Janeane Garofalo was born on September 28, 1964 in Newton, New Jersey, USA. She is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer and former.

She began in stand-up comedy and then moved into television in the early '90s, part of Ben Stiller's one season on Fox, and then as a regular on The Larry Sanders Show. She appeared in independently produced comedies such as Reality Bites (1994) and The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996), as well as more dramatic roles in Cop Land (1997) and Permanent Midnight (1998).

Garofalo was in several movies in between 1998 and 2000, including The Minus Man (1999), Mystery Men (1999), 200 Cigarettes (1999, with Ben Affleck) and the animated Titan A. E. (2000).

Her last projects include The Wild (2006), Southland Tales (2006) and Ratatouille (2007).

Filmography

• Binky (2007)
• Law Dogs (2007) (TV)
• The Guitar (2007)
• Ratatouille (2007)
• "Campus Ladies" (1 episode, 2006)
• "Freak Show" (5 episodes, 2006)
• Southland Tales (2006)
• "The West Wing" (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
• The Wild (2006)
• Stay (2005)
• "Stella" (1 episode, 2005)
• Nadine in Date Land (2005)
• Duane Hopwood (2005)
• Deal (2005)
• Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
• "Pilot Season" (2004)
• Junebug and Hurricane (2004)
• "The King of Queens" (1 episode, 2004)
• Nobody Knows Anything! (2003)
• Wonderland (2003)
• "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 2003)
• Ash Tuesday (2003)
• Manhood (2003)
• Slice o' Life (2003)
• Big Trouble (2002)
• Martin & Orloff (2002)
• The Laramie Project (2002)
• The Search for John Gissing (2001)
• Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
• Housekeeping (2001)
• "Strangers with Candy" (2 episodes, 2000)
• The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
• Titan A.E. (2000)
• The Independent (2000)
• Steal This Movie (2000)
• What Planet Are You From? (2000)
• "Felicity" (14 episodes, 1998-2000)
• The Cherry Picker (2000)
• The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
• Mystery Men (1999)
• "Mad About You" (1 episode, 1999)
• Dogma (1999)
• 200 Cigarettes (1999)
• The Minus Man (1999)
• Can't Stop Dancing (1999)
• Clay Pigeons (1998)
• Dog Park (1998)
• Permanent Midnight (1998)
• Thick as Thieves (1998)
• Half Baked (1998)
• The Thin Pink Line (1998)
• The MatchMaker (1997)
• Cop Land (1997)
• Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
• "Law & Order" (2 episodes, 1997)
• Touch (1997)
• "The Larry Sanders Show" (49 episodes, 1992-1997)
• "Home Improvement" (1 episode, 1997)
• "Seinfeld" (2 episodes, 1996)
• Larger Than Life (1996)
• The Cable Guy (1996)
• The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
• Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
• "Ellen" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (1 episode, 1996)
• Sweethearts (1996)
• Mr. Show with Bob and David: Fantastic Newness (1996)
• "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1 episode, 1995)
• Now and Then (1995)
• Coldblooded (1995)
• I Shot a Man in Vegas (1995)
• "NewsRadio" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1 episode, 1995)
• Bye Bye Love (1995)
• "Saturday Night Live" (14 episodes, 1994-1995)
• Suspicious (1994)
• Reality Bites (1994)
• "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (1 episode)
• "Tales of the City" (1993)
• "The Ben Stiller Show" (13 episodes, 1992-1993)
• That's What Women Want (1992)
• Late for Dinner (1991)
• Majo no takkyûbin (1989)