D'Arcy Carden

D'Arcy Beth Carden (born Darcy Beth Erokan, January 4, 1980)[1] is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her starring role as Janet in the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also stars as Natalie Greer in the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–present).

D'Arcy Carden
Carden at 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Darcy Beth Erokan

(1980-01-04) January 4, 1980
Danville, California, U.S.
Alma materSouthern Oregon University (BFA)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s)
Jason Carden
(
m. 2010)

Carden began her career performing improvisational comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She went on to make appearances in several television series, including Inside Amy Schumer (2015), Broad City (2014–2019), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2016), and Veep (2017). She also appeared in numerous films, such as Other People (2016), Let It Snow (2019), and Bombshell (2019).

Early life

Darcy Beth Erokan was born and raised in Danville, California.[2] Her father, Dennis Erokan, is a native of Istanbul, Turkey, who immigrated to California when he was a teenager;[3] he acted in local community theater and founded the Bay Area music magazine BAM.[2][4] Her mother's maiden name is Lori Engelfried.[1] She has two sisters, Miranda and Laney, and one brother, Will.[2] She added an apostrophe to the spelling of her name when she was in junior high to emulate D'arcy Wretzky of the band The Smashing Pumpkins.[5][6]

In 1998, she graduated from San Ramon Valley High School and later received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from Southern Oregon University.[4]

Career

After graduating from college, Carden moved to New York City.[4][7] She joined Venus Rising, a musical-comedy company, and in 2001 she appeared in Seven Hearts, a musical about friends living in San Francisco.[8] The following year, she starred in a holiday show in which the main character is upset that her family is obsessed with her selfish sister's wedding rather than keeping up their Christmas spirit. She also served as director and producer.[9] Early on while pursuing her acting career, Carden also worked as a nanny for Bill Hader.[10][11]

A friend invited Carden to an improvisational sketch comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB).[4][12] Carden enjoyed the show so much, she signed on for classes and kept progressing with the group.[12] She started with UCB in 2004 and later toured with the UCB Touring company.[13] By 2010, she was using her married surname Carden professionally when she was a cast member for The Ride, an interactive show performed on New York City tour buses.[14] In 2013, Carden co-created and co-starred in "Terrible Babysitters", a Web original about two parents who want to find a babysitter.[15][16]

Carden had a recurring role as Gemma in the Comedy Central comedy series Broad City (2014–2019),[12] a series created by fellow UCB alumnae Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson.[7] Carden also appeared in guest roles in the comedy series Inside Amy Schumer (2015), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2016), and Veep (2017).[4] Following small roles in the parody film iSteve (2013) and the romantic comedy The To Do List (2013), she appeared as Jessica in the acclaimed comedy-drama film Other People (2016).[7]

In 2016, Carden began starring as Janet, a live virtual assistant,[17][18][19] in the NBC comedy series The Good Place,[12] which also stars Kristen Bell and Ted Danson.[4] For her performance in the series, she received critical acclaim and earned nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Since 2018, Carden has had recurring role as Natalie Greer in the HBO dark comedy-crime series Barry, starring Hader.[11][20] Along with her fellow cast members, she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2018 and 2019.[21][22]

In 2019, she appeared in the dark comedy film Greener Grass, the romantic comedy film Let It Snow, and the drama film Bombshell. she also appeared in the Netflix comedy series Bonding and the Adult Swim animated comedy series Robot Chicken.

In 2020, Carden will recur on the Quibi mystery-comedy series Mapleworth Murders.[23]

Personal life

Carden met producer Jason Grant Carden on a trip to Disneyland with mutual friends.[24] They married on July 31, 2010.[25] In 2013, the couple relocated from New York City to Los Angeles.[25][26]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010Pet-O-RamaD'ArcyShort film
2011Bachelorette Ashley Is Single AgainAshley
2011Mob WivesKaren Gravano
2012Mob Wives 2: The Christening
2013iSteveNews Anchor
2013The To Do ListMovie Patron
2013Anna Kendrick Goes K-Pop with F(x)Jill TigermanShort film
2014I Know You Think I FartedLinda
2014We Make That LemonadeMom with Stroller
2015UnengagedLiz
2016Other PeopleJessica
2018Papi ChuloSusan
2019Greener GrassMiss Human
2019Let It SnowKira
2019BombshellRebekah

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009HomeschooledBettyTelevision film
2009–2013UCB Comedy OriginalsHerself20 episodes
2009–2011Rhonda CastingRhonda BasmatiLead role; 6 episodes
2010Naked in a FishbowlLucy3 episodes
2011Diamonds Wow!UnknownEpisode: "Oprahgeddon"
2011–2012Jest OriginalsVarious roles4 episodes
2013Inside Amy SchumerEmilyEpisode: "Meth Lab"
2013–2015Comedy Bang! Bang!Barbara Fleen / Assistant3 episodes
2014–2019Broad CityGemma5 episodes
2014–2016CollegeHumor OriginalsDenier / Mom4 episodes
2015Adam Ruins EverythingFuture WifeEpisode: "Adam Ruins Giving"
2016Crazy Ex-GirlfriendEyebrows GirlEpisode: "I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!"
2016–2020The Good PlaceJanetMain role; 53 episodes
2017VeepCongresswomanEpisode: "Blurb"
2018–presentBarryNatalie Greer13 episodes
2018An Emmy for MeganD'Arcy CardenEpisode: "Finale"
2018–2020American Dad!Sophia / Police Dispatch (voice)3 episodes
2019BondingDaphne3 episodes
2019Last Week Tonight with John OliverHomeownerEpisode: "Mobile Homes"
2019Human DiscoveriesLeader Elk (voice)Episode: "And Then They Played a Game"
2019Robot ChickenVarious voicesEpisode: "Bugs Keith in: I Can't Call Heaven, Doug"
2019–2020The RocketeerPolly Poly / AVA (voice)4 episodes
2020Single ParentsKayEpisode: "Yarn and Pebbles"
2020Mapleworth MurdersTBAUpcoming series

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2019
 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Barry Nominated [21]
2020
 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Good Place Nominated [27]
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Barry Nominated [28]
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Good Place Pending [29]

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