MARY BIRDSONG will soon be starring in HBO's latest British import series "Suburban Shootout," slated to start filming here in the US this fall. On the big screen, you may have caught her in the Sony feature film "Made Of Honor" opposite Patrick Dempsey. If ou missed that, don't despair! You can also catch Mary in the upcoming feature "Adventureland" (directed by "Superbad's" Greg Mottola). She also starred in the Paramount/Fox feature film "RENO 911: MIAMI" playing the beloved role of Deputy Kimball, who is now gracing the tv screen with her bumbling attempts at law enforcement in the tv series "Reno 911" on Comedy Central. Mary recently won a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut with Martin Short in the musical "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me!" She has also trod the boards as "Vixen Fox" (porn star!) in Elaine May's off-Broadway comedy "Adult Entertainment" with Danny Aiello and Jeannie Berlin at the Variety Arts Theatre in NYC. Other tv credits include playing the trashy sister of Scott Wolfe the CBS tv pilot "Rubbing Charlie," a guest starring role as "Lisa Barnes" along with Dave Atell on NBC's "ED," and the very difficult role as "herself" with Dennis Leary in Contest Searchlight on Comedy Central. You may have seen one of herspecial correspondent segments for Comedy Central's "The Daily Show w/Jon Stewart." And James Caan also appears on her list of cool male co-stars, thanks to a pilot she shot with him for FOX. Mary was a series regular ("Connie") in the CBS sitcom "Welcome to New York" with Christine Baranski, and co-starred with Cheri Oteri in the sitcom pilot, "Loomis." Mary has appeared as a guest star on "Normal People" (FOX TV pilot with Tori Spelling), and "Talk To Me" (ABC sitcom w/Kyra Sedgwick). She has done guest spots on MTV's "Apt. 2F," Comedy Central's "Viva Variety," NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" & "The Howard Stern Show" on E! (fully clothed). As a writer/performer Mary created 25+ original characters in the NBC sketchcomedy pilot, "Live On Tape." She has also written a series of one-acts forher alter-ego, the 1940s B-movie star Janet Lamé, who recently made her smallscreen debut on NBC's variety show "Late Friday." She has also performedher other one-woman shows "The Very Mary Birdsong Show" & "The Respectable Race" in L.A. at the HBO/WB Workspace and in New York @ PSNBC. Her one-woman show entitled "Judy Speaks: Gumm's Last Tape" was produced at the Ars Nova Theatre in New York City. Other film credits include "Above Freezing," "Let It Snow," "In God's Hands," (starring Peter Sarsgaard) and "The Last Request" (starring Danny Aiello.) Her voice can be heard on many a commercial, and she also sings in the rock band Cottonhead.