Carly Craig


Carly Craig is an American actress.

Background

Born and raised in San Diego, California, Craig comes from a large Italian-Irish family that includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, a scout for the Seattle Mariners; and younger brother, Casey Craig. Her mother, Marz Moore, is a flight attendant for American Airlines. She has one sister and two brothers, and is the step-sister of entertainer Mandy Moore.

Career

Craig studied at The Stella Adler Academy and The Second City, where she later graduated. She met famed manager Bernie Brillstein while waiting tables and decided to put on a comedy show with her classmates. Brillstein came to that show, and soon after, signed her as a client. Director David Wain cast Craig in Role Models as the love interest for Seann William Scott. Other projects would include Mike Leigh's critically lauded live show Ecstasy, Neil LaBute's Bash, The Farrelly Brothers Hall Pass, The Three Stooges, and Dumb and Dumber To as young Fraida Felcher. On television, she's recurred on Stephen Merchant's HBO series Hello Ladies, Ben Stiller's Burning Love, and ABC's American Housewife as Tara Summers.
Craig was listed as a "Vanities Girl" for the April 2011 edition of Vanity Fair along with Kristen Bell, Leslie Mann and Mila Kunis, and was also ranked #83 on the "Maxim Hot 100 List" in 2011. She has appeared in Esquire and appeared in Kevin Farley's film Paranormal Movie in 2013. In 2014, she appeared as a young Fraida Felcher in Dumb and Dumber To, and also starred as a single air flight attendant in the Adult Swim series Infomercials. In 2018, she co-created and starred in Sideswiped, a comedy TV series.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Halley's CometLizaTelevision film
2007Wainy DaysSorority GirlEpisode: "Zandy"
2008–2010Childrens HospitalBlake's TV Wife / Catlike DoctorEpisodes: "This Kid's Getting a Vasectomy" and "I See Her Face Everywhere"
2010As the Working World TurnsWilla
2011Inside CarlyCarly
2013Burning LoveFelicia14 episodes
2013The CastleAmy
2013–2014Hello LadiesCarrieEpisodes: "The Wedding" and "Hello Ladies: The Movie"
2014The Walking FredJulieEpisode: "S5 EP6 Recap: Consumed"
2014–2015Cougar TownKelly / Mother at Cake ShopEpisodes: "The Trip to Pirate's Cove" and "The Wrong Thing to Do"
2015NewsreadersMarisa GoddardEpisode: "The Creepiest Man Alive; Bomb Sniffing Dogs"
2016The Crossroads of HistoryErmaEpisode: "Lincoln"
2016That's What She SaidGirl
2016–presentAmerican HousewifeTara SummersRecurring role; 13 episodes
2018Big & $aveFinaTelevision film
2018SideswipedOlivia Maple / Oliva MapleAlso co-creator and executive producer
8 episodes