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Laura Kightlinger (born June 13, 1964) is an American actress, comedian and writer. Kightlinger was born and raised in Jamestown, New York. She graduated from Southwestern High School in 1982 and attended Emerson College between 1982 and 1986. After touring as a stand-up comic, Kightlinger got her break writing for the television sitcom Roseanne. She later wrote for Dennis Miller Live and for the 20th season (1994–1995) of Saturday Night Live, on which she was also a featured performer and cast member. Among the celebrities she impersonated were Brooke Shields, Marcia Clark, Paula... MORE

Laura Kightlinger (born June 13, 1964) is an American actress, comedian and writer. Kightlinger was born and raised in Jamestown, New York. She graduated from Southwestern High School in 1982 and attended Emerson College between 1982 and 1986. After touring as a stand-up comic, Kightlinger got her break writing for the television sitcom Roseanne. She later wrote for Dennis Miller Live and for the 20th season (1994–1995) of Saturday Night Live, on which she was also a featured performer and cast member. Among the celebrities she impersonated were Brooke Shields, Marcia Clark, Paula Poundstone, Mary Hart, and Connie Chung. Kightlinger worked as a writer and consulting producer on the sitcom Will & Grace. She performed a recurring guest role on the series as Sheila, a nurse at a fertility clinic. Kightlinger was a correspondent on The Daily Show in 1998. She appeared regularly on the HBO sitcom Lucky Louie. She was a writer and cast member on Roseanne’s short-lived sketch comedy series Saturday Night Special on Fox. In 2006, she created, wrote, executive produced and starred in The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, a comedy series about two best friends maneuvering through the LESS