Riki Lindhome

Synopsis

Riki Lindhome is an American actress, comedian, and musician, well known for her roles in the television shows including Gilmore Girls, Garfunkel and Oates, The Big Bang Theory, and United States of Tara. She is also well known for her music duo Garfunkel and Oates, which she formed with Kate Micucci.

Early life and education

Lindhome was born on 5 March 1979 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. She was raised in Portville, New York. Riki is primarily of Swedish ancestry, she is Caucasian in ethnicity and holds an American nationality.

Lindhome attended Syracuse University and was part of the sketch comedy group known as Syracuse Live. After graduating from university, Riki moved on to pursue her acting career.

Career

After completing the university, Lindhome was able to find a small role on the sitcom Titus and a minor role in the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In the year 2003, Rikki got her first major break, earning a spot in actor Tim Robbins'  Gang theater group and appeared in the play Embedded. Lindhome was one of four characters of Logan Huntzberger and then Rory.

In 2006, Lindhome produced, wrote, and co-directed the award winning short movie Life is Short, alongside Samm Levine, Alexis Bledel, and Seith MacFarlane. She also made her appearance on the 2006 movie Pulse and the following year, Lindhome was one of many public figures to appear in the music video for Nickleback's Rockstar.

In 2008, Linhome had a small role in the film Changeling, playing an examination nurse. Rikki continued to guest star on several popular television series including The Big Band Theory, Pushing Daisies, and Criminal Minds.

The following year, Lindhome portrayed in the feature film remake of the Wes Craven cla s sic, The Last Hope on the Left.

Later in 2012, Rikki turned her hand to Shakespeare, appearing as a villain in Joss Whedon's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. After three years of gap, Rikki and Natasha Leggero created the Comedy Central series Another period, as they also made appearances together.

Recently, Rikki Lindhome made her appearance as a supporting role in The Lego Batman Movie, voicing supervillain Poison Ivy and The Wicked Witch of the West.

Personal life

Rikki Lindhome is single and has not married yet. She might be having an affair in private but has not revealed anything in public yet.

Net worth

Rikki Lindhome earns a good amount of money as musician, actress, and comedian, as he total net worth is estimated to be $ 400 thousand.