Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress, known for her roles as Serena McGuire in Legally Blonde (2001) & Legally Blonde 2 (2003), Isabel Villalobos in Meet the Fockers (2004), Maria in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Noreen in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), Jane in Clockwatchers (1997), Naomi in Waiting... (2005) & Still Waiting...(2009), Jeanine Pirro in Bombshell (2019), and the voice of Mamá Imelda in Coco (2017), as well as Jo Hernandez-Frumpkis on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Suze Howard on Euphoria, Tessa Flores on Guilty Party, Carol Atkinson on The Flight Attendant, and Susan Bennett on Ted.
Alanna Ubach | |
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![]() Ubach in 2013 | |
Born | (1975-10-03) October 3, 1975 (age 47) Downey, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
She has provided voices for several characters in a number of animated television shows and movies, such as Mama Imelda Rivera in CoCo Liz Allan on The Spectacular Spider-Man, the title character on El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Lola Boa on Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Strudel on Pound Puppies, and four characters in the Oscar-winning animated film Rango (2011). She played the first female assistant, Josie, on the television show Beakman's World, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1992.[citation needed]
Ubach was born on October 3, 1975, in Downey, California,[1] the daughter of Sidna (née González) and Rodolfo Ubach. Her father was from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and her mother, raised in Los Angeles, was from Sinaloa, Mexico.[2]
In 1994, she received a positive review from The New York Times for her role as a Jewish girl in Kindertransport at the Manhattan Theatre Club.[3] During this stage, she also landed a regular spot as Josie the assistant in the TV series, Beakman's World. Her early film roles included Airborne (1993), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Renaissance Man (1994), and The Brady Bunch Movie (1995). She later had roles in a series of indie films: Denise Calls Up (1995), in which she played the title character; Johns (1996), playing David Arquette's girlfriend, and in Freeway (1996) with Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland, playing a Latina gang girl. She also played roles in more mainstream films like Clockwatchers (1997) and alongside Reese Witherspoon in the two Legally Blonde films.[4]
In 2004, Ubach starred in the movie Waiting..., alongside Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris, and landed the role of a Latina caterer in Meet The Fockers (2004). She also had recurring roles on Hung (2009) and Californication (2013).
Ubach starred with Lisa Edelstein as a regular cast member on Bravo's first scripted series, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.[5][6] Ubach portrayed Jo, who moved to Los Angeles to reinvent herself in the guest house of her newly divorced best friend from college, Abby.[7] Ubach described the show as "fun and stylish, it's very relatable". The role of Jo was created following the exit of Janeane Garofalo.[8]
Recent television roles include Suze Howard on Euphoria, Tessa Flores on Guilty Party, and Carol Atkinson on The Flight Attendant.
In 2022, it was announced that Ubach was cast in the lead role of Susan Bennett on the Peacock series Ted, the television adaptation of the hit movie. [9]
In June 2008, Ubach starred in and narrated her ongoing one-woman show, Patriotic Bitch, which ran at the Clurman Theatre in Theater Row.[10] Reviewing Patriotic Bitch, The New York Times described it as an "entertaining one-act series of character monologues" and noted that Ubach is "seriously talented".[11]
Ubach is married to Thom Russo, an award-winning record producer. They have a son.[12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Airborne | Gloria | |
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Maria | ||
1994 | Hits! | Angie | |
Renaissance Man | Emily Rago | ||
1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Noreen | |
Denise Calls Up | Denise Devaro | ||
1996 | Layin' Low | Manuela | |
Freeway | Mesquita | ||
Love Is All There Is | Niccolina | ||
Just Your Luck | Angela | Direct-to-video film | |
Johns | Nikki | ||
1997 | Pink as the Day She Was Born | Cherry | |
Clockwatchers | Jane | ||
Dead End: Do Me a Favor | Christy | ||
1998 | Enough Already | Val | |
All of It | Amy Holbeck | ||
1999 | The Sterling Chase | Jenna Marino | |
2000 | Slice & Dice | Ginger | |
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th | Girl Student in Labor | ||
2001 | Legally Blonde | Serena McGuire | |
2002 | The Perfect You | Wendy | |
2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Serena McGuire | |
Wasabi Tuna | Emme | ||
Nobody Knows Anything | Sarah | ||
2004 | Meet the Fockers | Isabel Villalobos | |
2005 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | Reporter | |
Waiting... | Naomi | ||
2006 | Open Window | Kim | |
Hard Scrambled | Crysta | ||
2007 | Equal Opportunity | Peggy M. Smith | |
Jekyll | Michelle Utterson | ||
2008 | Batman: Gotham Knight | Dander | Direct-to-video film; voice role |
2009 | Stuntmen | Tovah Frieberg | |
Still Waiting... | Naomi | Direct-to-video film | |
2011 | Bad Teacher | Angela | |
Rango | Boo/Cletus/Fresca/Miss Daisy | Voice role | |
2012 | Envelope | Tanya | Short film |
2013 | A Haunted House | Jenny | |
Garbage | Casey Siegel | ||
Being Us | Margaret | ||
I Know That Voice | Herself | Documentary[13][14] | |
2017 | To the Bone | Karen | |
Coco | Mamá Imelda | Voice role | |
2018 | Gloria Bell | Veronica | |
2019 | Bombshell | Jeanine Pirro | |
2022 | Legally Blonde 3 | Serena McGuire | |
TBA | El Tonto | Porno Actress | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? | April | Television film |
1992–1993 | Beakman's World | Josie | Main role (season 1) |
1994 | ABC Afterschool Special | Cindy | Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys" |
Diagnosis: Murder | Melissa | Episode: "Guardian Angel" | |
1995 | ER | Terry's friend | Episode: "Long Day's Journey" |
1995, 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Lydia/Cookie | 2 episodes |
1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Shannon Johnson | Miniseries |
Party of Five | Gina | 2 episodes | |
1998 | Tracey Takes On... | Actress | 1 episode |
2000 | Sports Night | Catherine | Episode: "Bells and a Siren" |
2001 | Tikiville | Herself | Television film |
Gary & Mike | various | Voice role; episode: "Washington D.C." | |
2002–2003 | Teamo Supremo | Brenda/Rope Girl and Hector Felipé Corrio/Skate Lad | Recurring voice role; 13 episodes |
2002 | Ozzy & Drix | Mayor Paul Spryman | Recurring voice role; 15 episodes |
The West Wing | Celia Walton | Episode: "Night Five" | |
2004 | 30 Days Until I'm Famous | Daisy Fresh | Television film |
Karroll's Christmas | Jodie | Television film | |
Monk | Jennie Silverman | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" | |
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Lola Boa | Recurring voice role; 35 episodes | |
2004–2008 | Higglytown Heroes | Plunkie/Mrs. Whiskers/Babysitter Hero/Musician Hero | Recurring voice role |
2005 | The Closer | Mrs. Pruitt | Episode: "Standards and Practices" |
House | Dr. Louise Harper | Episode: "Spin" | |
Uncommon Sense | Brenda | Television film | |
2007–2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Manny Rivera/El Tigre/Sega/Mrs. Dineron/Smiley/Referee/Ella/Esquelita/Mother Cactus/Mrs. Rodriguez/Andra/Gym Teacher/Computer Voice (3)/Kid | Main voice role |
2007 | Playing Chicken | Herself | Television film |
Friday Night Lights | Roberta "Bobbie" Roberts | 2 episodes | |
All Grown Up! | Kid #2 (3)/Java Lava Boy | Episode: "Petition This!" | |
Random! Cartoons | Roger Jones/Computer Voice/Mrs. Abbott/Samantha | Voice role; episode: "The Infinite Goliath" | |
2008 | Eli Stone | Cathy Borilla | 3 episodes |
2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Liz Allan/Helena/Trina | Recurring voice role; 19 episodes |
2009–2011 | Hung | Yael Kuntz | Recurring role (season 1) |
Men of a Certain Age | Michelle | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
2010–2013 | Pound Puppies | Strudel/Mr. Nut Nut/Tabitha's Mom/Gina's Mom/Sally Mae/Kaylee/Willy's Mom/Groomer #2/Instructor/Pepita/Old Rich Lady/Pantsuit Lady/Roxie/Farfel/Kim | Main voice role |
2011 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Roxy | Episode: "Frank's Pretty Woman" |
The Mentalist | Dr. Guidry | Episode: "Bloodstream" | |
2012 | Ringer | Attorney | Episode: "It's Easy to Cry When This Much Cash is Involved" |
2012–2013 | Kaijudo | Master Tiera/Lucy/Portia/Queen Kalima | Recurring voice role; 12 episodes |
2012–2015 | See Dad Run | Amy Hobbs | Main role |
2013 | Californication | Trudy | 3 episodes |
Mad | Annabel/Cat/Museum Daughter | Voice roles; episode: "Papa/1600 Finn" | |
Revolution | Bonnie Webster | Episode: "Dead Man Walking" | |
2013–2014 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Rook Shar/Rook Ben | Voice role; 3 episodes |
2014–2015 | NCIS | NSA Senior Intelligence Analyst Sofia Martinez | 2 episodes |
2014 | Sheriff Callie's Wild West | Polly May Porcupine | Voice role; episode: "The Prickly Pair" |
Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | Grace | 6 episodes | |
2015–2018 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Jo Hernandez-Frumpkis | Main role |
2016 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Jo | Episode: "Be Our Guest" |
TripTank | Justin/Tommy | 2 episodes | |
2017–2019 | Welcome to the Wayne | Ansi Molina/Ballerina | Main voice role |
2017–present | Puppy Dog Pals | Pig/Snout/Snowflake/Miss Mudge/Queen Kazoo/Luca/Mischa/Spy Puppy/Lotus/Eliza/Fido/Tour Guide/Cupcake's Owner/Ned/Koko/Ranger Ronda/Beatrice/Frau/Heidi/Joanie/Julie/Cow #1/Lasso/Duck #1/Desk Women/Billie/Baby Oliver/Edith/Shrub Bird/Farm Cat/Chen/Randi/Evelyn/Jazz Dancing Dog/Bow Wow Girl/Rainy/Francoise/Souffle | Voice roles; 23 episodes |
2018 | Snowfall | Gabrielle Elias | 3 episodes |
2019–present | Euphoria | Suze Howard | Recurring role; 13 episodes |
2020 | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Wheels/Boom-Boom (voices) | 4 episodes |
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet | Shannon | Episode: "Brendan" | |
Filthy Rich | Yopi Candalaria | 9 episodes | |
2020–present | Crossing Swords | Queen Tulip | Main voice role; 20 episodes |
2021 | Monsters at Work | Cutter/Carla Benitez/Rosie Levin/Monsters, Inc. Orientation Narrator/Snore's Mother/Maria/Bean/Additional voices | Main voice roles; 10 episodes |
Guilty Party | Tessa Flores | 10 episodes | |
Maya and the Three | Skull (voice) | 2 episodes | |
2022 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Sonia Davis | |
The Flight Attendant | Carol Atkinson | Recurring role (season 2) | |
TBA | Ted | Susan Bennett | Main role, upcoming series |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots | El Tigre / Manny Rivera | Nintendo DS version only |
2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | El Tigre / Manny Rivera | |
2011 | Rango | Cletus / Cletus's Mom | Credited as Alana Ubach |
2012 | Madagascar 3: The Video Game | Captain DuBois | |
2013 | Marvel Heroes | Lady Deadpool | Uncredited |
Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population |
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Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1992 | Young Artist Awards | Performer in a Children's Program | Beakman's World | Nominated |
General | |
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National libraries |