Early life

McLendon-Covey was born in Bellflower, California, the daughter of Carolyn (née Lewis), an accountant, and David Robert McLendon, a former delivery driver for Coca Cola. She was raised Baptist, and has Scottish and English ancestry. She graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a B.A. in Liberal Studies and Creative Writing. She received her Screen Actors Guild card while promoting the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me!.

She appeared as the cowgirl character in the video of David Bowie's song "Miracle Goodnight."

Career

2001-10

McLendon-Covey is well known for her ability as an improvisational actress. She was a member of The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles from 2002 to 2009. While a member of the Groundlings, she was a classmate of comedians Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, with whom she later starred in the film Bridesmaids.

From 2003 to 2008, McLendon-Covey starred as Deputy Clementine Johnson on the Comedy Central television series Reno 911!, and resulted in a 2007 film. She also starred in the Lifetime comedy show Lovespring International in 2006 and has provided commentary for E!, TV Guide Channel, and VH1. In 2007, she starred in the comedy film Reno 911!: Miami, based on Comedy Central's Reno 911!, and also appeared in Bewitched (2005), and Over Her Dead Body (2008). She produced, wrote, and starred in the 2007 independent comedy film Cook-Off!. McLendon-Covey also guest-starred on television series such as The Office, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Cougar Town.

2011-present

In 2011, McLendon-Covey starred in the financially successful and critically lauded comedy film Bridesmaids with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, and Ellie Kemper. Beginning in July that same year, she began starring in national TV ads for a new campaign by Hillshire Farm. From 2010 to 2013, she had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement. She also had guest-starring roles in Fox's short-lived sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter, TV Land' Hot in Cleveland, and ABC's Modern Family.

McLendon-Covey appeared in the 2012 romantic comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting, directed by Kirk Jones, as well had cameo in Steven Soderbergh's movie Magic Mike. She will have roles in the Christmas comedy movie A White Trash Christmas about a white-trash mom visited by three ghosts intent on showing her a path to a brighter future, and in the comedy-drama film The Breakup Girl directed by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning Stacy Sherman about three estranged sisters dealing with the death of their father. She also starred in the 2012 comedy pilot Waffle Hut.

In February 2012, McLendon-Covey was cast in the HBO comedy pilot The Viagra Diaries, created by Sex and the City creator and executive producer Darren Star, but when Goldie Hawn exited the pilot, McLendon-Covey also left the show. After she received five offers, she won the female lead role on ABC's comedy pilot Only Fools And Horses. She also played one of the leads in Tyler Perry's film The Single Moms Club (2014). Also in 2014, she starred in A Friggin' Christmas Miracle as Robin Williams' character's daughter, Blended, as Drew Barrymore's character's best friend, and Think Like a Man Too.

In January 2013, McLendon-Covey was cast in the lead role of the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs, created by Adam F. Goldberg. Her portrayal of the character received critical praise, and she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014.

In 2015, McLendon-Covey starred opposite Sally Field in the comedy-drama film Hello, My Name Is Doris. Also that year, McLendon-Covey hosted ABC reality comedy series Repeat After Me, produced by Ellen DeGeneres. Also in 2015, she played the female leading role opposite Nicolas Cage in the comedy film Army of One, directed by Larry Charles.

In 2016, McLendon-Covey was cast in dramatic role of Mark Felt's secretary Carol Tschudy in the political thriller film Felt directed by Peter Landesman.

Personal life

McLendon-Covey has been married to Greg Covey since 1996. They live in Long Beach, California.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Henry and Marvin	Judy	Short film
2005	Bewitched	E! Anchor
2006	Cook-Off!	Pauline Solfest	US Comedy Arts Festival for Best Comedy Performance in Film
2007	Reno 911!: Miami	Deputy Clementine Johnson
2007	Closing Escrow	Hillary	US Comedy Arts Festival for Best Comedy Performance in Film
2007	Goldfish	Mrs. Jenkins
2008	Over Her Dead Body	Lona
2009	Boutonniere	Mrs. Pruitt
2009	Spooner	Linda
2009	Jesus People: The Movie	Jenna Bosch
2010	Starlight & Superfish	Dawn
2010	Douchebag	Mary Barger
2010	Tug	Taylor
2010	Public Relations	Candice
2010	The Search for Santa Paws	Ms. Stout
2011	Sometimes Pretty Girls	Tootsie	Short film
2011	Bridesmaids	Rita	New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Ensemble Cast Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble MTV Movie Award for Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Cast Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Emsemble Nominated—People's Choice Awards for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Acting Emsemble
2012	Holiday Road	Rosman
2012	What to Expect When You're Expecting	Kara
2012	Magic Mike	Tara	Scenes deleted
2013	10 Rules for Sleeping Around	Emma Cooney
2013	All American Christmas Carol	Marjorie
2014	Date and Switch	Linda
2014	Cuban Fury	Carly	Cameo
2014	The Single Moms Club	Jan Malkovitch
2014	Blended	Jen
2014	Think Like a Man Too	Tish
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas	Shauna
2015	The Breakup Girl	Sharon
2015	Hello, My Name Is Doris	Cynthia
2016	Army of One	Marci
2016	Speech & Debate	Joan
2017	Felt	Carol Tschudy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Lovespring International	Lydia Mayhew	Series regular, 13 episodes
2008	Greek	Connie	Episode: "Spring Broke"
2003-08	Reno 911!	Deputy Clementine Johnson	Series regular, 73 episodes
2008	The Office	Concierge Marie	Episode: "Business Trip"
2008	Kath & Kim	Lucy	Episode: "Friends"
2009	10 Things I Hate About You	Vivian	Episodes: "Light My Fire" and " Dance Little Sister"
2009	Wizards of Waverly Place	Dr. Ice	Episode: "Three Monsters"
2011	Cougar Town	Vice Principal	Episode: "You're Gonna Get It!"
2011	Svetlana	Phoebe	2 episodes
2011	I Hate My Teenage Daughter	Deanna	Episodes: "Pilot" and "Teenage Girlfriends"
2010-13	Rules of Engagement	Liz	Recurring role, 14 episodes
2012	Hot in Cleveland	Sandy	Episode: "God and Football"
2012	Bob's Burgers	Mudflap (voice)	2 episodes
2012	Wedding Band	Barb Henderson	Episode: "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
2012	Waffle Hut	Reba	TV Pilot
2012	Only Fools and Horses	Ruby Ross	TV Pilot
2012	The Looney Tunes Show	Patricia Bunny (voice)	Season 2: "You've Got Hate Mail", "Rebel Without a Glove" and "Father Figures"
2012-13	Modern Family	Pam	Episodes: "Schooled" and "The Wow Factor"
2013-present	The Goldbergs	Beverly Goldberg	Series regular Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (2014, 2016)
2015	Repeat After Me	Host

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