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Judy Greer has quickly made a successful name for herself. She currently appears in Spike Jonze's (Being John Malkovich) Adaptation, starring Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep. She will also be seen in the soon to be released Without Charlie. Written and directed by Adam Rifkin (Detroit Rock City, Mousehunt), his feature was originally titled Without Vicky and centered on a young man dealing with his first heartbreak after a relationship ends with his girlfriend Vicky. Greer auditioned to play Vicki but impressed Rifkin so much that he decided to rewrite the project, changing the lead male to a lead female role and re-titling it. "She was so funny and so lovable and so unique that we all decided, 'Why not make it a female lead, cast her and make it about a girl's first heartbreak? Rifkin said. Judy was so awesome (that) we just felt compelled to reconfigure the whole movie."

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She was recently seen as the co-starring role of Penny in the The Wedding Planner, opposite Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughy. Penny is Mary's (Lopez) best friend and confidant as well as one of the wedding planners at the 'Here Comes the Bride Agency.' It is 'Penny' that 'Mary' confides in that she has fallen in love, and 'Penny' is the one who advises her to forget about 'Henry' (McConaughy)

Greer is also credited for her role Paramount's feature What Women Want with Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, and Marissa Tomei. This film is a romantic feature about a man who can hear women's thoughts. Greer portrays Erin, the office 'mouse' of whom Gibson's character saves from committing suicide.

Judy's other feature credits include: Kissing a Fool with David Schwimmer and Mili Avital, Jawbreaker with Rose McGowan and Rebecca Gayheart, Three Kings with George Clooney and Mark Walhberg, The Specials with Jamie Kennedy, Rob Lowe and What Planet Are You From? with Garry Shandling.

Born and raised in Detroit, Greer is recent graduate of The Theatre School at Chicago's De Paul University, where she starred in such productions as Yellow Boat, Insignificance, and House of Bernarda Alba. While living in Chicago, Greer was cast in the Universal feature Kissing a Fool. Greer eventually packed her bags and moved to Los Angeles with a development deal at Paramount television already in progress. Greer's television credits include a series regular on CBS's Love or Money, guest-starring roles on CBS's Early Edition, Lifetimes Oh Baby and a starring role in the NBC pilot Ice.

Greer currently resides in Los Angeles.

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