Early life

Hahn was born in Westchester, Illinois, and has German, Irish, and English ancestry. She was raised Catholic. Hahn grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and attended Beaumont School. She attended Northwestern University, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in theatre before attending Yale University. While attending Yale School of Drama, Hahn starred as Sally Bowles in Cabaret and as Célimène in Molière's play The Misanthrope.

Career

Early works

Hahn's first appearance on a show was NBC's Hickory Hideout, a puppet show for children. While attending a theater festival she met an NBC casting director who introduced her to creator/producer Tim Kring, who created the role of Lily Lebowski in Crossing Jordan for her. The series aired from 2001 to 2007. Hahn has said of meeting Kring, "NBC and Tim Kring took a huge leap of faith in casting me. To be worked into a show that was in production and on the schedule, is an amazing stroke of luck". On October 21, 2008, TV Guide reported that Hahn signed a talent holding deal with Fox.

In 2003, Hahn played supporting role opposite Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy film, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The following year, she went to appear in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Around the Bend, and Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie. She later had more supporting roles in films, including 2005 romantic comedy-drama A Lot like Love starring Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet, The Holiday (2006) with Cameron Diaz, science fiction adventure drama The Last Mimzy (2007) alongside Rainn Wilson, Step Brothers (2008), Revolutionary Road (2008) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009), How Do You Know (2010), Our Idiot Brother (2011), and Wanderlust (2012).

On television, Hahn starred alongside Hank Azaria in the short-lived NBC comedy series, Free Agents (2011), a remake of the British series of the same name. She had the recurring roles on HBO shows Hung and Girls. From 2012 to 2015, she appeared in a recurring role on the NBC comedy series, Parks and Recreation as Jennifer Barkley, campaign manager to Leslie Knope's (Amy Poehler) opponent Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd, whom she starred alongside in Our Idiot Brother, How Do You Know, and Wanderlust). She received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for her performance.

2013-present

In 2013, Hahn played her first leading role in career, in the comedy-drama film Afternoon Delight written and directed by Jill Soloway. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. For her role, she was nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Breakthrough. Later that year, Hahn has appeared opposite Jennifer Aniston in the box-office hit We're the Millers, and co-starred alongside Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. In 2014, she starred in comedy film Bad Words opposite Jason Bateman, ensemble comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You, and Peter Bogdanovich's She's Funny That Way opposite Owen Wilson.

In 2014, Hahn was cast as Raquel Fein in the Amazon Studios critically acclaimed dark comedy-drama, Transparent created by Jill Soloway. In 2015, she starred alongside Steve Coogan in the Showtime comedy-drama, Happyish. Also that year, she co-starred with George Clooney and Hugh Laurie in the science-fiction adventure film Tomorrowland, and starred in the box-office horror hit The Visit. In 2016, she stars alongside Mila Kunis, Christina Applegate, Kristen Bell and Jada Pinkett Smith in the comedy film Bad Moms.

Personal life

Hahn has been married to actor Ethan Sandler since January 3, 2002. The couple resides in Los Angeles. They have two children: a boy, Leonard (b. 2006) and a girl, Mae (b. 2009).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Flushed	Women
2003	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	Michelle Rueben
2004	Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!	Angelica
2004	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Helen
2004	Around the Bend	Sarah
2004	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Helen	Direct-to-video
2005	Lot Like Love, AA Lot Like Love	Michelle
2006	Holiday, TheThe Holiday	Bristol
2007	Last Mimzy, TheThe Last Mimzy	Naomi Schwartz
2008	Step Brothers	Alice Huff
2008	Revolutionary Road	Milly Campbell	Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Ensemble Cast
2009	Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, TheThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Babs Merrick
2010	How Do You Know	Annie
2011	Our Idiot Brother	Janet
2012	Wanderlust	Karen
2012	Dictator, TheThe Dictator	Pregnant woman
2013	Afternoon Delight	Rachel	Nominated—Gotham Award for Breakthrough Performance
2013	We're the Millers	Edie Fitzgerald
2013	Bad Words	Jenny Widgeon
2014	Dark Around the Stars	Judith
2013	Secret Life of Walter Mitty, TheThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Odessa Mitty
2014	She's Funny That Way	Delta Simmons
2014	This Is Where I Leave You	Annie Altman
2015	The D Train	Stacey
2015	Tomorrowland	Ursula Gernsback
2015	Len and Company	Isabelle
2015	The Visit	Loretta Jamison
2015	The Family Fang	Camille Fang
2016	Captain Fantastic	Harper
2016	The Do-Over	Becca
2016	Bad Moms	Carla

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001-2007	Crossing Jordan	Lily Lebowski	104 episodes
2006	Four Kings	Sharon	2 episodes
2010	Hung	Claire	3 episodes
2011	Funny or Die Presents	Huntress	2 episodes
2011	Traffic Light	Kate	2 episodes
2011	Mad Love	Linda Clay	Episode: "Friends"
2011	Free Agents	Helen	8 episodes
2012-2015	Parks and Recreation	Jennifer Barkley	11 episodes Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
2012	Girls	Katherine Lavoyt	4 episodes
2012	Newsroom, TheThe Newsroom	Carrie	Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You"
2012	Childrens Hospital	Lamaze Teacher	Episode: "Childrens Lawspital"
2012	Robot Chicken	Mrs. Marquez / T-Shirt Girl #1 (voices)	Episode: "Hemlock, Gin and Juice"
2013-2015	Kroll Show	Mikey's mom	5 episodes
2013	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Marge	Episode: "TGI Murder"
2013	The Greatest Event in Television History	Greta Strauss Sara Rush	2 episodes
2014	Bob's Burgers	Jessica (voice)	Episode: "Slumber Party"
2014	Chozen	Tracy (voice)	10 episodes
2014	American Dad!	Luli (voice)	Episode: "Honey, I'm Homeland"
2014-present	Transparent	Raquel Fein	14 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2015	Happyish	Lee Payne	10 episodes
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Herself	Episode: "Kathryn Hahn Wears Ripped Jeans and Black Heels"
2016	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Eleanor Horstweil	Episode: "Hostage Situation"
2016	Family Guy	Gretchen (voice)	Episode: "Take a Letter"

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Boeing-Boeing	Gloria	Longacre Theatre April 19 - October 5, 2008

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