Anita Barone

Anita Barone is an American actress who has worked largely in television sitcoms. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she studied at the University of Detroit, earning a BFA in 1986, and went on to take an MFA in theater from Wayne State University. During the early 1990s she appeared as a regular on Carol & Company with Carol Burnett, and she played Gail Cunningham in the Seinfeld episode The Shoes. She played Carol Willick on Friends when the character was first introduced, then starred for the first season of The Jeff Foxworthy Show, from 1995 to 1996, and co-starred in the sitcom Daddio in 2000. From 2005 to 2007 she appeared on The War at Home, and in 2010 she began a recurring role on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up. Her other credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ally McBeal, and she received a Methodfest Best Supporting Actress award for the film One Last Ride.