Age: 32
female
Angela Giovana Giarratana (born October 1, 1993) is an actress, singer, and performer based in Los Angeles who began appearing in Smosh videos in August 2022, when she was confirmed to be a member of the Smosh Family. Angela is a graduate of UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television and has also studied comedy theatres such as The Upright Citizen Brigade, The Groundlings, and Second City. Giarratana has also appeared in several short films such as the 2018 film Roadside Steve as Mary, Like It as Lacy, Chloe Mary Lydia as Sam, D*ck P*ck as Maggie Rosenblatt, and Pool Party as Florence. She made her TV acting debut in the role as Hipster #2 in the American sitcom 2 Broke Girls in the episode "And The Pearl Necklace". She has since appeared in many TV series including Nickelodeon's Danger Force as Josie, Call Your Mother as Sarah, and also appeared as herself in the ABC Discovers: Los Angeles Talent Showcase. Recently, she has become well known for her work with StarKid Productions. She first appeared with Team StarKid in the musical Black Friday, playing the stoner Toy Zone worker Lex Foster. She reprised her role of Lex in Nightmare Time season 1 and season 2 as well as originating several new roles for the series. Giarratana also played the role of Grace Chasity in the musical, Nerdy Prudes Must Die, a role she originated in Nightmare Time season 2 episode 2 in the story Abstinence Camp. Nerdy Prudes Must Die premiered live at the El Portal Theatre in Hollywood, running February 16-25, 2023. A release of the production on YouTube occurred on October 13, 2023. Several members of Team StarKid appeared as guests in the video Try Not To Laugh Challenge 117 w/ Team StarKid!. She is also a co-host of the Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists podcast along with Smosh writer Patrick McDonald and Saturday Night Live cast member Jeremy Culhane.
In 1985, Neil Simon revised The Odd Couple for a female cast. The Female Odd Couple was based on the same story line and same lead characters, now called Florence Unger and Olive Madison. The poker game became Trivial Pursuit with their friends becoming the girlfriends: Mikey, Sylvie, Vera, and Renee. The English-born Pigeon sisters became the Spanish-born Costazuela brothers, Manolo and Jesus. The Female Odd Couple opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on June 11, 1985, and closed on February 23, 1986, after 295 performances and nine previews. Directed by Gene Saks, responsible for the 1968 film version, the leads were Sally Struthers as Florence (Felix) and Rita Moreno as Olive (Oscar), respectively, with Lewis J. Stadlen and Tony Shalhoub (in his Broadway debut) as the Costazuela brothers. Moreno was later replaced by Brenda Vaccaro. Struthers indicated on Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast that Moreno was very difficult to work with. A London production of this version ran at the Apollo Theatre in 2001 and starred Paula Wilcox (Florence) and Jenny Seagrove (Olive). Translated into Spanish as La extraña pareja the female version opened in Madrid in 2017. Directed by Andrés Rus, the leads were Susana Hernáiz (Olga/Olive) and Elda García (Flora/Florence) in the main roles.
