Lynn Favin

Lynn Favin is an American actress. She is known for her roles on Elsbeth, The Get Down, Veep, Famous in Love, The Show Must Go Online, and for voicing seventeen characters on the animated series Robot Chicken on Adult Swim. She performed on Saturday Night Live and is a regular actress with the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, and currently resides in New York City.

Early life and education Favin received a double Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Theater from Wesleyan University, where she appeared in numerous plays and musicals. She holds a Master in Fine Arts in Acting from the Old Vic (UK), and trained at Juilliard.

Television Favin is a major recurring voice actor on Robot Chicken seasons 8 through 11, and plays Holly on Elsbeth. She has also guest starred on Veep, Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack, The Get Down, and The Show Must Go Online. Her national commercial work includes spots for Subway, Dramamine, American University, and Amazon Prime's Jean-Claude Van Johnson.

She starred in the VitaminWater: Brooklyn Bridge commercial directed by Spike Lee, and starred as Soo-Yeon in Gig Work.

Favin played cello on Saturday Night Live for Lady Gaga and Bowen Yang in the Season 50, Episode 8 musical routine "Wonderful Tonight".

Film Favin is a recurring leading actress with the AFI in Los Angeles, with work on the independent film Papa Gorilla Banana, shot in Venice, California. She received top billing as The Cellist in Ving Rhames's movie Uppercut: the Still Version, released in 2023, and Uppercut: the Sparkling Version, released in 2025.

Theater Favin played Rosalind in As You Like It, and Glauce in the world premiere of Medea: A Rock Cantata before booking her first National Tour, playing Ophelia in Hamlet, Lily in The Giver, the Narrator/Cellist in Grapes of Wrath in repertory. She was the Inaugural Equity Guest Artist for Shakespeare on the Bluff in Los Angeles, starring as Desdemona in Othello and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and appeared as a Witch in Macbeth with the Shakespeare Theater of Los Angeles. She has numerous regional Equity credits including Life x 3 at Coachella Valley Rep, and was in the opening company of the Sarah Play at Round House Theatre.

Personal life Favin currently lives in New York City and is represented by Buchwald.

Filmography Television Year Title Role 2015-2021 Robot Chicken Supergirl, Mei Ling, Tibby, Various voices 2016 The Get Down Singer 2016 Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack Cher 2017 Veep Assistant 2017 Famous in Love Girl #1 2018 Get Shorty Wendy 2019 The New Negroes Money Girl 2020 The Show Must Go Online Lady Percy, Queen Margaret 2023 Austintatious Susan 2024 Elsbeth Holly 2025 Long Bright River Music student #1 2025 Gig Work Soo-Yeon 2025 Saturday Night Live Performer - "Wonderful Tonight" 2025 Preach, Pray, Love Roberta Miles 2025 The Beast In Me On Air Press 2026 American Classic Celebrity

Film Year Title Role 2010 Papa Gorilla Banana Cecil Yamamoto 2017 E-Men Video Saija 2018 Dry City Andie 2019 Deuterostomes Jane 2021 Haunted City: Radio Play Phantom Faye 2021 Reunion of Champions Annie Prescott 2023 Uppercut: the Still Version The Cellist 2025 Uppercut: the Sparkling Version The Cellist 2025 Kiss of the Spider Woman Villager 2026 Highly Motivated Individuals Scarlett 2026 Last Shot Felicia 2026 Kobold Stella

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