Briga Heelan

Briga Heelan

Born: April 2, 1987
in Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Briga Heelan is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work on the sitcoms Cougar Town, Ground Floor, and Undateable.

Heelan initially thought she was going to be in musical theatre. She first met her Ground Floor co-star, Skylar Astin, at a musical theatre convention.

Heelan's break-out TV role was on Cougar Town. She is credited as being a recurring character on Undateable and appears in three episodes plus the pilot. She was able to shoot both Bill Lawrence-helmed Ground Floor and Undateable simultaneously, as both comedies are multi-camera, which require fewer production days than single-camera days.

On Heelan's role in Ground Floor, TV critic Alan Sepinwall said Heelan is "simply terrific as Jenny: warm and quirky while always feeling like a strong and independent character". The Los Angeles Times said Heelan "makes Ground Floor watchable", describing her as "remarkably alive and in the moment; she makes real all that she touches. I could easily recommend tuning in just to watch her work – and hereby do."

Movies for Briga Heelan...

Title: So Help Me Todd
Character: Amy
Released: September 29, 2022
Type: TV
Despite their opposing personalities, a talented but directionless P.I. who is the black sheep of his family begrudgingly agrees to work as the in-house investigator for his overbearing mother, a successful attorney reeling from the recent dissolution of her marriage.
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Title: B Positive
Character: Samantha
Released: November 5, 2020
Type: TV
Faced with finding a kidney donor, newly divorced dad Drew is at the end of his rope when he runs into Gina, a rough-around-the edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together they form an unlikely bond and begin a journey that will change both of their lives.
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Title: Bob Hearts Abishola
Character: Marion
Released: September 23, 2019
Type: TV
A love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
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Title: Great News
Character: Katie
Released: April 25, 2017
Type: TV
A New Jersey mom puts her relationship with her daughter to the test when she lands an internship at the same TV station where her daughter works.
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Literally, Right Before Aaron
Title: Literally, Right Before Aaron
Character: Julie
Released: April 22, 2017
Type: Movie
Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her upcoming wedding. Returning home for the festivities, Adam must confront unresolved feelings while trying to convince himself and everyone else that he is truly happy for her.
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Dean
Title: Dean
Character: Becca
Released: April 16, 2016
Type: Movie
A freelance illustrator in New York suffers a quarter-life crisis and leaves his home for the west coast.
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Title: Love
Character: Heidi McAuliffe
Released: February 19, 2016
Type: TV
Rebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships.
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The Night Is Young
Title: The Night Is Young
Character: Veronica
Released: October 29, 2015
Type: Movie
This is the story of the night Matt and Dave met Amy and Syd. All feeling a bit fed up with their jobs and Los Angeles, luck would have it that they decide to go to the same bar on the same night. Thankful to meet anyone who isn't painfully self absorbed, the drinks pile up as the four twenty-somethings find unexpected friendships, and maybe something more
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Title: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Character: Connie Cavanagh
Released: October 12, 2015
Type: TV
Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan - in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in that exotic hotbed of romance and adventure: suburban West Covina, California.
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Title: Go-Go Boy Interrupted
Character: Ashley
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: TV
Jimmy Fowlie (writer/actor) developed the concept for “Go-­Go Boy Interrupted” from his time as a go­-go dancer in LA. He was inspired to create his own sketch show at The Groundlings Theater, where he regularly performs.
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Title: Undateable
Character: Nicki
Released: May 29, 2014
Type: TV
Danny Burton is a 30-ish carefree single guy who has watched most of his friends move on to serious relationships. When his last remaining friend Shannon moves out to get married, Danny searches for a new roommate. A promising candidate is Justin, the owner of Black Eyes Bar in Detroit (frequently mispronounced "Black Guys Bar"). Justin and his friends - the nerdy Burski, oddball Shelly, and recently out-of-the-closet gay guy Brett - all have certain qualities that make them appear "undateable".
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Title: Ground Floor
Character: Jenny Miller
Released: November 14, 2013
Type: TV
Brody, a young hot-shot banker at Whitestone Trust, thought he was just having a one-night stand with Jennifer, a beautiful woman he met at a bar. But when he discovers that she works in maintenance for the building where he works, their worlds begin to collide in the most unexpected way. Facing Brody’s critical boss, Mr. Mansfield, as well as annoyed colleagues, the pair must find a way to deal with their growing feelings for each other in this modern take on Romeo & Juliet.
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Title: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Character: Keri Brennan
Released: September 17, 2013
Type: TV
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
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Title: Jane by Design
Character: Amanda Clark
Released: January 3, 2012
Type: TV
Teenage Jane lands a job at Donovan Decker, a hip fashion house, when they mistake her for an adult. Jane soon finds herself juggling life both as a regular high school student and as an assistant to a high powered executive in the cutthroat world of fashion... all while trying to keep her true identity a secret.
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Title: Happy Endings
Character: Ryan
Released: April 13, 2011
Type: TV
A fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay friends after the perfect couple who brought them all together break up on their wedding day. The failed wedding forces them all to question their life choices. Then there are Alex and Dave themselves, who strike a truce and must learn to live with the changes their breakup has brought.
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Title: Modern Family
Character: Linda
Released: September 23, 2009
Type: TV
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
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Title: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character: Valerie
Released: October 15, 2000
Type: TV
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.