Carly Craig (born June 12, 1980) is an American actress.
Background Craig was born in San Diego and grew up there. Her large Italian-Irish family includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, a scout for the Seattle Mariners; and younger brother, Casey Craig. Her mother, Marz Moore (née Olson), is a flight attendant for American Airlines. She has one sister and two brothers. She is the step-sister of Mandy Moore and her brothers (Carly's mother remarried Mandy's father).
Career Craig studied at The Stella Adler Academy and later graduated from The Second City in Chicago. She met famed manager Bernie Brillstein while waiting tables and decided to put on a comedy show with her classmates. Brillstein came to the show and soon after, signed her as a client. Director David Wain cast Craig in Role Models as a love interest of Seann William Scott. Other projects include Mike Leigh's critically lauded live show Ecstasy, Neil LaBute's Bash, The Farrelly brothers' Hall Pass, The Three Stooges, and Dumb and Dumber To playing young Fraida Felcher. On television, she has had recurring roles on Stephen Merchant's HBO series Hello Ladies, Ben Stiller's Burning Love, and ABC's American Housewife as Katie's rival Tara Summers.
Carly Craig was listed as a "Vanities Girl" for the April 2011 edition of Vanity Fair along with Kristen Bell, Leslie Mann, and Mila Kunis. She was ranked No. 83 on the "Maxim Hot 100 List" in 2011. She appeared in Esquire and acted in Kevin Farley's film Paranormal Movie in 2013. In 2014, she played young Fraida Felcher in Dumb and Dumber To, and also starred as a single air flight attendant in the Adult Swim series Infomercials. In 2018, she co-created and starred in Sideswiped, a comedy TV series on YouTube Premium.
In April 2023 it was announced that Craig will write and executive produce the upcoming animated series Hellicious for TBS.
Personal life Craig has two children. She is the stepsister of Mandy Moore, who acts and is a singer.
Filmography +Film rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2005The Family PlanLilaShort film2006Airplane Disasters Carly2006Goodnight BurbankTaylor McCallShort film2007Everyone's a VictorKristyShort film2007Bagboy The Girl in the Museum2007The Heartbreak KidJodi's Wedding Guest2008Role ModelsConnie2010Death and Cremation Shelly Fairchild2011Hall PassNicotine Patch Girl2011Starsucker Ms. Abernathy2012The Three StoogesMrs. Harter2012Noobz Melissa2012The Last StrawStephShort film2013Paranormal Movie Katie MacDonald2013Live at the Foxes Den Elizabeth Dreisdale2013The Newest Testament SueShort film2014Project Greenlight FinalistAllisonShort film2014Dumb and Dumber ToYoung Fraida2016Flock of Dudes Zane2020Faith BasedBrandy +Television rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2005Halley's CometLizaTelevision film2007Wainy DaysSorority GirlEpisode: "Zandy"2008–2010Childrens Hospital Blake's TV Wife / Catlike DoctorEpisodes: "This Kid's Getting a Vasectomy" and "I See Her Face Everywhere"2010As the Working World Turns Willa2011Inside CarlyCarly2013Burning LoveFelicia14 episodes2013The CastleAmy2013–2014Hello LadiesCarrieEpisodes: "The Wedding" and "Hello Ladies: The Movie"2014The Walking FredJulieEpisode: "S5 EP6 Recap: Consumed"2014–2015Cougar TownKelly / Mother at Cake ShopEpisodes: "The Trip to Pirate's Cove" and "The Wrong Thing to Do"2015NewsreadersMarisa GoddardEpisode: "The Creepiest Man Alive; Bomb Sniffing Dogs"2016The Crossroads of HistoryErmaEpisode: "Lincoln"2016That's What She SaidGirl2016–2021American HousewifeTara SummersRecurring role2018Big & $aveFinaTelevision film2018SideswipedOlivia MapleAlso co-creator and executive producer 8 episodesTBAHelliciousWriter and executive producer for the upcoming animated series TBA
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