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Riki Lindhome

American actress

Born
March 5, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1979

About Riki Lindhome

Erika "Riki" Lindhome (born 1978 or 1979) is an American actress, comedian and musician. She is best known as a singer and songwriter for the comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates with Kate Micucci. After making her television debut in 2002 with minor roles in the series Titus and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she guest-starred on the WB series Gilmore Girls (2005–2006), the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2008; 2017) and the HBO series Enlightened (2011). She co-created and starred in the Comedy Central period sitcom Another Period (2015–2018) with Natasha Leggero. She voiced the recurring role of Kimberly Harris in the Fox animated sitcom series Duncanville (2020–2022), and in 2022 she starred as Dr. Valerie Kinbott in the Netflix comedy horror series Wednesday. Lindhome made her feature film debut in the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby as Mardell Fitzgerald, and went on to star in the comedy horror films Hell Baby (2013) and The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020). In 2007, she formed Garfunkel and Oates with actress Kate Micucci. They wrote, produced and starred in an eponymous television series on IFC, which aired for one season in 2014. Their 2016 Vimeo comedy special Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. In 1997, Lindhome won first prize in the JFK Profiles in Courage essay contest awarded by the John F. In 2015, Lindhome and Natasha Leggero created the Comedy Central series Another Period, in which Lindhome also starred as Beatrice Bellacourt. Lindhome graduated from Portville High School in 1997.

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Riki Lindhome timeline

  1. In 1997, Lindhome won first prize in the JFK Profiles in Courage essay contest awarded by the John F.
  2. Lindhome graduated from Portville High School in 1997.
  3. In 2015, Lindhome and Natasha Leggero created the Comedy Central series Another Period, in which Lindhome also starred as Beatrice Bellacourt.
  4. She co-created and starred in the Comedy Central period sitcom Another Period (2015–2018) with Natasha Leggero.

The world when Riki Lindhome was born

Riki Lindhome was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Riki Lindhome's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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