They auditioned everyone: “We auditioned a million people,” Schur said, “ranging from 13-year-old boys all the way to 75-year-old women and everything in between.” Now, Schur thinks back on casting Janet like that apocryphal story about how Michelangelo carved the David: by cutting away all the marble that wasn’t David. It’s a pretty good time for TV, and there are plenty of great shows with interesting human characters out there. [24] They married on July 31, 2010.
[2][4] Her mother's maiden name is Lori Engelfried. [7] Carden also appeared in guest roles in the comedy series Inside Amy Schumer (2015), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2016), and Veep (2017).
Such characters are “enigmatic” in the sense that they are individually mysterious and unknowable, but it is the particular flavor of femme fatale enigmatic that hasn’t really been new or different since film noir ran rampant in the 1940s and ’50s. Replicants. Or your mom! She went on to make appearances in several television series, including Inside Amy Schumer (2015), Broad City (2014–2019), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2016), and Veep (2017). 13. Nobody knew! FRIDAY and Karen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), it’s been sexbots all the way: disembodied sexbots (Her), holographic sexbots (Blade Runner 2049), Oscar-nominated sexbots (Ex Machina), Emmy-winning sexbots (Westworld). How would you even do it?! She also appeared in numerous films, such as Other People (2016), Let It Snow (2019), and Bombshell (2019).
Eleanor has a shocking realization about the Good Place. Hailed by Vanity Fair as “the glue that holds together The Good Place,” Janet is, in her own words, “not a robot,” “not a girl,” and absolutely the best. Eleanor Shellstrop is the protagonist of The Good Place. [25][26], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "Danville's D'Arcy Carden: In heaven in new NBC comedy 'The Good Place, "The Good Place's D'Arcy Carden Shows Us How Janet Fell on Her Face 40 Times", "D'Arcy Carden (Conan O'Brien needs a friend #66)", "Bill Hader on Why He Was "Very Nervous" to Play a Hitman in 'Barry, "New NYC tour bus gets riders up close and personal", "The Good Place's D'Arcy Carden Would Like You to Know She's Not a Robot", "Visit Janet's Void from 'The Good Place' Thanks to This Live Stream", "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - SAG Awards: 'A Star Is Born' Tops Film Noms; 'Mrs. She is merely Janet, an all-knowing being that serves as a helpful database in the afterlife. It’s like going to a frozen yogurt place with every conceivable flavor in the universe and never even trying an option other than vanilla. she also appeared in the Netflix comedy series Bonding and the Adult Swim animated comedy series Robot Chicken. The Good Place (2016-2020) is an American TV series, airing on NBC, about a woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is introduced to "The Good Place", a Heaven-like utopia, in reward for her righteous life.She realizes that she was sent there by mistake, and must hide her morally imperfect behavior and try to become a better person. [15][16], Carden had a recurring role as Gemma in the Comedy Central comedy series Broad City (2014–2019),[12] a series created by fellow UCB alumnae Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. [4][12] Carden enjoyed the show so much, she signed on for classes and kept progressing with the group. After all, I listed some pretty iconic titles right there and some of them relay the message that sexbots are people too. Whether causing unexpected complications—nearly causing an accidental apocalypse by trying to ignore her jealousy over Jason’s relationship with glamorous socialite Tahani (Jameela Jamil)—or saving the day when the gang have backed themselves in an impossibly tight corner—convincingly impersonating a “Bad Janet” and rescuing Michael (Ted Danson) from the clutches of his evil boss Shawn (Marc Evan Jackson)—Janet’s unpredictable weirdness enables The Good Place to be equally unpredictable and weird, in the all the best ways.
Because in practice things have gone a little differently. She also served as director and producer.