Actor profile

Janet Varney

16th February 1976 Tucson, Arizona, United States Acting

Janet Varney (born February 16, 1976) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for voicing the title character in Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra (2012 - 2014). She also had prominent roles in the series Stan Against Evil (2016 - 2018) and You're The Worst (2014 - 2019). She was hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie from 2005 - 2011. Varney's film appearances include Catwoman (2004), Drillbit Taylor (2008), Still Waiting... (2009), Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011), and Norm of the North (2016).

27 Movies 37 TV Shows 64 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Muppet Treasure Scriptland 12th May 2026 as Rat Tourist

The Muppet Scriptmas Carol poster

The Muppet Scriptmas Carol 20th December 2025

The Muppets Take Scripthatten poster

The Muppets Take Scripthatten 24th October 2025 as Janice / Yolanda Rat / Jill

The Scripted Muppet Caper poster

The Scripted Muppet Caper 5th May 2025 as Janice

The Muppet Script poster

The Muppet Script 9th February 2025 as Janice

But I'm a Shoe poster

But I'm a Shoe 13th November 2024 as Shoe/Girl

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! poster

Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! 21st November 2023 as Old Lady Buechler / Amber / Woman (voice)

Injustice poster

Injustice 9th October 2021 as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)

See You Next Christmas poster

See You Next Christmas 20th August 2021 as Lenora

Planet Claire 2nd March 2019 as Claire (voice)

RiffTrax Live: Day of the Shorts: SF Sketchfest 2019 poster

RiffTrax Live: Day of the Shorts: SF Sketchfest 2019 28th February 2019 as Self

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse poster

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse 14th October 2016 as Shana

Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016 poster

Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016 4th April 2016 as Self

Norm of the North poster

Norm of the North 14th January 2016 as Janet (voice)

Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015 poster

Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015 6th March 2015 as Herself

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live poster

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live 1st March 2015 as Rebecca Rose Rushmore

Present Tense 10th July 2013 as Cynthia

RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013 poster

RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013 30th May 2013 as Herself

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer poster

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer 10th June 2011 as Jill Moody (Mom)

The Selling poster

The Selling 29th April 2011 as Mary Best

Best Player poster

Best Player 12th March 2011 as Tracy Saunders

Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega poster

Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega 1st January 2010 as Howard Fishtickle - Mom

Still Waiting... poster

Still Waiting... 17th February 2009 as Haley

Drillbit Taylor poster

Drillbit Taylor 4th February 2008 as Attractive Woman Driver

Dante's Inferno poster

Dante's Inferno 18th January 2007 as Teacher / Cleopatra / City of Dis Intercom / Ulysses' Usher (voice)

Humble Pie poster

Humble Pie 1st January 2007 as Joleen

Catwoman poster

Catwoman 22nd July 2004 as Party Girl

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch poster

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch 14th October 2025 as Anna Grimsdóttir (voice)

Platonic poster

Platonic 23rd May 2023 as Vanessa

The Legend of Vox Machina poster

The Legend of Vox Machina 27th January 2022 as Vilya (voice)

Fails Marathon: Christmas Week 2021 21st December 2021 as Critical Role Host (archive footage)

Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins 20th September 2021

Country Comfort poster

Country Comfort 19th March 2021 as Summer

Dicktown poster

Dicktown 9th July 2020 as Tracey

Harley Quinn poster

Harley Quinn 29th November 2019 as Mera (voice)

Bless the Harts poster

Bless the Harts 29th September 2019 as Kitty (voice)

Fortune Rookie poster

Fortune Rookie 2nd October 2018 as Janet Varney

Um, Actually... poster

Um, Actually... 28th September 2018 as Self - Contestant

Stan Against Evil poster

Stan Against Evil 31st October 2016 as Evie Barret

American Housewife poster

American Housewife 11th October 2016 as Jenn

HarmonQuest poster

HarmonQuest 14th July 2016 as Sedona

You're the Worst poster

You're the Worst 17th July 2014 as Becca Barbara

@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick 21st October 2013 as Self

Maron poster

Maron 3rd May 2013 as Delphine

Neil's Puppet Dreams poster

Neil's Puppet Dreams 27th November 2012 as Patron

Burning Love poster

Burning Love 1st June 2012 as Carly

MyMusic poster

MyMusic 15th April 2012 as Nancy Spackman

The Legend of Korra poster

The Legend of Korra 14th April 2012 as May (voice)

Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele 31st January 2012 as White Woman #1

The Exes poster

The Exes 30th November 2011 as Lorna

Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland 16th June 2010 as Ellen

Warehouse 13 poster

Warehouse 13 7th July 2009 as Elise

Better Off Ted poster

Better Off Ted 18th March 2009 as Female Lawyer

Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital 8th December 2008 as Stacy

Halfway Home poster

Halfway Home 14th March 2007

Happy Hour poster

Happy Hour 7th September 2006 as Molly

Psych poster

Psych 7th July 2006 as Connie Camp

What About Brian poster

What About Brian 16th April 2006 as Carol

Free Ride poster

Free Ride 1st March 2006 as Megan

Love, Inc. 22nd September 2005 as Glenda

How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother 19th September 2005 as Stacey

Bones poster

Bones 13th September 2005 as Maureen Perot

Entourage poster

Entourage 18th July 2004 as Amy Miller

Crossballs: The Debate Show poster

Crossballs: The Debate Show 6th July 2004