Nora Kirkpatrick
Born: 1984-12-06 in Peru, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Nora Kirkpatrick is an American actress, writer and director. She is a graduate from UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television. She is probably best known for her role as Katherine, the stern president of Panhellenic, on the ABC Family TV series Greek, or for her recurring role on the ninth season of The Office as Esther Bruegger, a neighboring farmer's daughter who becomes Dwight's girlfriend. Kirkpatrick starred in the 2015 film Pink Grapefruit, which won the SXSW Grand Jury Award. She has played many other roles in film and TV, including Men at Work, Jennifer Falls, Don't Trust the B, and Chasing Life. She was one of the leads of the popular mockumentary web series Dorm Life, in which she played Courtney Cloverlock. in 2016, Kirkpatrick created a TV show for Comedy Central entitled Best-Seller, which she wrote with Saturday Night Live alum Dennis McNicholas. The show was produced by Olivia Wilde, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay from Gloria Sanchez Productions. In 2017, Kirkpatrick created, wrote and directed Virtually Mike and Nora, the first virtual reality comedy series for Hulu, with collaborator Mike O'Brien. The first two episodes of the series played at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. In a 2017 Forbes article, Kirkpatrick mentions virtual reality's ability to cause "spatial un-comfortability," and her aim to make the viewer the lead character of the story. Kirkpatrick studies and performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Los Angeles.
Filmography
2025
- A Tree Fell in the Woods ... (Writer)
2023
- Shrinking as Kellie
2019
- Long Time Listener, First Time Caller ... (Director)
- Modern/Love in 7 Short Films as Wife
2017
- The Babymoon as Shanon
- Los ... (Producer)
- Sandy Wexler as Sienna
- Woman Child as Kate Montgomery
2016
- Riders as Mary
2015
- Pink Grapefruit
- Must Feed and Water ... (Music)
- Movies in Space as Rachel
2014
- Chasing Life as Jaclyn
- Never ... (Original Music Composer)
- Crying Man as Brooke
- Jennifer Falls as Stephanie Doyle
2013
- The Goldbergs ... (Director)
- Big Sur as Alyson
- All Together Now as Kylie
- Sexy Evil Genius as Abby
2012
- Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 as Crissy
- Men At Work as Nora
- Dreamworld as Jules
2011
- Breaking In as Patty Boggs
2010
- Growth as Kirstin Daniels
- How to Make Love to a Woman as Carla
2008
2007
- Greek as Joel
- Crashing as Barton's Girlfriend
- Katrina as Tyler
- A Slice of Lynch as Waitress
2005
- The Office as Esther Bruegger
- What's Bugging Seth as Nora Green
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jane Lewis