Lauren Elizabeth Ash (born February 4, 1983) is a Canadian actress, musician, comedian and writer. Ash is best known among television audiences for her role as Dina Fox on the sitcom Superstore, in which she was also a writer for an episode. She is also an alumna of both Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser in 2006 and 2007 and has also won for Best Performance by a Female - Television for Almost Heroes in 2012 and in 2015 won Best Female Performance in a Feature Film for her role as Carol in the film Dirty Singles. Since 2020, Lauren co-hosts her own podcast, "True Crime and Cocktails" along with her cousin, Christy Oxborrow. In 2023, Ash began a music career and in September 2025 she released her debut album.
Acting career Ash has played various roles in Scare Tactics as well as the Canadian TV series Almost Heroes where she won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won Best Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006.
She had a recurring role in The Ron James Show and made guest appearances in Lost Girl, Cracked, Bomb Girls and Call Me Fitz. Other film and television credits include Video on Trial, Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated film Lars and the Real Girl. She was also the voice of Sam Goldman in the animated Canadian series The Dating Guy. She was part of the American sitcom Super Fun Night alongside Rebel Wilson and Liza Lapira. She previously appeared in the first season Comedy Central series Another Period as Hortense, having taken over the role from Artemis Pebdani who played her in the pilot.
She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards for her appearance on Spun Out.
Ash starred as Dina Fox from 2015 to 2021 on the NBC sitcom Superstore.
From 2018 to 2020, she voiced Scorpia in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
In 2020, she began a weekly podcast titled True Crime and Cocktails with her cousin Christy Oxborrow.
On April 13, 2021, Variety reported that Ash had signed an overall talent and development deal with NBCUniversal. She will also write a half-hour comedy pilot with Universal Television as part of her contract. She also starred in the Netflix animated comedy Chicago Party Aunt in the same year.
In 2022, Ash has mentioned that she wrote a screenplay and she's looking to pitch her spec.
In 2023, Ash became a series regular playing Lexi Rhodes on the television show, Not Dead Yet. The show was canceled in 2024 after two seasons.
Music career Ash entered the music field in 2023 with the release of two singles. When asked to describe her musical style, she referenced early 2000 Pop-punk and "if Gwen Stefani fronted Blink-182." In October 2023, Ash released the three song Sad This Christmas EP. In 2025, Ash released the singles and music videos for "Whiplash", "Cool Story, Bro" (the video features appearances by her former Superstore cast members) and "Dumpster Fire". In June 2025 she announced that her first studio album would be released in September 2025 and that she will tour in support of the album. In July 2025 her song "Whiplash" was nominated for Best Rock/Pop Song at the Hollywood Independent Music Awards. The awards ceremony was held on July 30, 2025, at the Avalon Hollywood.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Lars and the Real Girl Holly 2008 Camille Waitress 2011 Calvin's Dream Sylvia 2012 S is for Bird Sunny Short film 2014 Dirty Singles Carol Apple's Hack Proof iPhone Short film 2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Mindy 2017 The Disaster Artist Florist 2021 Hope. Woman Short film; Also director 2023 Family Switch Barb
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005–2014 Video on Trial Herself Various appearances as Juror 2006 The Wilkinsons Scarlett Tucker Runaway Police Officer Episode: "There's No Place Like Home"Sketch with Kevin McDonaldVariousTelevision movie 2007 Across the River to Motor City Vicki Episode: "Walk Like a Man" 2008 Facebook of Revelations: Robot A6 Television short; also writer Facebook of Revelations: Puppy Murray's Wife Television short; also writer Facebook of Revelations: Heroes Lenore Television short; also writer 2009 Howie Do It 11 episodes Hotbox 3 episodes 2009–2010 The Dating Guy Sam Goldman, Danica Morris (voices) 26 episodes 2011 Almost Heroes (TV_series) Bernie 8 episodes 2010–2011, 2013 The Ron James Show 6 episodes 2010–2013 Scare Tactics Various 12 episodes 2012 Almost Naked Animals Puma (voice) 4 episodes 2013 Bomb Girls Olga Episode: "The Quickening" Cracked Officer Kelly Morris Episode: "Spirited Away" Lost Girl Jane Episode: "Fae-ge Against the Machine" Call Me Fitz Sidekick Sadie Episode: "Baby's First Brothel" 2013–2014 Super Fun Night Marika 17 episodes 2014 Spun Out Julie Anderson Episode: "Stalkblocker" 2015 Another Period Hortense Bellacourt 9 episodes 2015–2021 Superstore Dina Fox Main role, 113 episodes; also writer for the episode "Gender Reveal" 2017 Bill Nye Saves the World Kale Episode: "This Diet Is Bananas" 2017, 2018 Hollywood Game Night Herself Multiple episodes 2018, 2023 $100,000 Pyramid Herself Celebrity 2018–2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Scorpia (voice) Main role 2019 Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode: "Ben Feldman vs. Lauren Ash" 2020 It's Pony Officer Karen (voice) Episode: "10 Minute Ticket"2020American Dad!Paramedic (Voice)Episode: "Businessly Brunette" 2021–2022 Chicago Party Aunt Aunt Diane (voice) Main role 2021 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Woman at Poolside Episode: "The Simple Life" 2023 Kiff Beryl Chatterley (voice) Recurring role 2023–2024 Not Dead Yet Lexi Rhodes Series regular 2024 Hell's Kitchen Herself Guest diner; Episode: "Don't Be Fooled"Rock Paper ScissorsSandpaper (voice)Recurring role
Discography
Albums and EPs Sad This Christmas EP (October 2023) Call Me When You Get This studio album (September 2025)
Singles "Now I Know" (2023) "Umbrella (2023) "Sad This Christmas" (2023) "The One Who Got Away (2024) "Pathological" (2024) "Whiplash" (2025) "Cool Story, Bro" (2025) "Dumpster Fire" (2025)
Music videos "Now I Know" (2023) "Sad This Christmas" (2023) "Whiplash" (2025) "Cool Story, Bro" (2025) "Dumpster Fire" (2025)
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year work(s) Category Result Hollywood Independent Music Awards 2025 "Whiplash" Best Rock/Pop Song
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