Biography
Amy Sedaris is an American actress, comedian and writer. She was born on 29 March 1961 in Endicott, New York.
Sedaris created and starred as Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central series Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) and its 2005 film prequel, which she also wrote. She later created and starred in the TruTV series At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020), receiving two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Her film roles include Mrs Haynish in The School of Rock (2003), Deb in Elf (2003) and Joan Rubinsky in Theater Camp (2023). She voiced Peli Motto in The Mandalorian (2019–2023) and appeared as Kemp in Is This Thing On? (2025). She is the sister of writer David Sedaris.
