris created At Home with Amy Sedaris for TruTV in 2017 and also wrote and executive produced it, playing characters including herself, Patty Hogg, Ronnie Vino and Nutmeg.
A first
Sedaris took her first leading part in a film in 2005, in the movie version of Strangers with Candy, and she co-wrote that adaptation as well.
Amy Sedaris movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jon Favreau directed two of these films, Chris Miller two and Robert Vince two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Chris Miller
Robert VinceDirector, 2 films, 2009 to 2013
All films by Robert Vince
Also two films together9 more actors
- Richard KindI Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) and Bewitched (2005)
- Bob HoskinsStay (2005) and Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- David Alan GrierDance Flick (2009) and Bewitched (2005)
- Jennifer LopezOffice Romance (2026) and Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- Mandy MooreDedication (2007) and Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
- Jimmy KimmelSmurfs (2025) and The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
- Stephen ColbertBewitched (2005) and Strangers with Candy (2005)
- Chris MillerSmurfs (2025) and Puss in Boots (2011)
- Tom McGrathThe Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) and Puss in Boots (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Amy Sedaris's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.1 billion
21 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 21 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$555M26.7% of the total
- 2$314M15.1% of the total
- 3$229M11.0% of the total
- 4$165M7.9% of the total
- 5$155M7.4% of the total
- 6$147M7.0% of the total
- 7$131M6.3% of the total
- 8$124M6.0% of the total
$262 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.