Ari Graynor

Ari Graynor
Graynor in January 2012
Born	Ariel Geltman Graynor (1983-04-27) April 27, 1983 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present

Ariel Geltman "Ari" Graynor (born April 27, 1983) is an American actress, known for her roles in TV series such as The Sopranos and Fringe, in stage productions such as Brooklyn Boy and The Little Dog Laughed, and in films such as Whip It and For a Good Time, Call.... She also starred as Meredith Davis on the short-lived CBS television sitcom Bad Teacher, which was cancelled on May 10, 2014.

Early life

Graynor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joani Geltman, a parenting expert, and Greg Graynor, a contractor. Her mother is from a Jewish family and her father is of Polish Catholic background (her paternal grandfather's surname was changed from "Gryzna"); Graynor was raised Jewish. She attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

Career

Graynor first came to prominence as Caitlin Rucker on HBO's The Sopranos. Her film credits include An American Crime (2007), which premiered in January 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. She also appeared early in the second season of UPN's Veronica Mars as the daughter of a bus driver. She made her Broadway debut as 'Alison' in 2005's Brooklyn Boy after appearing in the world premiere at South Coast Repertory. She also appeared in The Little Dog Laughed.

Graynor played Elvina, a pop star, in CSI: Miami, and was a recurring guest star on the Fox series Fringe, playing Agent Olivia Dunham's younger sister, Rachel. In 2008, Graynor appeared in the film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and in October 2009, she also was in Whip It, a comedy film directed by Drew Barrymore and written by Shauna Cross, based on Cross' young adult novel Derby Girl. In 2010 she appeared in the play Trust at the off-Broadway Second Stage theatre company with Sutton Foster, Zach Braff and Bobby Cannavale. In the fall of 2011, she appeared on Broadway in the Woody Allen-written segment of three one-act comedies collectively called Relatively Speaking. She played Nina Roth in Allen’s “Honeymoon Motel” segment.

In 2012, Graynor starred in the comedy For a Good Time, Call..., and is also credited as the film's executive producer. Graynor starred on Broadway opposite Cheyenne Jackson, Henry Winkler, and Alicia Silverstone in David West Read's play The Performers, which opened November 2012 at the Longacre Theatre.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Sopranos	Caitlin Rucker	4 episodes
2003	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Missy Kurtz	Episode: "Damaged"
2003	Mystic River	Eve Pigeon
2004	Book of Love	Naomi
2004	Imaginary Heroes	Jenny
2004	Bereft	Louise	TV movie
2005	Game 6	Laurel Rogan
2005	Veronica Mars	Jessie Doyle	Episode: "Driver Ed"
2006	For Your Consideration	Young PA
2007	An American Crime	Paula Baniszewski
2007	CSI: Miami	Elvina	Episode: "Rush"
2007	Turn the River	Charlotte
2007	Numb3rs	Ella Pierce	Episode: "Tabu"
2008	Blues	Tara
2008	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist	Caroline
2008–2009	American Dad!	(voice)	Episode: "Spring Breakup" Episode: "Chimdale" Episode: "G-String Circus"
2009	Youth in Revolt	Lacey
2009	Whip It	Eva Destruction
2009–2010	Fringe	Rachel Dunham	10 episodes
2010	No Deal	Cassie	Video short
2010	Holy Rollers	Rachel Apfel
2010	The Cleveland Show	BigSkeez (voice)	Episode: "Our Gang"
2010	Date Night	Young Woman
2010	Conviction	Mandy Marsh
2011	Lucky	Lucy
2011	What's Your Number?	Daisy Anne Darling
2011	The Sitter	Marisa Lewis
2012	10 Years	Sam
2012	For a Good Time, Call...	Katie Steel	Executive producer
2012	Celeste and Jesse Forever	Beth
2012	The Guilt Trip	Joyce Margolis
2014	Bad Teacher	Meredith Davis	Main Role
2014	Garfunkel and Oates	Cornish	Episode: "Third Member"
2015	Kroll Show	Bartender Examiner	Episode: "Karaoke Bullies"
2016	The Disaster Artist	Juliette Danielle	Filming

External links

• Ari Graynor at the Internet Movie Database
• Ari Graynor at TV.com