Judy Greer was born and raised outside of Detroit, Michigan, as Judith Therese Evans. She is the daughter of Mollie Ann (née Greer),a hospital administrator and former nun, and Richard Evans, a mechanical engineer. She has German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Scottish ancestry.
After training for nearly ten years in classical Russian ballet, Greer shifted her interest to acting and was accepted into Chicago's prestigious Theatre School at DePaul University.
After a variety of odd jobs during college, from telemarketer to oyster shucker, Greer landed her first on-screen role just three days after graduation -- a small part in the Jason Lee-David Schwimmer comedy Kissing a Fool (1998).
She flew to Los Angeles for the film's premiere and never left. Greer quickly landed a role in the dark comedy Jawbreaker (1999),with Rose McGowan and Rebecca Gayheart.
Greer went on to play a news correspondent in David O. Russell's Three Kings (1999),landing a memorable opening love scene with George Clooney.
Her performance caught the eye of Hollywood, and she appeared next in Mike Nichols's What Planet Are You From? (2000) as a flight attendant opposite Garry Shandling.
Her television credits include a recurring role as Jason Bateman's assistant Kitty on Fox's Arrested Development (2003),as well as guest-starring roles on Love & Money (1999),Maggie Winters (1998),and Early Edition (1996).
Greer starred opposite Jennifer Garner in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy 13 Going on 30 (2004),directed by Gary Winick.
She co-starred in writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (2004),opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sigourney Weaver, and William Hurt.
Set in 1897, the film revolves around a close-knit community that lives with the knowledge that a mythical race of creatures resides in the woods surrounding them.
The Village (2004) was released July 30, 2004, by Touchtone Pictures.
