Biography
Janeane Garofalo is an American comedian and actress. Born on 28 September 1964 in Newton, New Jersey, she began her career as a stand-up comedian after graduating from Providence College.
She became a cast member on The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show and Saturday Night Live. Garofalo has appeared in more than fifty films, including Reality Bites (1994), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), Mystery Men (1999), Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and Dogma (1999). She provided the voice of Colette in the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007).
Garofalo has received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her television work and has hosted on Air America Radio's The Majority Report.
