Julie Lake is an American actress, best known for playing inmate Angie Rice on Orange is the New Black, for which she is a two-time winner of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Early life and education A native of Palo Alto, California, Lake attended Yale University, where she majored in theater.
Career Lake acted in theatrical plays in New York City for several years, including with Nick Jones.Wood, James. "Actress Julie Lake Talks New Season of 'Orange is the New Black', Other Projects". Allentown Examiner. June 6, 2015. When Jones was hired to be a writer for Orange is the New Black, Jones suggested that Lake audition for the part of Angie Rice. Lake auditioned, and she got the part.
Lake and Shirin Najafi created a web series called George and Julie, which is about a struggling actress in Hollywood who seeks advice from her cat George who degrades her. Lake and Najafi also created a web series called Mental, which is about two friends and their anxiety and mental instability.Wood, James. "'Mental': Julie Lake and Shirin Najafi Discuss Their Comedic New Web Series". Allentown Examiner. March 26, 2016.
Personal life Lake is married to Jeff Cahn and in 2019 she gave birth to a son. When she was asked to do a make-out scene on Orange Is the New Black, the producers asked her if she had someone in mind for the part, and her husband was brought in for the role.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2013Farah Goes BangCampaigner
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2013–2019Orange Is the New BlackAngie Rice48 episodes2016TinderellasNicole RichmondEpisode: "Pilot"2016BoomtownMiss Mildred / Jane Fonda4 episodes2016–2017MentalJulie5 episodes2017Tall TalesLisaEpisode: "The Tale of the New Hire"2017Love Me DoBabah GahTelevision film2018James BlondesJungle DollEpisode: "Blondes in the Jungle"2020TrophiesTiffanyTelevision film2020BackslidersPodcast HostEpisode: "Backsliders"2021Dale's HouseNillyEpisode: "Pilot"
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