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Laraine Newman

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Biography

Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, comedian and writer. A founding member of the Groundlings, she was part of the original cast of Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980. Her film appearances include Coneheads, Problem Child 2 and Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and she has had a long career in voice acting for animated films and series.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

WALL·E

As Additional Voices (voice)

Minions & Monsters

As Additional Voices (voice)

Hoppers

As Additional Voices (voice)

The Sheep Detectives

As Fainting Sheep (voice)

Despicable Me 4

As Melora / Additional Voices (voice)

Sing

As Meena's Grandmother / Additional Voices (voice)

The Boxtrolls

As Female Townsfolk 1 / Female Townsfolk 2 (voice)

Jingle All the Way

As First Lady

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Hope Is a Good Thing

From the walls of Shawshank to the rooftops of Tehran, a chain of films about friendship, resilience, and the stubborn persistence of hope.

8 films

Pure-Hearted Heroes

Sixty years after Batman '66 taught us that heroism can be bright, sincere, and utterly without irony, this chain celebrates films whose protagonists believe, s...

7 films

Signals in the Ash

From a father's vigil to a robot's devotion, eight films trace the fragile threads that hold humanity together when the world falls quiet.

8 films

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