Biography
Actress Judy Greer went to Winston Churchill High School in Livonia, MI, before studying theater at DePaul University. She made her film debut in
Stricken, a low-budget horror movie shot on video in 1998, and, that same year, found her place in romantic comedies with
Kissing a Fool, starring
David Schwimmer. Continuing with comedies throughout her career, Greer then appeared with
Rose McGowan in
Jawbreaker and got a starring role in the independent romance
The Big Split. In 1999, she showed up briefly as a reporter opposite
George Clooney in
Three Kings.
On television, Greer was cast in the CBS sitcom Love & Money as a member of a wealthy family with working class in-laws. Following that short-lived series, Greer worked with her TV co-star
Paget Brewster again in a number of films, including
Desperate but Not Serious and
The Specials. She appeared in
Mike Nichols' What Planet Are You From? in 2000, giving her an opportunity to work with comedy big shots
Garry Shandling and
John Goodman. Greer later starred in a couple of indie titles as well as the big-budgeted
What Women Want and
The Wedding Planner.
After catching the eyes of many in the 2002
Charlie Kaufman/Spike Jonez comedy
Adaptation, Greer saw her stock rise considerably and was soon beginning work on the
Jennifer Garner vehicle
13 Going on 30 as well as
Wes Craven's highly-anticipated werewolf film
Cursed, both landing in theaters in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide