Mary Lynn Rajskub
Biography
Mary Lynn Rajskub is an American actress and comedian whose best-known television role is Chloe O'Brian on the action thriller 24. Born in Detroit and raised in Trenton, Michigan, she began in community theater before joining the original cast of Mr. Show with Bob and David. She had recurring roles on The Larry Sanders Show and Veronica's Closet, then joined 24 in 2003 and later became a main cast member, earning two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Her film work includes Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Mysterious Skin (2004), Firewall (2006), Sunshine Cleaning (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), The Kings of Summer (2013), and The Tomorrow War (2021). She also played Gail the Snail on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and released the comedy special Mary Lynn Rajskub: Live from the Pandemic.
55years old
Turns 56 on June 22in 251 days
- Born Detroit
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Rajskub
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 29 years1996 to 2025
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First role
Rajskub got her start playing an Oompa-Loompa in a community theater staging of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and Raggedy Ann was her first starring part.
A first
Rajskub was a regular guest star for two seasons before becoming a main cast member of 24 in its fifth season. By the series' end, she was the lead female, billed second only to Kiefer Sutherland.
Beyond film
Mary Lynn Rajskub and Karen Kilgariff made up a comic duo. The pair went by the name Girls Guitar Club.
Mary Lynn Rajskub movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Six actors appear in two 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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Box office
What Mary Lynn Rajskub's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$694 million
16 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 16 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$181M26.0% of the total
- 2$130M18.7% of the total
- 3$125M18.0% of the total
- 4$83M11.9% of the total
- 5$73M10.5% of the total
- 6$33M4.8% of the total
- 7$25M3.6% of the total
- 8$16M2.3% of the total
$29.3 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total