Artemis Pebdani
Artemis Pebdani is an American actress, best known for her roles as Susan Ross on Scandal, Artemis Dubois on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Gramma Alice on Big City Greens.
Early life
Pebdani was born and raised in Texas. Her parents were Iranians who left Iran in the mid-1970s, five years before the Islamic Revolution.
Career
Since 2005, Pebdani has had the recurring role of Artemis, the foul-mouthed friend of Sweet Dee, in the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In 2013, she appeared in the music video for the New Kids on The Block single "Remix (I Like The)".
Pebdani has had guest starring roles on How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Hot in Cleveland, and House of Lies. In 2014, she played the role of Flo Packer in the second season on the Showtime drama Masters of Sex. In 2015, she joined the cast of Shonda Rhimes's political drama Scandal as Susan Ross, the new Vice President of the United States. In 2016, she joined the cast of the Fox comedy Son of Zorn as Linda Orvend.
Since 2018, Pebdani has voiced Alice Green in the Disney Channel animated series Big City Greens. In 2020, she appeared in Disney+ film Godmothered.