Amber Nash

{{short description|American actress (born 1977)}} {{Infobox person | name = Amber Nash | image = Amber Nash by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Nash at the 2019 WonderCon. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|6|6}} | occupation = Actress, comedian | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = Kevin Gillese }} '''Amber Nash''' (born June 6, 1977) is an American actress and improvisational comedian. She is known as the voice actress for Pam Poovey in the animated TV series ''Archer''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2019/05/14/voice-actress-and-atlanta-native-amber-nash-talks-new-season-of-animated-hit-archer/|title=Voice actress and Atlanta native Amber Nash talks new season of animated hit 'Archer'|date=2019-05-14|website=Atlanta INtown Paper|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-12|archive-date=2019-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517201557/https://atlantaintownpaper.com/2019/05/voice-actress-and-atlanta-native-amber-nash-talks-new-season-of-animated-hit-archer/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was also featured in the animated TV series ''Frisky Dingo''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/archer-star-amber-nash-pam-character-development-wants-voice-1020515|title='ARCHER' STAR AMBER NASH IS READY TO GO FROM PAM TO WILMA|last=Fekete|first=Bob|date=12 July 2018|website=Newsweek|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712175443/http://www.newsweek.com/archer-star-amber-nash-pam-character-development-wants-voice-1020515 |archive-date=2018-07-12 |access-date=}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Nash graduated from Georgia State University and worked as a youth counselor before beginning her work as an actor and improvisor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dadsgarage.com/team/amber-nash/|title=Amber Nash|website=Dad's Garage|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2017 | ''Axis'' | Radio Host | Voice role |- |2021 | ''America: The Motion Picture'' | Street Race Girl, Women's Rights Lady in Crowd, Anti-LGBTQ Rights Woman in Crowd | Voices |- |2023 | ''How to Ruin the Holidays'' |Michelle | |}

===Television=== thumb|upright|Nash in 2012 {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006–08 | ''Frisky Dingo'' | Valerie, Hooker, other voices | 14 episodes (voice roles) |- | 2009–23 | ''Archer'' | Pamela "Pam" Poovey | Main cast (voice role) |- | 2010 | ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' | Tabitha | Episode: "One Hundred" (voice role) |- | 2016 | ''Squidbillies'' | Prosperity | Episode: "Lipstick on a Squid" (voice role) |- | 2017 | ''Mr. Robot'' | Spokesperson | 1 episode |- | 2024 | Dead Boy Detectives | Tabby Cat | 2 episodes (voice role) |}

===Theatre=== *Catch 23 Atlanta<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catch23atlanta.com/content/begin-ninning |title=Catch23 The Begin-ninning |publisher=Catch23atlanta.com |date=2009-02-23 |accessdate=2012-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420161321/http://www.catch23atlanta.com/content/begin-ninning |archive-date=2013-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *The Doug Dank Project<ref name="thedougdankproject1"/> *Improv Ensemble<ref name="sketchworkscomedy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sketchworkscomedy.com/instructors.html#amber|title=Improv Ensemble at Dad's Garage Theatre|date=|publisher=Sketchworkscomedy.com|accessdate=2012-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222215605/http://www.sketchworkscomedy.com/instructors.html#amber|archive-date=2012-02-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> *''The Second City: Peach Drop, Stop and Roll'' at the Alliance Theatre

==Personal life== Nash is part of the Improv Ensemble at Dad's Garage Theater and The Laughing Matters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dadsgarage.com/team/amber-nash/|title=Amber Nash|website=Dad's Garage|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> She is a co-founder of The Doug Dank Project at Push Push Theatre and part of the Catch 23.<ref name="thedougdankproject1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thedougdankproject.com |title=Amber Nash with The Doug Dank Project |publisher=Thedougdankproject.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102171350/http://thedougdankproject.com/ |archive-date=2011-11-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Nash is married to improviser and actor Kevin Gillese with whom she regularly collaborates on comedic projects through Dad's Garage Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/charleston_scene/amber-nash-comedian-who-voices-pam-poovey-from-archer-to/article_4bfb097c-12c2-11e9-bf78-8b67d4f7a21f.html|title=Amber Nash, comedian who voices Pam Poovey from 'Archer,' to perform in Charleston|last=Oyer|first=Kalyn|date=9 January 2019}}</ref> She is vegan.<ref name="thebeet" />

Nash is a member of the board of directors of Project Chimps, a sanctuary for former research chimpanzees funded in large part by the Humane Society of the United States.<ref name="thebeet">{{cite web |last1=Danziger |first1=Lucy |title=Amber Nash, of Archer, Is Now Vegan: "Find the Version that Works for You"|url=https://thebeet.com/amber-nash-of-archer-is-now-vegan-find-the-version-that-works-for-you/ |website=The Beet |access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|2436722}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nash, Amber}} Category:Living people Category:American voice actresses Category:1977 births Category:21st-century American actresses Category:American women comedians