Jennifer Irwin
{{short description|Canadian actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jennifer Irwin
| image = Jennifer Irwin 2015 (crop 2).jpg
| caption = Irwin in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|30|2001|10|27}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada[https://www.northernstars.ca/irwin_jennifer/ Jennifer Irwin's bio] at www.northernstars.ca
| yearsactive = 1985–present
}}
Jennifer Irwin (born {{circa|1970 or 1971}}){{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/164740876/|last=Knutzen|first=Eirik|title=Irwin still toys with fame|work=Toronto Star|access-date=February 5, 2025|date=October 27, 2001}} is a Canadian film and television actress best known for her roles as Linda Michaels in Still Standing,"For 'Still Standing,' it's party time ; Cast and crew hoist a few for show's premiere" by Bill Keveney, USA Today (7 Oct, 2002) [FINAL Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|408907340}} Cassie Powers in Eastbound & Down,[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/eastbound-and-down-new-series-premiere "Eastbound and Down: new series premiere"] by Denise Duguay at nationalpost.com Virginia Kremp on The Goldbergs, Laurie Neustadt in the third and fourth season of NBC's Superstore and Dolly Durkins in the final season of iZombie.[https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/01/izombie-series-finale-rob-thomas-interview-spoilers/ "Rob Thomas breaks down iZombie's happy ending — and why it's so different from Veronica Mars"] by Sydney Bucksbaum at ew.com
Irwin is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec."No wonder Jennifer Irwin can hardly hold back the laughs -- she's sooo freaking funny" by Lauren Mechling, National Post (10 June 2000) [National Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|329709806}} She worked with The Second City in the mid-1990s,{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800315381/bio |title=Jennifer Irwin Biography - Yahoo! Movies |website=movies.yahoo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522160505/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800315381/bio |archive-date=2011-05-22}} and has had a handful of starring and supporting roles in film.
Filmography
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1985
|Student |TV miniseries |
| 1986
|Jenny |TV film |
| 1993
|Candy Warren |"The Tale of Locker 22" |
| 1997
|Leslie Hollister |TV film |
| 1999–2000
|{{sortname|The|Red Green Show}} |Anne Marie Humphrey (voice) |"Too Much Information", "The Beaver Dam", "Winston's Wedding" |
| 2000
|Mary Ball |TV film |
| 2000
|Kristy |"Whistle Blower" |
| 2000–2003
|{{sortname|The|Gavin Crawford Show}} |Various |TV series |
| 2001
|{{sortname|The|Ellen Show}} |Meg |"Pilot" |
| 2001–2002
|Emily Cobert |Main role |
| 2002
|Gilda Radner: It's Always Something |Jane Curtin |TV film |
| 2002–2006
|Linda Michaels |Main role |
| 2003
|Holly Day[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/05/arts/television/shakespearean-struggles-both-onstage-and-backstage.html "Shakespearean Struggles, Both Onstage and Backstage"] by Virginia Heffernan at www.nytimes.com |Main role (season 1) |
| 2008
|Maureen |"Hunting" |
| 2009
|Mary Clark |"Tractor Man" |
| 2009–2013
|Cassie Powers |Main role (season 1), recurring (seasons 2–4) |
| 2010
|Denise |"The Great Repression" |
| 2010
|Mona Greengold |"Constance Carmell Wedding" |
| 2010
|Kate |"Toy Story" |
| 2010–2012
|Susan |"Something Better", "Lawyers and Cougars and Bankers, Oh My!" |
| 2011
|Sammy Dunbar |Main role |
| 2011–2012
|Creepy Carol |Recurring role |
| 2011–2013
|Sheila Wendell (voice) |Main role |
| 2012
|American Judy |Wendy |TV film |
| 2013
|His Turn |Christine Willow |TV film |
| 2013–2023
|{{sortname|The|Goldbergs|The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)}} |Virginia Kremp |Recurring role |
| 2014
|Barb Birk |"Abandoned" |
| 2014
|Recurring role[https://playbackonline.ca/2013/11/08/working-the-engels-adds-guest-stars/ "Working the Engels adds guest stars"] by Danielle Ng See Quan at playbackonline.ca |
| 2015
|Dee Dee |"Little Sister" |
| 2015
|Cookie Kuempel |"Play with Friends", "Extract and Defend" |
| 2017
|{{sortname|The|Legend of Master Legend|nolink=1}} |Suze |TV film |
| 2018–2019
|Laurie |Recurring (Seasons 3-4); 5 episodes |
| 2019
|Dolly Durkins |Recurring, Season 5 |
| 2025
|Marilyn |Recurring |
Awards and nominations
At the 6th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2005) she was nominated for Pretty Funny Female. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for her performance Slings and Arrows.[https://www.cbc.ca/michael/m_cast/jennifer-irwin Jennifer Irwin's bio] at www.cbc.ca In 2010, the Canadian Comedy Awards nominated her for Best Performance by a Female in TV for Less Than Kind.{{cite web|title=2010 nominees|url=http://www.agamdarshi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2010CCANomineesFinal_.pdf|access-date=1 January 2017|archive-date=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101231654/http://www.agamdarshi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2010CCANomineesFinal_.pdf|url-status=dead}} At the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 Irwin was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role for her performance in Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays, episode "Heights".[https://www.tv-eh.com/2013/01/15/canadian-screen-award-nominations-announced/ "Canadian Screen Award nominations announced"] by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0410400|name=Jennifer Irwin}}
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Category:Actresses from Toronto
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian sketch comedians
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Comedians from Toronto
Category:McGill University alumni
Category:20th-century Canadian actresses
Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
Category:Canadian women comedians
Category:21st-century Canadian comedians