Lucy Punch

Lucy Punch (born December 30, 1977) is a British comic actress. Typically cast as dim and conceited characters who deserve their comeuppance.

The London-bred Punch attended UCL to study French and art history, but was offered an acting job and subsequently dropped out. That role was Eveline in the period sitcom Let Them Eat Cake. The series bombed, but Lucy quickly became a known face on British TV. By 2004 she had graduated to film work, but migrated to Los Angeles to star in the short-lived sitcom The Class.

Then came the rocky patch. Finding herself out of work, Punch barely scraped together cash for an economy flight to London, where Woody Allen was holding auditions for You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger after his star, Nicole Kidman, dropped out due to a scheduling conflict. She nailed it; and thus began her life as a Hollywood "It" girl.

Hopefully, she'll one day be allowed to play someone besides an airheaded, social-climbing floozy. Dare to dream!

Lucy Punch provide examples of:

 * Alpha Bitch
 * Blondes Are Evil
 * Cheshire Cat Grin
 * Fake American
 * Popular Is Dumb

Notable film roles include:

 * Hattie in Ella Enchanted (2004)
 * Lead Stewardess in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
 * Eve Draper in Hot Fuzz (2007)
 * Charmaine in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
 * Darla in Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
 * Amy Squirrel in Bad Teacher (2011)

Notable TV roles include:

 * Queen Stephanie in The New Adventures of Robin Hood (TV movie, 1998)
 * Sally Peep in The Tenth Kingdom (3 episodes, 2000)
 * Shaya in Dinotopia (2003, "Night of the Wartosa")
 * Elaine Denham in Doc Martin (2004)
 * Holly Ellenbogen in The Class (2007)
 * Sally in The Sarah Silverman Program (2007, "Ah Men")
 * Deena Pilgrim in Powers (2012, pre-production)