Nora Kirkpatrick
6.5Acting

Nora Kirkpatrick

Dec 6, 1984 - Peru, Illinois, USA

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.

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Cast

Media
Movie2014Crying ManBrooke
Movie2010GrowthKirstin Daniels
Movie2007CrashingBarton's Girlfriend
Movie2007KatrinaTyler
Movie2013Big SurAlyson
Movie2013Sexy Evil GeniusAbby
Movie2013All Together NowKylie
Movie2012DreamworldJules
Movie2005What's Bugging SethNora Green
Movie2015Pink Grapefruit
Movie2015Movies in SpaceRachel
Movie2017Sandy WexlerSienna
Movie2017The BabymoonShanon
Movie2017Woman ChildKate Montgomery
Movie2019Modern/Love in 7 Short FilmsWife
Movie2010How to Make Love to a WomanCarla
Movie2007A Slice of LynchWaitress
TV Show2008Dorm Life46
TV Show2007GreekKatherine Parker19
TV Show2007GreekJoel1
TV Show2014Chasing LifeJaclyn2
TV Show2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Crissy1
TV Show2014Jennifer FallsStephanie Doyle10
TV Show2011Breaking InPatty Boggs1
TV Show2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJane Lewis1
TV Show2012Men At WorkNora1
TV Show2005The OfficeEsther Bruegger5
TV Show2023ShrinkingKellie1
TV Show2016RidersMary3

Crew

Media
Movie2014NeverOriginal Music ComposerSound
Movie2025A Tree Fell in the WoodsDirectorDirecting
Movie2025A Tree Fell in the WoodsWriterWriting
Movie2025A Tree Fell in the WoodsExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2017LosProducerProduction
Movie2015Must Feed and WaterMusicSound
Movie2019Long Time Listener, First Time CallerDirectorDirecting
Movie2019Long Time Listener, First Time CallerWriterWriting
TV Show2013The GoldbergsDirectorDirecting
TV Show2016RidersExecutive ProducerProduction