Janeane Garofalo/Trivia


 * What Could Have Been: Has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in Dogma as Bethany's friend. In the DVD commentary for the film, Kevin Smith castigates himself for not casting Garofalo in the lead instead, citing Linda Fiorentino being impossible to direct.
 * On the strength of her success in Cats and Dogs, Garofalo was offered the leading lady role in Jerry Maguire. By the time she had gotten in shape for the role, Renee Zellweger was cast in her place.
 * Garofalo later received an offer to play Gale in Scream (played by Courtney Cox in the film) and was David Fincher's first choice to play Marla in Fight Club; she turned both down.
 * She played Princess Fiona opposite Chris Farley in the first soundtrack for Shrek. After Farley's death, both parts were completely changed and Janeane's sarcastic princess no longer worked.