Sara Rue

She played the role of "Carmen Ferrara" on the drama '' Popular '' and currently stars as "Claudia Casey" on the sitcom '' Less Than Perfect ''.

She guest-starred in 2000 as Joyce, the Compulsive Overeater sister of Grace Adler ( Debra Messing ), on the NBC Sitcom '' Will & Grace ''.

Rue, the elder of two daughters, was raised in New York City ; her parents were active in Broadway theaters. She began her own acting career at the age of nine, appearing in the film ''Rocket Gibraltar'' as Kevin Spacey 's daughter (and as the late Burt Lancaster 's granddaughter).

She won critical acclaim for her television series debut, starring in the comedy '' Grand '', before going on to work on '' Phenom '', '' Minor Adjustments '', '' Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane '', '' ER '', '' The Division '' and '' Popular ''. She has appeared in several films ('' A Map Of The World '', '' Can't Hardly Wait '', '' A Slipping Down Life '', '' Gypsy 83 '' and had a bit part as a babysitter in Gore Verbinski's adaptation of '' The Ring ''), and so impressed director Michael Bay that a role was written in into the movie '' Pearl Harbor '' for her.

She will briefly appear in the 2006 Mike Judge film, '' Idiocracy '' in the role of an attorney general.

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