Bio: Riki Lindhome was born in Coudersport, Pennsylvania but grew up primarily in Portville, New York (about 80 miles south of Buffalo). Her first break came when Tim Robbins cast her in his hit play, "Embedded", which played at the Public Theater in New York City, Riverside Studios in London and The Actor's Gang Theater in Los Angeles. Shortly after, Clint Eastwood cast her in her first film role, as "Mardell Fitzgerald" in Million Dollar Baby (2004). She also wrote and directed the award-winning short, Life Is Short (2006). Since then, she has found work in film, TV and commercials and performs in the LA-based comedy duo, Garfunkel & Oates, with Kate Micucci.
Tivia: Won the 1997 JFK Library's Profile in Courage essay contest.Is in the comedy band Garfunkel & Oates with actress Kate Micucci.Played a role on The Big Bang Theory (2007) as her band partner Kate Micucci and wrote with her the song that Howard composed for Bernadette.Got her first break, when Tim Robbins cast her in his hit play, "Embedded", which played at the Public Theater in New York.She is a member of the Actor's Gang Theater Company.She is of Irish and primarily of Swedish descent.Brother, Tim Lindhome, is the drummer for a popular New York band Navar.