25 Facts About Janet Varney

Janet Varney was born on February 16,1976 and is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer.

Janet Varney is known for voicing the character of Korra in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Legend of Korra, co-starring as Sheriff Evie Barret in the television series Stan Against Evil, and a recurring role as Becca Barbara in You're the Worst.

Janet Varney is the co-founder, creative director and producer of the long-running comedy festival SF Sketchfest in San Francisco.

Janet Varney graduated as salutatorian from Rincon High School in 1993 and is an alumna of San Francisco State University, where she majored in theater, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997.

Janet Varney later pursued a career in interior design before eventually finding her way back into acting.

Janet Varney was raised Mormon, but left the church at 17 and began to identify as an agnostic.

Janet Varney made her television debut in 2004 as a guest on the Comedy Central debate show Crossballs.

Janet Varney has appeared as a guest star in series including Bones, Better Off Ted, How I Met Your Mother, Hot in Cleveland, and Psych.

Janet Varney has had recurring roles on the shows Entourage, Burning Love, Country Comfort, You're the Worst, and Take My Wife.

That same year, Janet Varney began her role voicing the main character of Korra on the Nickelodeon animated series The Legend of Korra, a spin-off of the series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Janet Varney voiced the character of Korra for all four seasons of the show, which ended in 2014.

In 2016, Janet Varney was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role on Everyone's Crazy But Us, a web series produced on Funny or Die.

Janet Varney was a main cast member on IFC's Stan Against Evil, playing Sheriff Evie Barret.

In 2018 Janet Varney created, produced and starred in Fortune Rookie, an 8-episode web series presented by IFC.

In 2005, Janet Varney replaced Lisa Kushell as the host of the TBS cooking and entertainment show Dinner and a Movie.

Janet Varney appeared with Paul Gilmartin and Claud Mann in each episode, introducing films and injecting humor during the preparation of a creative dinner for some themes.

Janet Varney has written and performed several comedic audio commentaries for films along with fellow SF Sketchfest co-founder Cole Stratton.

Janet Varney has performed in Rifftrax commentaries for the following films:.

In March 2012, Janet Varney launched a podcast titled The JV Club, hosted on Nerdist.

Janet Varney is one of the core cast members of the improvised SciFi podcast Voyage to the Stars, and the podcast Thrilling Adventure Hour.

Janet Varney has appeared on the podcast Hello from the Magic Tavern as the character Braidwynn the Warrior Elf, who disguises herself as Crone Bakeress.

Janet Varney is a frequent guest on the puzzle, riddle and lateral thinking podcast Hey Riddle Riddle.

Janet Varney is the co-founder, creative director and producer of SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, and is the co-founder of the San Francisco sketch group Totally False People.

Janet Varney is a core member of the Los Angeles based improv group Theme Park Improv.

Janet Varney performed with the Los Angeles and San Francisco-based group Sequel 4000.