Missi Pyle
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Missi Pyle was born Andrea Kay Pyle on November 16, 1972 in Houston, Texas, and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. The daughter of Linda and Frank Pyle, she has four older siblings, sisters Debbie and Julie, and brothers Sam and Paul. Pyle attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated in 1995. Since then, Pyle has had a significant career in many films and television series. She has also established in parallel a singing career as a member of the country-rock band Smith & Pyle with actressShawnee Smith.
Pyle has started an acting career playing a minor role in the comedy filmAs Good as It Gets (1997)starringJack NicholsonandHelen Hunt.Her following notable roles were in the sci-fi parodyGalaxy Quest (1999),Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002)where she played her first role as a villain,Tim BurtonfilmsBig Fish (2003)andCharlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)starringJohnny DeppandChristopher Lee,Just My Luck (2006)starringLindsay Lohan,andSoccer Mom (2008)where she had a double role. Pyle has also played guest roles on many television series such asMad About You (1992)also starringHelen Hunt,Frasier (1993),The One with Ross' Teeth (1999),Ally McBeal (1997),three episodes ofTwo and a Half Men (2003),three episodes ofBoston Legal (2004),Grey's Anatomy (2005),two episodes ofHeroes (2006),and two episodes ofThe Mentalist (2008).Pyle is also an occasional voice actress, and has voiced characters in one episode of seriesFamily Guy (1999)and two episodes ofAmerican Dad! (2005).
Pyle began a career as a singer when she metShawnee Smithin 2007 while filming an ABC comedy pilot. Pyle stated that her dream was to be in a rock band, and Smith gave her the opportunity by creating the country-rock band Smith & Pyle in Los Angeles, California. Their debut album "It's OK to Be Happy" (2008) was recorded in Joshua Tree, California and was released under their own record label when they became business partners. Their first live performance was in Texas on January 18, 2008 and since then, the band performed in many other states, especially in West Virginia, until May 29, 2010 in California. In 2011, the actresses officially disbanded before their second album was completed.
Pyle has started an acting career playing a minor role in the comedy filmAs Good as It Gets (1997)starringJack NicholsonandHelen Hunt.Her following notable roles were in the sci-fi parodyGalaxy Quest (1999),Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002)where she played her first role as a villain,Tim BurtonfilmsBig Fish (2003)andCharlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)starringJohnny DeppandChristopher Lee,Just My Luck (2006)starringLindsay Lohan,andSoccer Mom (2008)where she had a double role. Pyle has also played guest roles on many television series such asMad About You (1992)also starringHelen Hunt,Frasier (1993),The One with Ross' Teeth (1999),Ally McBeal (1997),three episodes ofTwo and a Half Men (2003),three episodes ofBoston Legal (2004),Grey's Anatomy (2005),two episodes ofHeroes (2006),and two episodes ofThe Mentalist (2008).Pyle is also an occasional voice actress, and has voiced characters in one episode of seriesFamily Guy (1999)and two episodes ofAmerican Dad! (2005).
Pyle began a career as a singer when she metShawnee Smithin 2007 while filming an ABC comedy pilot. Pyle stated that her dream was to be in a rock band, and Smith gave her the opportunity by creating the country-rock band Smith & Pyle in Los Angeles, California. Their debut album "It's OK to Be Happy" (2008) was recorded in Joshua Tree, California and was released under their own record label when they became business partners. Their first live performance was in Texas on January 18, 2008 and since then, the band performed in many other states, especially in West Virginia, until May 29, 2010 in California. In 2011, the actresses officially disbanded before their second album was completed.
