Frances Callier
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Eleanor Frances Callier (born May 17, 1969), better known as Frances Callier, is an American
actress and comedian
. Her television credits include According to Jim
, My Name Is Earl
, Frasier
, and Curb Your Enthusiasm
. She is perhaps best known for her co-starring role in the British comedy, 3 Non-Blondes
.
She had a recurring role as Roxy the Bodyguard in the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. She appeared in the unaired pilot episode of the Fox
series Drive
.
Frances Callier is half of the comedy duo Frangela
. She appears regularly as Frangela on VH1
s Best Week Ever
. She has been seen on CNN
's Showbiz Tonight
, Headline News, Fox News Red Eye
and she is a regular contributor to NPR
's Day to Day
. She is a radio talk show host on KTLK Saturday afternoons. She recently left the NBC
reality series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!.
Callier also appeared in a Drake & Josh
episode "Little Diva" as Helen, the movie theater manager to fill in for Yvette Nicole Brown
, who could not make the taping.
She was in the movie He's Just Not That Into You
in a scene in the park with her comedy co-star Angela V. Shelton
of Frangela
.
She has also been seen on MTV's Made helping children with their diets.
Callier was on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here With Co-star Angela V. Shelton
.
On day eight, four days after her best friend Angela was evicted, Callier made it public that she would be leaving camp and joining her friend Angela back in Los Angeles
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. Her television credits include According to Jim
According to Jim
According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2001 to June 2, 2009.-Synopsis:Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father...
, My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
, Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
, and Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
. She is perhaps best known for her co-starring role in the British comedy, 3 Non-Blondes
3 Non-Blondes
3 Non-Blondes is a hidden camera comedy show , distributed by the British Broadcasting Corporation on the BBC Three digital network channel. It also airs on BBC America and Comedy Channel in Australia.Ninia Benjamin, Tameka Empson and Jocelyn Jee Esien play a range of comical characters to the...
.
She had a recurring role as Roxy the Bodyguard in the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. She appeared in the unaired pilot episode of the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
series Drive
Drive (TV series)
Drive is a short-lived American action drama television series created by Tim Minear and Ben Queen, produced by Minear, Queen, and Greg Yaitanes, and starring Nathan Fillion, four episodes of which aired on the Fox network in April 2007...
.
Frances Callier is half of the comedy duo Frangela
Frangela
Frangela is a Los Angeles-based comedy duo composed of comedians, Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, both of The Second City. Callier and Shelton regularly appeared on the VH1 weekly comedy news review, Best Week Ever, the NPR radio show, Day to Day and the Fox News late night show, "Red Eye w/...
. She appears regularly as Frangela on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
s Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009...
. She has been seen on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
's Showbiz Tonight
Showbiz Tonight
Showbiz Tonight is an American entertainment news program on HLN .Showbiz Tonight is hosted by A.J. Hammer at CNN New York. The show reports and debates celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies, along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and...
, Headline News, Fox News Red Eye
Red eye
Red eye or red-eye or redeye may refer to:-In humans and animals:*Red eye , is a symptom of eye disease.*Red-eye effect, the appearance of red eyes in photos due to the use of a flash*Red eye, an extremely rare eye color...
and she is a regular contributor to NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's Day to Day
Day to Day
Day to Day was a one-hour weekday American radio newsmagazine distributed by National Public Radio , and produced by NPR in collaboration with Slate. Madeleine Brand served as host since 2006...
. She is a radio talk show host on KTLK Saturday afternoons. She recently left the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
reality series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!.
Callier also appeared in a Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh
Drake & Josh is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers. It stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, respectively. Both actors had played roles in The Amanda Show,...
episode "Little Diva" as Helen, the movie theater manager to fill in for Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown is an American actress and comedian. Brown has appeared in various commercials, television shows, and films throughout her career...
, who could not make the taping.
She was in the movie He's Just Not That Into You
He's Just Not That into You (film)
He's Just Not That Into You is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis, based on the self-help book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, which in turn was inspired by a line of dialogue in Sex and the City...
in a scene in the park with her comedy co-star Angela V. Shelton
Angela V. Shelton
Angela V. Shelton is an American comedian and actress. Her television credits include Mr. Show with Bob and David, Grounded for Life, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She is also the voice of the bonus villain Calypso in the Spider-Man 3 video game. She is also one half of the duo Frangela, the...
of Frangela
Frangela
Frangela is a Los Angeles-based comedy duo composed of comedians, Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, both of The Second City. Callier and Shelton regularly appeared on the VH1 weekly comedy news review, Best Week Ever, the NPR radio show, Day to Day and the Fox News late night show, "Red Eye w/...
.
She has also been seen on MTV's Made helping children with their diets.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show is an American animated television series that premiered on September 27, 2009, as a part of the "Animation Domination" lineup on Fox in the United States... |
Evelyn "Cookie" Brown | |
| 2009 | I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! (U.S. season 2) The second season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here! premiered on June 1, 2009 and concluded on June 24, 2009. The season, aired on NBC, a revival of the ABC series of the same name and continued to follow the same format as the original British series. It is also broadcast in Ireland and the... |
Camp Member | Quit day 8 |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That into You He's Just Not That into You (film) He's Just Not That Into You is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis, based on the self-help book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, which in turn was inspired by a line of dialogue in Sex and the City... |
(Frangela Frangela Frangela is a Los Angeles-based comedy duo composed of comedians, Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, both of The Second City. Callier and Shelton regularly appeared on the VH1 weekly comedy news review, Best Week Ever, the NPR radio show, Day to Day and the Fox News late night show, "Red Eye w/... ) |
scene in park |
| Drive Drive (TV series) Drive is a short-lived American action drama television series created by Tim Minear and Ben Queen, produced by Minear, Queen, and Greg Yaitanes, and starring Nathan Fillion, four episodes of which aired on the Fox network in April 2007... |
Patrice | Unaired Pilot | |
| 2006–2008 | Hannah Montana Hannah Montana Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real... |
Roxy | Recurring role |
| 2007 | Frangela Frangela Frangela is a Los Angeles-based comedy duo composed of comedians, Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, both of The Second City. Callier and Shelton regularly appeared on the VH1 weekly comedy news review, Best Week Ever, the NPR radio show, Day to Day and the Fox News late night show, "Red Eye w/... |
Herself | Main Cast |
| 2006 | Emily's Reasons Why Not Emily's Reasons Why Not Emily's Reasons Why Not is a television series starring Heather Graham. The show, which was based on the novel of the same name, was canceled by its broadcaster, ABC, after airing one episode on January 9, 2006.-Premise:... |
The Receptionist | Small Role |
| 2005 | I Can't Believe I Wore That | Herself | |
| 2005 | Best Week Ever Best Week Ever Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009... |
Herself | VH1 |
| 2005 | My Name is Earl My Name Is Earl My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States... |
Barbie | Guest Role |
| 2004 | Drake and Josh | Helen | One episode replacement for Yvette Nicole Brown Yvette Nicole Brown Yvette Nicole Brown is an American actress and comedian. Brown has appeared in various commercials, television shows, and films throughout her career... |
| According to Jim According to Jim According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2001 to June 2, 2009.-Synopsis:Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father... |
Trudy | Guest Role | |
| 2003 | Like Family Like Family Like Family is an American sitcom that aired on The WB in 2003. The series starred Holly Robinson Peete and Kevin Michael Richardson and lasted one season... |
Customer #2 | Small Role |
| It's all Relative It's All Relative It's All Relative is an ABC sitcom about a man who dates the adoptive daughter of a gay couple, which forces their very different families to learn to coexist.- Overview :... |
Shopper #1 | Small Role | |
| 3 Non-Blondes 3 Non-Blondes 3 Non-Blondes is a hidden camera comedy show , distributed by the British Broadcasting Corporation on the BBC Three digital network channel. It also airs on BBC America and Comedy Channel in Australia.Ninia Benjamin, Tameka Empson and Jocelyn Jee Esien play a range of comical characters to the... |
Hidden Camera Operator | Series Regular | |
| Fraiser | Nurse | Guest Role | |
| Hey Monie! | Yvette | Small Role | |
| 2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself... |
Social Worker | Guest Role |
Callier was on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here With Co-star Angela V. Shelton
Angela V. Shelton
Angela V. Shelton is an American comedian and actress. Her television credits include Mr. Show with Bob and David, Grounded for Life, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She is also the voice of the bonus villain Calypso in the Spider-Man 3 video game. She is also one half of the duo Frangela, the...
.
On day eight, four days after her best friend Angela was evicted, Callier made it public that she would be leaving camp and joining her friend Angela back in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
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