Janet Varney Biography
Janet Varney is an actress, comedian, writer, and producer from the United States. Varney is best known for her role as Korra in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Legend of Korra. She first appeared on television in 2004 as a guest on the Comedy Central debate show Crossballs.
Janet Varney Age
She was born Janet Maureen Varney on February 16, 1976, in Tucson, Arizona, United States of America. Janet is 47 years old as of February 2023.
Janet Varney Height
She stands at a height of 5′ 9″ (1.77 m).
Janet Varney Education
She graduated as salutatorian from Rincon High School in 1993 and is a 1997 Bachelor of Arts graduate of San Francisco State University, where she majored in theater. She later pursued a career in interior design before returning to acting.
Janet Varney Career
Varney has been hosting The JV Club podcast since 2012, and she also co-hosts the Avatar: Braving the Elements podcast. She is the co-founder, creative director, and producer of San Francisco’s long-running comedy festival, SF Sketchfest. Varney made her television debut in 2004 as a guest on Crossballs, a Comedy Central debate show. She has appeared as a guest star in a number of television shows, including Bones, Better Off Ted, How I Met Your Mother, Hot in Cleveland, and Psych. Varney has appeared in recurring roles on the HBO shows Entourage, Burning Love, Country Comfort, You’re the Worst, and Take My Wife.
She collaborated on Neil’s Puppet Dreams with Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka in 2012. Varney also began voicing the main character of Korra on the Nickelodeon animated series The Legend of Korra, a spin-off of Avatar: The Last Airbender, in 2012. Varney played Korra for the entire four seasons of the show, which ended in 2014. Varney was nominated for an Emmy in 2016 for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role in Everyone’s Crazy But Us, a Funny or Die web series. Varney played Sheriff Evie Barret in the IFC series Stan Against Evil. From 2016 to 2018, the show aired for three seasons.
Varney created, produced, and starred in Fortune Rookie, an eight-episode web series presented by IFC, in 2018. Varney took over as host of the TBS cooking and entertainment show Dinner and a Movie in 2005, succeeding Lisa Kushell. She appeared in each episode alongside Paul Gilmartin and Claud Mann, introducing films and injecting humor during the preparation of a creative dinner for some themes. In 2011, the show was canceled. Varney and fellow SF Sketchfest co-founder Cole Stratton have written and performed several comedic audio commentaries for films. These are officially sanctioned by RiffTrax founder and Mystery Science Theater 3000 alumnus Michael J. Nelson and appear on the RiffTrax website under the RiffTrax Presents branding.
Varney launched The JV Club podcast in March 2012, which was hosted on Nerdist.com from 2012 to 2018. The JV Club announced its transition to the Maximum Fun network in November 2018. In January 2023, the podcast released its 500th episode. Varney has appeared on the improv comedy podcast Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins as “Little Janet” Varney on a regular basis. She is also a regular on the improvised SciFi podcast Voyage to the Stars and the Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast. The official Nickelodeon companion podcast to Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: Braving the Elements, premiered on June 22, 2021, hosted by Varney (the voice of Korra) and Dante Basco.
She has appeared as the character Braidwynn the Warrior Elf, who disguises herself as Crone Bakeress, on the podcast Hello from the Magic Tavern. Varney has been the voice of Janet Lubelle on Welcome to Night Vale since 2022. Varney is the co-founder, creative director, and producer of SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, as well as the co-founder of the Totally False People sketch group. She is a founding member of the improv group Theme Park Improv in Los Angeles. She was a member of the Los Angeles and San Francisco-based band Sequel 4000.
Janet Varney Net Worth
Varney has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars.
Janet Varney Movies and TV Shows
2023 Urkel Saves Santa: the Movie
2021 See You Next Christmas
2021 Injustice
2016 Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse
2015 Norm of the North
2014 Present Tense
2011 The Selling
2011 Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
2010 Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega
2009 Still Waiting…
2008 Bill
2008 Drilbit Taylor
2007 Humble Pie
2007 Dante’s Inferno
2004 Catwoman
2003 Stuck