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Lindsay Mendez

Acting Born Mar 1, 1983 Norwalk, California, U.S. 22 credits

Biography

Lindsay Michelle Mendez (born March 1, 1983) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in American musical theatre. She won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in a Broadway revival of Carousel. Her other credits on Broadway include Elphaba in Wicked (performing during the production's tenth anniversary), Godspell, and Jan in Grease. Mendez starred alongside Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe in the first Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, which opened to critical acclaim on Broadway in October 2023.

From September 2019 to November 2023, Mendez co-starred on the CBS drama series All Rise as court stenographer Sara Castillo.

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Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Andrea Vargas
  • Modern Family (2009) as Bel Air Black Widow
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
  • Elementary (2012) as Dr. Angela Hardy
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
  • Station 19 (2018) as Lawyer
  • Elsbeth (2024) as Grace Hackett
  • All Rise (2019) as Sara Castillo
  • Smash (2012) as Lindsay Mendez
  • Stars in the House (2020) as Self
  • American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez (2024) as Tanya Singleton
  • The American Revolution (2025) as Catharine Macaulay / Mary M. Campbell (voice)
  • Helpsters (2019) as Doctor Devin
  • Merrily We Roll Along (2025) as Mary Flynn
  • The Grotto (2022) as Carmelita
  • Broadway's Leading Ladies (2025) as Self
  • Show of Titles (2021) as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
  • This American Life: Live at BAM (2014) as Naomi
  • Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway (2020) as Performer
  • These Little Ones Perish
  • Significant Other (2020) as Laura