Janeane Garofalo part 2
Continued from Janeane Garofalo biography Part 1
One of the most notable roles in Janeane Garofalo's acting career was her long-running portrayal of talent booker Paula in The Larry Sanders Show.
She was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in both 1996 (winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Seinfeld) and 1997 (winner: Kristen Johnston for 3rd Rock from the Sun).
Meanwhile Garofalo had been acting in movies. Her first major impact on the big screen was in the romantic comedy The Truth About Cats and Dogs, in which Garofalo got rave reviews.
The film credits continued throughout the nineties and the naughties.
In 2005 and 2006 she played Matt Santos's, played by Jimmy Smits, media strategist, Louise Thornton in The West Wing.
In 2007, New York Mag had a piece about Janeane Garofalo's stand-up act.
In August 2007 Reuters reported that Janeane Garofalo is to star on 24 in the seventh series as a government agent who is part of the team investigating the crisis befalling Jack Bauer.
Janeane Garofalo's character in 24 was agent Janis Gold.
The Progressive had an interesting interview with Garofolo about her political views, which contrast sharply with those of 24 co-creator and executive producer, Joel Surnow.
In 2009 her film credits included Love Hurts, and Labor Pains.
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