# Lindsay Sloane
**Lindsay Sloane** (born Lindsay Sloane Leikin in 1977) is an American actress best known for playing Valerie Birkhead on the sitcom *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* and Emily on the CBS reboot of *The Odd Couple*, and for supporting roles in studio comedies such as *Bring It On*, *She's Out of My League*, *The Other Guys*, and *Horrible Bosses* and its sequel[1](https://entertainment.ie/person/lindsay-sloane/). She began performing as a child, appeared in the 1990 CBS animated special *Why, Charlie Brown, Why?*, and has worked continuously in television and film for more than three decades[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/). Some sources give her birthplace as Queens rather than [Long Island](https://www.edgepedia.org/long-island), New York[3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/sloane-lindsay-1977).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lindsay Sloane Leikin; later Leikin-Rollins[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lindsay-sloane/credits/3030013248/) |
| Born | 1977, Long Island, New York, USA (some sources say Queens)[3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/sloane-lindsay-1977) |
| First screen role | Voice of Big Sister in the CBS special *Why, Charlie Brown, Why?* (1990)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/) |
| Signature TV role | Valerie Birkhead on *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1997–1999)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/) |
| Best-known films | *Bring It On* (2000, Big Red), *She's Out of My League* (2010, Marnie), *The Other Guys* (2010, Francine), *Horrible Bosses* (2011) and *Horrible Bosses 2* (2014, Stacy Arbus)[1](https://entertainment.ie/person/lindsay-sloane/) |
| Sitcom regular | Emily on CBS's *The Odd Couple* (2015–2017), 38 episodes, opposite Matthew Perry[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/) |
| Producing | Executive producer of the TV movie *Paterno* (2018)[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1148078-lindsay_sloane) |
| Family | Married agent Dar Rollins in 2004; two daughters[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/bio/) |
## Early life and start in acting
Sloane grew up in a Jewish family; her father, Joey Leikin, worked as a sales manager and her mother, Renée, was a children's librarian[8](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/lindsay-sloane/). Born in New York, she moved with her family to California when she was one year old[9](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/). She decided early on that she wanted to act, signing with an agent at the age of eight and beginning work in commercials, theater, and voice acting[9](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/). Her determination was tested on one occasion when her mother drove her to an audition through the 1992 Los Angeles riots[10](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lindsay-sloane/bio/3030013248/).
Her television debut came at about age 13, voicing the character Big Sister in the CBS animated special *Why, Charlie Brown, Why?* (1990)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/). The following year she began a two-season recurring role as Alice Pedermeir, a classmate of narrator Kevin Arnold ([Fred Savage](https://www.edgepedia.org/fred-savage)), on the ABC sitcom *The Wonder Years*, which she played from 1991 to 1993[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/). She attended Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, California, alongside fellow future actresses [Lori Beth Denberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/lori-beth-denberg) and [Candace Cameron Bure](https://www.edgepedia.org/candace-cameron-bure)[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/bio/).
## 1990s television and the Sabrina years
Through the mid-1990s Sloane accumulated guest roles on series including *My So-Called Life*, *Promised Land*, *Dharma & Greg*, and *Working*, where she reteamed with her former *Wonder Years* co-star Fred Savage in 1998[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/) • [9](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/). In 1995 she played Tina in the CBS Schoolbreak Special presentation *Between Mother and Daughter*, and in 1996 she won her first series regular role on the short-lived NBC sitcom *Mr. Rhodes* (1996–1997), which earned her a 1997 [Young Artist Award](https://www.edgepedia.org/young-artist-award) nomination for best performance in a television comedy as a supporting young actress[9](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/) • [10](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lindsay-sloane/bio/3030013248/).
The part that made her visible to a wide audience followed immediately: Valerie Birkhead, the naive but spirited best friend of the title character on the ABC sitcom *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch*, a role she held from 1997 to 1999[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/). She later returned to the franchise in a different part, playing the mermaid Fin in the spin-off television movie *Sabrina Down Under* (1999)[10](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lindsay-sloane/bio/3030013248/).
## Film career and Grosse Pointe
Sloane moved to feature films in 1999 with a supporting role in *Seven Girlfriends*, which screened at festivals but never received a wide release; her next film, the cheerleading comedy *Bring It On* (2000), starring [Kirsten Dunst](https://www.edgepedia.org/kirsten-dunst), was a box-office success[9](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/). As Big Red, the captain of the rival Toros cheer squad, she appeared in the film's opening dance sequence, which was nominated for a 2001 MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence[9](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/).
Back on television, she took recurring guest spots on Fox's *That '70s Show* (playing Patty in 1999–2000) and NBC's *The West Wing* in 2000, then joined the cast of *Grosse Pointe*, The WB's satirical sitcom about a backstage melodrama in the manner of *Beverly Hills, 90210*[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/). She played Marcy Sternfeld, a character widely described as a parody of actress [Tori Spelling](https://www.edgepedia.org/tori-spelling); the character, an insecure young actress with an eating disorder and very low self-esteem, underwent changes during the production so as not to strain relations between [Aaron Spelling](https://www.edgepedia.org/aaron-spelling) and producer Darren Star[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/). The show lasted one season, ending in 2001[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/).
## 2000s and 2010s film comedy
After *Grosse Pointe*, Sloane moved quickly into film roles[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/). Her first major starring role in a Hollywood feature was as [Albert Brooks](https://www.edgepedia.org/albert-brooks)'s daughter Melissa in *The In-Laws* (2003), the remake of the 1979 comedy, with [Michael Douglas](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-douglas) as her prospective father-in-law[9](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/).
She then settled into a steady run of supporting parts in studio comedies, typically playing girlfriends, exes, or friends of the leads[1](entertainment.ie). The sequence includes Chloe in *Over Her Dead Body* (2008) and Marcy in *The Accidental Husband* (2008); Laurel Simon in *The TV Set* (2006); Marnie, the title character's ex-girlfriend, in *She's Out of My League* (2010); Francine, [Mark Wahlberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-wahlberg)'s ex-fiancée, in *The Other Guys* (2010); and Stacy, fiancée of [Charlie Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/charlie-day)'s character, in the Warner Bros. comedy *Horrible Bosses* (2011) and its sequel *Horrible Bosses 2* (2014)[1](https://entertainment.ie/person/lindsay-sloane/) • [11](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/lindsay-sloane-43998.php). She also appeared in *A Good Old Fashioned Orgy* (2011) and *Dog Gone Love* (2003)[12](https://www.fandango.com/people/lindsay-sloane-630351/film-credits). On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, her best-rated film credit is *Paterno* at 69 percent and her worst is *The Accidental Husband* at 11 percent[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1148078-lindsay_sloane).
## Later television work
From the 2010s Sloane worked mostly on television, frequently in guest and recurring comedy roles. She played Maxeen, a character who hires Silas for a modeling gig and dates Andy, in the seventh season of *Weeds*; appeared on *Childrens Hospital* (2011–2015), *The League*, *Psych*, *Kroll Show*, and *Drunk History*, where she played [Nancy Reagan](https://www.edgepedia.org/nancy-reagan) in a 2014 episode[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/) • [13](https://www.jewage.org/wiki/en/Article%3ALindsay_Sloane_-_Biography).
Her last series regular role was as Emily, Felix's quirky neighbor, on the CBS sitcom reboot of *The Odd Couple* (2015–2017), opposite [Matthew Perry](https://www.edgepedia.org/matthew-perry) as Oscar Madison and [Thomas Lennon](https://www.edgepedia.org/thomas-lennon) as Felix Unger; the part ran for 38 episodes[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/) • [14](https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-on-cbs-primetime-the-odd-couple/). She recurred as Tina Steigerman on USA's *Playing House* (2014–2017), appeared in an episode of the A24 series *I'm Sorry* (2017), guest starred as Carly in *Kings of Con* (2016–2017), and appeared as Judy in an episode of the 2021 *Wonder Years* reboot[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/).
On the 2019 drama film *Endings, Beginnings*, directed by Drake Doremus, she played Billie opposite Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan, and Jamie Dornan[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/). Her most recent listed credit is as Amy Messina in *Home Delivery* (listed for 2025, with a 2026 release date)[12](https://www.fandango.com/people/lindsay-sloane-630351/film-credits).
## Producing
Alongside acting, Sloane has worked as a producer. She was executive producer of the 2018 television movie *Paterno*, starring Al Pacino, which stands as her highest-rated credit on Rotten Tomatoes[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1148078-lindsay_sloane). She is also credited as executive producer of the 2012 short *We Counted Your Knives* and the 2016 series *The Interestings*[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/).
## Personal life
In 2004 Sloane married Dar Rollins, an agent at International Creative Management[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/bio/). They have two daughters, Maxwell Lue Rollins, born 2012, and Pippa "Pip" Jean Rollins, born 2017[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/bio/). She remains close friends with her *Sabrina* co-star Melissa Joan Hart and was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Sarah Michelle Gellar to Freddie Prinze Jr.[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/bio/) • [9](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/)
## References
1. [Lindsay Sloane – Entertainment.ie](https://entertainment.ie/person/lindsay-sloane/)
2. [Lindsay Sloane – TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lindsay-sloane/)
3. [Sloane, Lindsay 1977- – Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/sloane-lindsay-1977)
4. [Lindsay Sloane – TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lindsay-sloane/credits/3030013248/)
5. [Lindsay Sloane (I) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/)
6. [Lindsay Sloane – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1148078-lindsay_sloane)
7. [Lindsay Sloane Biography – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005441/bio/)
8. [Lindsay Sloane – MN2S Booking Agency](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/lindsay-sloane/)
9. [Lindsay Sloane Biography – Tribute](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/lindsay-sloane/10854/)
10. [Lindsay Sloane Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards - TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lindsay-sloane/bio/3030013248/)
11. [Lindsay Sloane Biography – The Famous People](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/lindsay-sloane-43998.php)
12. [Lindsay Sloane Filmography – Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/lindsay-sloane-630351/film-credits)
13. [Lindsay Sloane Biography – JewAge](https://www.jewage.org/wiki/en/Article%3ALindsay_Sloane_-_Biography)
14. [New On CBS Primetime, 'The Odd Couple' – CBS New York](https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-on-cbs-primetime-the-odd-couple/)
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