Born in Glendale, California, and raised in Massachusetts, Debra Jo Rupp sorta fell into acting. She made her stage debut in third grade...in a brownie troop production. While Rupp intended to study drama in college, her parents, who were against her pursuit in acting, sent her to the best liberal arts college that could find, the University of Rochester in New York, which didn't offer drama...until a month before she started (lucky...very lucky). Her big break came ten years later with the starring role in a play about modern-day relationships called "A Girl's Guide to Chaos". Her other broadway credits include "Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". In televison, Rupp has appeared in over a dozen sitcoms including "Seinfeld", "Friends", and "The Jeff Foxworthy Show". Her movie credits include "Big" with Tom Hanks, "Sgt. Bilko" playing Dan Akykroyd's wife, and "Death Becomes Her" opposite Goldie Hawn. She is currently on "That 70s Show" playing the happy-go-lucky Kitty.
Debra Jo currently resides in Los Angeles (my hand hurts from writing "Los Angeles" so much).
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