Mandell Maughan is a Portuguese-American film and television actress. She is best known for starring as Maggie in Me, Myself & I on CBS and Lisa Casper in Resident Alien on Syfy. She also played Victoria King, for four seasons, in the comedy fan favorite Bajillion Dollar Propertie$.

Mandell Maughan
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, writer
Years active2001–present

Early life

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Maughan was born and raised in Point Loma, a peninsula within southern California, often referred to as "Little Portugal".[1] She spent much of her youth traveling, internationally, as a member of The San Diego Children's Choir. After graduating from the University of San Diego High School, Maughan attended The University of Arizona and became a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Professional Acting from the competitive Arizona Repertory Theatre program, with a double minor in Classical Voice and Portuguese. Following her graduation, Maughan immediately moved to Los Angeles to start her career in film and television.

Career

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Mandell Maughan began her career starring in the title role of the Prison Break spin-off series, Prison Break: Proof of Innocence. She would go on to appear in the cult film Midnight Movie and several television shows including Ghost Whisperer, House of Lies, and Undateable.

Maughan is best known for starring as Victoria King in the reality show spoof, Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. Shortly after, she would play Maggie in the CBS comedy Me, Myself and I with Bobby Moynihan, Jack Dylan Grazer and John Laroquette. Following, Maughan starred as Lisa Casper in the Syfy thriller, Resident Alien based on the comic book of the same name. Throughout this time, she made appearances in the Netflix film Between Two Ferns and the Netflix series Grace and Frankie.

Mandell has acted in over 100 episodes of television including Black-ish, The Neighborhood and the Showtime drama The Affair.

In addition to film and television, Maughan has made comedic appearances in podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! with Scott Aukerman and Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins. She has also performed live at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, The Second City and IO Theater.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Midnight Movie Samantha
2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie Nic Jeffries
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Playbook Potential Girlfriend Episode: "Gaming and Taming Technology"
2006 Prison Break: Proof of Innocence Amber McCall 26 episodes
2008 The Young and the Restless Lynsey 2 episodes
2008 Ghost Whisperer Patsy Episode: "Break Room"
2008 Man Stroke Woman Various Characters TV movie
2008 Do Not Disturb Allie Episode: "Break Room"
2009 Life Ziggy Episode: "Evil... and His Brother Ziggy"
2009 The Ex List Samantha Episode: "Flower King"
2009 Single White Millionaire Attractive Girl TV movie
2012 Save the Supers Elementra 7 episodes
2013 Sean Saves the World Donna Episode: "Sean Comes Clean"
2014 The Millers Waitress Episode: "You Are the Wind Beneath My Wings, Man"
2015 House of Lies Stacy Episode: "Trust Me, I'm Getting Plenty of Erections"
2015 Undateable Erica Episode: "A Japanese Businessman Walks Into a Bar"
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Mallory Episode: "Krysten Ritter Wears a Turtleneck and Black Boots"
2016–2019 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Victoria King 34 episodes
2017–2018 Me, Myself & I Maggie 13 episodes
2018 The Neighborhood Lyndsey Episode: "Welcome to the Fundraiser"
2019 Black-ish Amy Copeland Episode: "Is It Desert or Dessert?"
2019 The Affair Cashawn Episode: "501"
2020 Grace and Frankie Cassidy Episode: "The Confessions"
2021–2022 Resident Alien Lisa Casper 11 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result
2001 The Cabrillo Festival Miss Cabrillo Won

References

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  1. ^ "Point Loma native – and former Miss Cabrillo – stars in new reality show spoof". SDNews.com. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
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