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Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress and singer. After working in theatre in Chicago, Mullally moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and began to appear in supporting roles in film and television productions. She made her Broadway debut in ''Grease'' in 1994 and has since appeared in several Broadway musicals. She is best known for playing the wealthy, alcoholic socialite Karen Walker on the Emmy Award-winning TV sitcom ''Will & Grace'' from 1998-2006. From 2006 until early 2007, Mullally hosted the short-lived talk show ''The Megan Mullally Show''. She has since appeared in guest-starring roles in television programs such as ''Parks and Recreation'', ''Happy Endings'', ''30 Rock'', ''Up All Night'', ''Boston Legal'', and a GLAAD Award-winning episode of ''The New Adventures of Old Christine''. In 2010, Mullally starred as Lydia in the second season of ''Party Down''. She also currently co-stars as Chief on Adult Swim's Emmy Award-winning ''Childrens Hospital'', and has recurred as Tammy Swanson on NBC's ''Parks and Recreation'' (playing her real-life husband, Nick Offerman's, ex-wife), Dana Hartz on ABC's ''Happy Endings'', and Aunt Gayle on the FOX animated comedy ''Bob's Burgers''. Mullally received seven consecutive Emmy Award nominations for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for her role on ''Will & Grace'', winning twice in 2000 and 2006, giving her more nominations and more wins than any other character on the show. She also received seven consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for ''Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series'', winning three times in 2001, 2002 and 2003, and was nominated for four Golden Globe awards for the same role. ==Early life== Mullally was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Martha (née Palmer) and Carter Mullally, Jr., an actor who was a contract player with Paramount Pictures in the 1950s. Mullally moved to her father's native Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of six.〔Stated in interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio''〕 She is of Irish ancestry on her father's side. She studied ballet from the age of six and performed at the Oklahoma City Ballet during high school, also studying at the School of American Ballet in New York City. Following her graduation from Casady School, she attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she studied English Literature and Art History, and subsequently became active in Chicago theatre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Megan Mullally」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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