Dannah Phirman (born April 22, 1975, as Dannah Feinglass) is an
American actress, comedian, and writer best known for voicing the
title character in the PBS Kids animated series WordGirl and currently
co-stars as Narge Hemingway in the Adult Swim series Newsreaders. She
was a member of the long-running sketch comedy troupe Respecto
Montalban, one of the original improv groups at the Upright Citizens
Brigade Theatre. She is also the co-creator and co-star of the Hulu
reality TV parody series The Hotwives.Phirman majored in theater at
SUNY Geneseo and graduated in 1997. After moving to New York City in
1998 she became involved with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
where she was a part of the improv sketch group Respecto Montalban.
Phirman teaches sketch comedy writing and improv, and has performed in
two-person shows like Eye Candy (with Danielle Schneider), which went
to the 2002 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and Special Delivery
(with Paul Scheer), a parody of a British children's show in which
postal workers rummage through people's mail in search of heartwarming
lessons and edibles. She and Scheer won a 2004 Nightlife Award for
Automatic Vaudeville, called "the best variety show in New York City"
by Time Out New York. She has since collaborated with creative partner
Danielle Schneider on other sketch shows such as Let's Get Awkward and
Dead Heiresses at the Los Angeles UCB, as well as a five-woman improv
show Mother F#$@er. Dead Heiresses was also developed as a pilot for
Comedy Central in 2007.Phirman majored in theater at SUNY Geneseo and
graduated in 1997. After moving to New York City in 1998 she became
involved with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater where she was a
part of the improv sketch group Respecto Montalban. Phirman teaches
sketch comedy writing and improv, and has performed in two-person
shows like Eye Candy (with Danielle Schneider), which went to the 2002
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and Special Delivery (with Paul
Scheer), a parody of a British children's show in which postal workers
rummage through people's mail in search of heartwarming lessons and
edibles. She and Scheer won a 2004 Nightlife Award for Automatic
Vaudeville, called "the best variety show in New York City" by Time
Out New York. She has since collaborated with creative partner
Danielle Schneider on other sketch shows such as Let's Get Awkward and
Dead Heiresses at the Los Angeles UCB, as well as a five-woman improv
show Mother F#$@er. Dead Heiresses was also developed as a pilot for
Comedy Central in 2007.Dannah voiced the title character as well as
her alter ego, Becky Botsford, in the PBS Kids animated series,
WordGirl, as well as Penny, the side-kick to Amy Poehler's Bessie
Higgenbottom in Nickelodeon's The Mighty B show. She has recently
provided voices for the video game Mass Effect as well as White Knight
Chronicles: International Edition.Phirman has written episodes of
WordGirl and The Mighty B, and the direct-to-video sequel to Beverly
Hills Chihuahua with her writing partner Danielle Schneider. Phirman
and Schneider are currently working on scripts for the upcoming movies
Catfight for New Line Cinema and Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them
for Universal. Dannah Phirman Top Movies & Young Movies