Personal life

Wheeler was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Barbara, a writer, and John Jakobson, a member of the New York Stock Exchange. She is married to Daniel Borden Wheeler, and has two children.

Career

In the 1980s, Wheeler (under her maiden name of Jakobson) briefly dabbled in voice acting on the animated series SilverHawks, where she provided all the female voices, specifically the villainess Melodia and the heroine Steelheart/Emily Hart, and on the Karate Kat and Mini-Monsters segments of The Comic Strip.

It was rumored that Wheeler auditioned for the role of Monica Geller, however after many interviews she stated that it was a false rumour, she was however invited to play Janice Goralnik, a recurring character who was a frequent love interest of main character Chandler Bing. She appeared at least once in each season; her 19 episodes tie her with Christina Pickles for Friends’ second most frequent guest actor, behind only Elliott Gould's 20 episodes.

She also auditioned for the role of Debra Barone, on the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Although she was the producers' choice, CBS ended up selecting Patricia Heaton. Instead, Wheeler played the recurring role of Debra's friend, Linda.

According to Kathy Griffin's autobiography, Official Book Club Selection, Wheeler was cast in the role of Vicki for the pilot episode of Suddenly Susan and was eventually replaced by Griffin.

She had a star billing in the first season of Ellen. She appeared on the hit comedy Seinfeld in the episode "The Fix-Up", as one of Elaine's friends who is set up with George. She has appeared in many other television programs, including Drake & Josh, ER, The X Files, The War at Home, Will & Grace, Jack and Jill, How I Met Your Mother and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

In 1997, Wheeler voiced Harley Quinn's replacement in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Joker's Millions". In 1998, she appeared in the remake of Disney's The Parent Trap, playing the younger of a mother-daughter pair of camp counselors. She also guest starred in the Disney Channel Original Series Shake It Up as Dina's Mom.

In 2005, Wheeler starred opposite David DeLuise on the NBC pilot The Sperm Donor. Wheeler provided the voice of Odile in Barbie of Swan Lake, and in 2010 she voiced Trinette in four episodes of Archer on FX.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Soup for One	Nurse
1983	Portfolio	Assistant Choreographer
1984	New Show, TheThe New Show	Various	4 episodes
1985	Paper Chase, TheThe Paper Chase		Episode: "The Day Kingsfield Missed Class"
1986	SilverHawks	Melodia / Steelheart (voice)	TV series
1987	The Comic Strip Karate Kat	Ciaobaby and Meowbaby - (voices)	TV series
1987	Someone to Love	Attendee
1989	Mortal Sins	Marie
1989	New Year's Day	Lucy
1990	L.A. Law	Paula Lights	Episode: "The Good Human Bar"
1991	Dream On	Bonnie Decker	Episode: "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh"
1992	Seinfeld	Cynthia	Episode: "The Fix-Up"
1992	Civil Wars		Episode: "Mob Psychology"
1992	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Elena Spencer	Episode: "What You See Ain't Necessarily What You Get" Episode: "The Patient in Spite of Himself"
1993	Sexual Healing	Suzanne
1994	X-Files, TheThe X-Files	Det. Sharon Lazard	Episode: "Born Again"
1994-1998, 2004	Friends	Janice Litman-Goralnik (née Hosenstein)	19 episodes
1994-1996	Ellen	Anita Warrell	13 episodes
1995	Pride & Joy	Flight Attendant	Episode: "Terror at 30,000 Feet"
1996-2004	Everybody Loves Raymond	Linda Gruenfelder	11 episodes
1998	New Batman Adventures, TheThe New Batman Adventures	Fake Harley (voice)	Episode: "Joker's Millions"
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Cindy	Episode: "True Course"
1998	Parent Trap, TheThe Parent Trap	Marva Kulp, Jr
1999	Get Real	Jennifer	Episode: "Pilot"
2001	Jack & Jill	Kristen Moss	Episode: "Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf" Episode: "Bag Full of Love"
2001	It's Like, You Know...	Rachel	Episode: "Walking Tall"
2002	Will & Grace	Polly	Episode: "Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard"
2002	Justice League	Antiope / Perfume Lady Firefighter / Pilot (voice)	Episode: "Fury: Part 1" Episode: "Fury: Part 2"
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Stand-Up Comedian	Episode: "Last Laugh"
2003	Barbie of Swan Lake	Odile (voice)	Video
2003	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Additional Voices	Episode: "Kixx: Experiment 601"
2004	Kim Possible	Dr. Renton (voice)	Episode: "Motor Ed"
2005	Paine Management	Jeanine Bernsen	TV movie
2005	Fat Actress	Woman Diapering Baby	Episode: "Charlie's Angels or Too Pooped to Pop"
2005	Higglytown Heroes	Street Sweeper Hero (voice)	Episode: "Higgly Frog Day/Eubie's Ele-Fantastic Adventure"
2005	E-Ring	Investigator	Episode: "Escape and Evade"
2006	Drake & Josh	3rd Cousin Denise	Episode: "Alien Invasion"
2006	Dr. Dolittle 3	Brown Hen / Fluffy Hen (voice)	Video
2006	ER	Amy Kellerman	Episode: "Ames v. Kovac"
2006	Friday Night Lights	Teacher	Episode: "It's Different for Girls"
2007	War at Home, TheThe War at Home	Mindy	Episode: "It's a Lower-Middle-Upper-Middle Class Problem" Episode: "The War of the Golds"
2007	Walking Dreams	Jenny
2007	How I Met Your Mother	Margaret	Episode: "Dowisetrepla"
2009	Without a Trace	Gail Menken	Episode: "Wanted"
2009	Breakdown, TheThe Breakdown	Jennifer
2009	Archer	Receptionist (voice)	Episode: "Mole Hunt"
2010	Archer	Trinette Magoon (voice)	Episode: "Training Day" Episode: "Dial M for Mother" Episode: "Blood Test" Episode: "Stage Two"
2010	Glenn Martin DDS	(voice)	Episode: "Jackie of All Trades"
2011	Shake It Up	Mrs. Garcia	Episode: "Twist it Up" Episode: "In The Bag it Up"
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Ilene Solotaroff	Episode: "Palestinian Chicken"
2012	Californication	Ophelia Robbins	5 episodes
2014	Hot in Cleveland	Rachel (Melanie's Childhood friend)	Season 5 Episode 14 "Murder House"
2015	"The 3 Tails: A Mermaid Adventure"	Maria

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