Lauren Lapkus Net Worth

What is Lauren Lapkus's Net Worth?

Lauren Lapkus is an American actress, comedian, and podcaster who has a net worth of $1 million. Lauren Lapkus is known for her roles on such television series as "Orange is the New Black," "Crashing," "The Big Bang Theory," and "Good Girls." She has also acted in many films, including "Jurassic World," "The Unicorn," "Good Girls Get High," and "The Wrong Missy," and appeared on numerous podcasts, including her own "With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus."

Early Life and Education

Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus was born on September 6, 1985 in Evanston, Illinois. She has an older brother named Julian. As a teenager, she went to Evanston Township High School, where she performed in the annual student revue. During her senior year, Lapkus began taking improv classes at iO Chicago. She continued performing improv while attending DePaul University. After graduating from DePaul in 2008 with an English degree, Lapkus moved to New York City and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade. She lived in New York City for about 15 months before moving to Los Angeles in 2010.

Television Career

After moving to Los Angeles, Lapkus appeared in some television commercials and in some sketches on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" She was on the series "The Parent Project" from 2010 to 2011 before landing a main role on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Are You There, Chelsea?" in 2012. Lapkus had her breakout role in 2013 when she began playing correctional officer Susan Fischer on the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black." She played the character for the show's first and second seasons and later returned for the final season in 2019. Lapkus became very prolific due to her success on "Orange is the New Black." Between 2014 and 2015, she appeared in episodes of "House of Lies," "The Hotwives of Orlando," "Friends with Better Lives," "Key & Peele," and "Kroll Show," and had a main role on the short-lived TBS sitcom "Clipped." Lapkus had a big year in 2016, starring in the first episode of the sketch comedy series "Netflix Presents: The Characters" and lending her voice to the animated series "Bob's Burgers," "Adventure Time," "Animals.," and "American Dad!" In 2017, Lapkus voiced the protagonist Calista on the short-lived adult animated sitcom "Ginger Snaps" and began playing the main role of Jessica on the HBO series "Crashing." The latter ran for three seasons until 2019. Meanwhile, from 2018 to 2019, Lapkus played the recurring role of Denise on the CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."

In 2018, Lapkus began voice roles on three animated shows: "Harvey Girls Forever!," "Big City Greens," and "Craig of the Creek." On the first, which ran until 2020, she played the main role of Lotta. In 2020, Lapkus began playing the recurring role of Secret Service agent Phoebe Donnegan on the NBC series "Good Girls," a role she played for the show's final two seasons. She also began a voice role on the adult animated series "Star Trek: Lower Decks," and had guest voice roles on "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "Animaniacs," and "Close Enough." From 2021 to 2022, Lapkus lent her voice to an episode of the Netflix adult animated series "Inside Job." In 2023, she guest-starred on "A Million Little Things" and "History of the World, Part II" and competed on the game shows "Family Feud," "The $100,000 Pyramid," and "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune." Additionally, Lapkus voiced Gasolina for the first of three times on the adult animated sitcom "Digman!" In 2024, she played Absolute Sociopath in an episode of the HBO comedy anthology series "It's Florida, Man" and voiced Coca in three episodes of the Adult Swim animated series "Invincible Fight Girl." Lapkus went on to guest-star on the rebooted NBC sitcom "Night Court" in 2025.

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Film Career

Lapkus appeared in a number of short films before she began acting regularly in feature films in 2013. That year, she appeared in "Are You Here" and "The To Do List." Lapkus went on to play a babysitter in the 2014 romantic comedy "Blended." The following year, she played Vivian in the science-fiction blockbuster "Jurassic World." Lapkus next appeared in the 2016 musical comedy "Opening Night." She had her biggest year yet on film in 2018, with roles in "The Unicorn," "Dog Days," "Good Girls Get High," and "Holmes & Watson." In 2019, Lapkus played Carol Hunch in the Netflix film "Between Two Ferns: The Movie," a spinoff of Zach Galifianakis's web series. Kicking off the 2020s, she played the titular character in the romantic comedy "The Wrong Missy." Lapkus subsequently appeared in "For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close" and "Happiest Season"; she also narrated the 2020 documentary "The Last Blockbuster." Her credits since then have included "The Curse of Bridge Hollow," "The Out-Laws," and "Another Happy Day."

Podcasts and Web Series

In addition to her work on screen, Lapkus is known for her numerous and varied appearances on podcasts. She appeared especially often on "improv4humans" and "Comedy Bang! Bang!," and made appearances on such other pods as "Hollywood Handbook," "Never Not Funny," "The Nerdist Podcast," "You Made it Weird," and "Throwing Shade." Lapkus has hosted several of her own podcasts, as well, including her improv comedy pod "With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus," which ran from 2014 to 2019. Additionally, she has co-hosted such pods as "Wild Horses: The Perspective," "Raised by TV," "Threedom," and "Newcomers." In the world of web series, meanwhile, Lapkus starred opposite Ben Schwartz in Funny or Die's "The Earliest Show" in 2016.

Personal Life

Lapkus married her first husband, fellow actor and comedian Chris Alvarado, in 2014. They divorced in 2016. Lapkus went on to marry another actor and comedian, Mike Castle, in 2018. Together, they have two daughters.

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