Early life

In her hometown of Irvine, California, she performed at South Coast Repertory and Laguna Playhouse. She also studied Theatre and Voice at Indiana University and performed in an improv troupe called Full Frontal Comedy. After college, Parker performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Second City in Chicago, Bloemendaal, Unhinged Academy and Groningen. In addition, she and some college friends formed a theater company in New York called Waterwell Productions. Parker moved to Amsterdam for two years, where she performed in the comedy show Boom Chicago alongside MADtv alumni Ike Barinholtz and Jordan Peele.

Career

MADtv

In 2003, Parker joined the Season 9 cast of MADtv. She was a featured performer, until Season 10, when she was promoted to cast member. Parker left the show in November 2008, but appeared in sketches until the series finale in 2009.

Parker's most notable characters include Pat-Beth LaMontrose and the Disney Girl. She also had impersonated many notable celebrities, mostly singers such as Britney Spears, Ashlee and Jessica Simpson, Julie Andrews, James Blunt, and Judy Garland. She also played Mary Poole, a woman who's insurance is GUYCO which is the show's parody of GEICO, who appears in a GUYCO commercial telling the story of when she was in a car accident. But to make it more interesting, Mo'Nique (played by Erica Ash) is hired as a celebrity to help tell her story. Mary says she was driving too fast and she wasn't paying attention and at the intersection, there was a car in front of her and she rear-ended it and called GUYCO right away. As Mary tells her story, Mo'Nique says the exact opposite of what she said, saying that she was driving the speed limit and she was paying attention and at the intersection, the other lady front-ended her and she went limp so that her rates would go up. But Marry tells her that her rates didn't go up, to which Mo'Nique says "it must be nice to be white." and Mary agrees.

Characters

• Amy Little
• Annetta Bussley
• Beth
• Candy Matsumoto
• Charlene
• Disney Girl
• Elisssa
• Pat-Beth LaMontrose
• Sharon
• Toni Horse
• Tori McLachlan

Celebrity impressions

• Amy Winehouse
• Ashlee Simpson
• Britney Spears
• Ellen DeGeneres
• Fergie
• Gwen Stefani
• Hillary Clinton
• James Blunt
• Jessica Simpson
• Joy Behar
• Judy Garland
• Julie Andrews
• Kathy Griffin
• Kim Kardashian
• Kristin Cavallari
• Lauren Conrad
• Lucille Ball (as her character Lucy from I Love Lucy)
• Nelly Furtado
• Paula Abdul
• Rachael Ray
• Sarah Palin
• Teri Hatcher
• Vivien Leigh

Broadway

In 2004, Parker was nominated for a Jeff Award for her performance in The People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet.

From July 2006 to January 2007, Parker performed in the comedy musical Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me.

In 2009, Parker replaced Marcie Dodd in the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of the musical Wicked, from January 16. She starred opposite Alli Mauzey as Glinda. She exited on July 19 at the end of her six-month contract, and was replaced by Dee Roscioli.

Parker recently starred in the new musical The People in the Picture, which began performances at Studio 54 on April 1, 2011 and officially opened on April 28, 2011.

Parker again starred as Elphaba in Wicked on the show's first North American tour. She reunited with Mauzey beginning performances in Denver, Colorado May 18, 2012. She replaced Mamie Parris. She later left the production on September 24, 2012.

The Groundlings

Parker frequently guest performs in the improvisational comedy show Cookin' With Gas at The Groundlings Theatre in Hollywood, CA.

Credits

Theatre roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Fuenteovejuna	Laurencia	Musical (Regional)
2003	Stuck	Director	Improv Play (Regional)
2004	The Magic Flute	Pamina	Musical (Regional)
2004	Romeo and Juliet Musical: The People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	Musical (Regional)
2006-2007	Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me	Various Characters	Comedy Musical (Broadway)
2008	Proposition 8: The Musical	California Gays and The People That Love Them	Comedy Musical
2007-2008	Suitcase Full of Lies	Jillane Jenkins	Comedy Musical (Regional)
2009	Wicked	Elphaba	Musical (Broadway)
2010	Suitcase Full of Lies	Jillane Jenkins	Comedy Musical (Regional)
2010	"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"	Rosemary	Musical (Limited Engagement)
2011	The People in the Picture	Red	Musical (Broadway)
2012	Wicked	Elphaba	Musical (1st North American tour)
2014	Dog & Pony	Mags	Musical (Regional)
2015	These Paper Bullets	Bea	Comedy Musical (Off-Broadway)

Television roles

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes	Episode Count
2003-2009, 2016	MADtv	Various Characters	Sketch Comedy	113 Episodes
2005	Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List	Herself	Comedy/Reality	1 Episode
2012	Bunk	Herself	Comedy/Improv	2 Episodes
2012	Trust Us With Your Life	Herself	Comedy/Improv	1 Episode
2013	Key & Peele	Singing Woman	Sketch Comedy	1 Episode
2014	It Could Be Worse	Super Fan	Comedy	1 Episode
2014	Hot in Cleveland	Jessica	Comedy	1 Episode

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Box Office Performance
1994	The Neverending Story III	as Nasty #1	Adventure - Fantasy
2007	Four Years	as Stacy	Short Film Comedy Movie
2008	Meet the Spartans	as Britney Spears, Paula Abdul, Paris Hilton and Ellen DeGeneres	Parody Movie	$84,021,565
	Disaster Movie	as Enchanted Princess, Jessica Simpson and Amy Winehouse	Parody Movie	$31,683,375
2009	Weathered	as Weather Wellington	Short Film Drama Movie
	Funny People	as Dawn	Comedy-Drama Movie	$50,200,497

Award wins and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominated Work
2004	Nominated	Jeff Award	Best Actress in a Principal Role	Musical, The People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet
2009	Won	GLAAD Media Awards	Special Recognition	Prop 8: The Musical
2009	Won	Damah Film Festival	Best Actress (Audience Award)	Short film, Weathered

[ Source: Wikipedia ]