Eleanor Frances Callier (born May 17, 1969) is an American producer, writer, comedian and actress. Her television credits include According to Jim, My Name Is Earl, Frasier, Drake & Josh, Hannah Montana, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Callier is also known for her co-starring role in the British comedy, 3 Non-Blondes.
Frances Callier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eleanor Frances Callier May 17, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian, producer, writer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | Thomas Greene |
| Website | frangela |
Career
editShe had a recurring role as Roxy the Bodyguard in the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana.
Frances Callier is half of the comedy duo Frangela with Angela V. Shelton. She appears regularly as Frangela on VH1's Best Week Ever and together with Shelton on The Stephanie Miller Show. As of Spring 2019, the duo also do two weekly podcasts for Miller's Sexy Liberal Podcast Network (The Final Word and The Final Word - Idiot of the Week).[1] 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 KEIB Saturday afternoons. She left the NBC reality series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!.
Callier also appeared in the Drake & Josh episode "Little Diva" as Helen, the movie theater manager to fill in for Yvette Nicole Brown, who could not make the taping due to filming the short lived series The Big House. She appeared in the unaired pilot episode of the Fox series Drive.
She appeared in the movie He's Just Not That Into You in a scene in the park with her comedy co-star Shelton. She has also been seen on MTV's Made, helping children with their diets.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Frances | |
| 2015 | Slow Learners | Robin | |
| 2019 | Wine Country | Nurse Janiece | |
| 2021 | Batman: The Long Halloween | Nurse Tamara (voice) |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Social Worker | Episode: "The Shrimp Incident" |
| 2002 | Girls Behaving Badly | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.5" |
| 2003 | Frasier | Nurse | Episode: "Lilith Needs a Favor" |
| 3 Non-Blondes | Hidden Camera Operator | Regular Cast | |
| Hey Monie! | Yvette (voice) | Episode: "Bad Hair Day" | |
| It's All Relative | Shopper #1 | Episode: "Take Me Out" | |
| Like Family | Customer #2 | Episode: "Value of a Dollar" | |
| 2004 | According to Jim | Lamaze Instructor | Episode: "The Baby" |
| Drake & Josh | Helen | Episode: "Little Diva" | |
| 2005 | I Can't Believe I Wore That | Herself | Episode: "I Can't Believe I Wore That" |
| My Name is Earl | Barbie | Episode: "Faked My Own Death" | |
| 2006–08 | Hannah Montana | Roxy Roker | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
| 2007 | Drive | Patrice | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" |
| 2008 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | The Receptionist | Episode: "Why Not to Date Your Gynecologist" |
| 2009 | I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! | Herself/Camp Member | Main cast: season 2 |
| 2009–13 | The Cleveland Show | Evelyn "Cookie" Brown | Recurring cast |
| 2010 | The League | Twyla | Episode: "The Marathon" |
| Sym-Bionic Titan | Driving instructor (voice) | Episode: "Roar of the White Dragon" | |
| 2011 | Top Chef Masters | Herself | Episode: "Blinded Me with Science" |
| 2012 | 2 Broke Girls | Felicia | Episode: "And the Cupcake War" |
| 2013-14 | Quick Draw | Margaret | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2015 | MOCKpocalyspe | Herself | Episode: "Metal", "Country" & "Epic Music Videos" |
| 2017 | Family Guy | Shonda Rimes (voice) | Episode: "Emmy-Winning Episode" |
| 2018-19 | Me Time With Frangela | Herself/host | TV series |
| 2019 | #VanLife | Patty | Episode: "You Brought Your Mom?" |
| A Black Lady Sketch Show | Reverend | Episode: "Your Boss Knows You Don't Have Eyebrows" | |
| 2020 | Site Unseen | Herself/Panelist | TV series |
| 2019-21 | Just Roll with It | Lunch Lady | Recurring cast |
References
edit- ^ "Frangela: The Final Word | PodSearch". Podsearch. Retrieved February 29, 2020.