Sue Galloway
{{Short description|American comedian }}
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| birth_place = Malvern, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| spouse = John Lutz
| children = 2
| alma_mater = {{ublist|University of Pittsburgh|Actors Studio Drama School}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|writer}}
| years_active = 2002–present
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| website = {{URL|http://www.suegalloway.com/}}
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Sue Galloway is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. An Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre alumna and teacher, she is best known for playing Sue Laroche-Van der Hout on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. Since 2002, Galloway has been an active member of the longtime Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) troupe.
Career
In 2002, Galloway enrolled in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City as a sketch comedy student. While there, fellow UCB comedian, Anthony Atamanuik, submitted Galloway's name to NBC producers looking to hire a female extra for the upcoming television series 30 Rock. She was originally hired to play "Girl Writer": a staff writer with no lines and occasional reaction shots. By season three, Galloway's role was developed into a French-Dutch character named Sue LaRoche-Van der Hout.{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/2680108/from-background-to-backstory-how-an-extra-on-30-rock-became-a-character|title=From Background To Backstory: How An Extra On '30 Rock' Became A Character|last=Berkowitz|first=Joe|date=March 15, 2012|work=Fast Company|access-date=March 5, 2023}}{{cite web |url= https://www.avclub.com/paula-pell-and-john-lutz-crack-up-snl-pal-seth-meyers-a-1844723883 |title=Paula Pell and John Lutz crack up SNL pal Seth Meyers about cracking the Mapleworth Murders|last=Perkins |first=Dennis |date=August 14, 2020 |website= |publisher=AV Club |access-date=March 2, 2023}}
Galloway has performed in live theater, television commercials, and film.{{cite news|url=https://www.serialoptimist.com/conversations/a-laugh-out-loud-chat-with-sue-galloway-7251.html|title=A Laugh Out Loud Chat with Sue Galloway|last=Thomasian|first=Deborah|date=March 16, 2012|work=Serial Optimist|access-date=March 5, 2023}} She created and performed in a one-woman show called POSE Magazine and has produced and starred in various web series and shorts with fellow actress and comedian Pam Murphy.{{cite news|url=https://jezebel.com/introducing-pam-sue-your-new-favorite-comedy-duo-5895593|title=Introducing Pam & Sue, Your New Favorite Comedy Duo|last=Davies|first=Madeleine|date=March 22, 2012|work=Jezebel|access-date=March 10, 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://austin.culturemap.com/news/arts/05-07-12-16-43-i30-rockis-sue-galloway-graces-laff-with-one-woman-show-advice-on-writing|title=30 Rock's Sue Galloway graces LAFF with her one-woman show, advice on writing|last=Bumgardner|first=John|date=May 7, 2012|work=austin.culturemap.com|access-date=March 5, 2023}} Galloway was a freelance writer for Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live.
Galloway currently performs weekly with the UCB improvisational sketch comedy group The Law Firm. "This is what I was born to do," said Galloway.
Personal life
Galloway grew up in Malvern, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and the Actors Studio Drama School.{{cite news|url=https://www.mcall.com/2018/01/20/bethlehems-steelstacks-improv-comedy-festival-64-performers-over-21-hours/|title=Bethlehem's SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival: 64 performers over 21 hours|date=January 20, 2018|work=The Morning Call|access-date=March 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228211557/https://www.mcall.com/2018/01/20/bethlehems-steelstacks-improv-comedy-festival-64-performers-over-21-hours/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2023}} Galloway is married to former Saturday Night Live writer and 30 Rock co-star John Lutz, with whom she has two children.{{cite web|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|title=30 Rock's Lutz to offer himself up for psychological experiments|date=10 October 2012 |url=https://www.avclub.com/30-rocks-lutz-to-offer-himself-up-for-psychological-exp-1798233902|publisher=The A.V. Club|access-date=October 11, 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/john-lutz-escape-from-virtual-island-snl-30-rock-interview/|title='The Coolest Part Was Working With My Friends & Paul Rudd': John Lutz On 'Escape From Virtual Island' & 'Saturday Night Live'|date=March 31, 2020|publisher=CBS News|access-date=March 5, 2023}}{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224222816/http://blog.lib.umn.edu/howl0029/psy1905-004/Invisible%20Support%20Men's%20Health%20Article.pdf|archive-date=December 24, 2012|url=http://blog.lib.umn.edu/howl0029/psy1905-004/Invisible%20Support%20Men%27s%20Health%20Article.pdf|url-status=dead|title=How to Support a Woman (in All the Right Ways)|last=Lutz|first=John|author-link=John Lutz|date=July–August 2011|magazine=Men's Health|pages=94–97}}
Comedy influences cited by Galloway include Carol Burnett, Amy Poehler, Betty White, and Phil Hartman.
Filmography
=Acting=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year(s)
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| The Jeannie Tate Show | Stickerbook | 1 episode |
| 2006-2013
|Sue |35 episodes |
| 2007
| Babylon Fields | Mrs. Denise Ryan | TV movie |
| 2008
| Defenders of Slan | Susie |TV Short |
| 2008
| Villager / Townswoman | 3 episodes |
| 2009
| The Bartender | |1 episode |
| 2011
| Office Mates | | 4 episodes |
| 2012
| Eugene! | Suburban Mom | TV movie |
| 2012
| Belle & Bernice: Livin’ in the City | Belle | 8 episodes |
| 2009-2012
| UCB Comedy Originals | Sue | 23 episodes |
| 2015
| Sisters | Joelen Barme | |
| 2016
| Stephanie |2 episodes |
| 2016
| Weird Sue | |
| 2012-2017
| Above Average Presents | Belle |7 episodes |
| 2020
| Escape from Virtual Island | Judicial Officer (Voice) |11 episodes |
| 2020-2021
| The Truth | Beth-Liz-Marcia |3 episodes |
| 2022
| | 1 episode |
=Writing=
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| Year(s)
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| 2007
| UCB Comedy Originals |Writer |3 episodes |
| 2012
| Belle & Bernice: Livin’ in the City |Creator - Writer |8 episodes |
| 2013
| Above Average Presents |Writer |1 episode |
| 2013
| Escape from Brooklyn |Creator |6 episodes |
=Producing=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year(s)
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Escape from Brooklyn |Producer |6 episodes |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{YouTube channel|user=suegalloway|text=Sue Galloway}} on YouTube
- {{IMDb name|nm2296553}}
- [https://nymag.com/tags/sue-galloway/ New York Magazine: Sue Galloway Articles]
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Category:Actresses from Pennsylvania
Category:American women comedians
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:American television actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American women television writers