Gerri Lee Lawlor (May 16, 1969 – January 28, 2019) was an American actress, voice actress and homeless advocate. She was the co-creator, along with Marc Gimbel and Stephen Kearin, of the fictitious Simlish language used in The Sims.

Lawlor starred as Elizabeth Goodman in the deconstructive comedic film Suckerfish in 1999. She was the voice of "The Bully" in the Annie Award-winning animated short Hubert's Brain.

Lawlor was a Company Player at BATS Improv.

Between 2006 - 2007 and in 2011, Gerri Lawlor worked closely as a female vocalist for the anonymous art collective The Residents.

Lawlor died suddenly on January 28, 2019, from causes that have not been disclosed.

Filmography

{| class="wikitable"

|+From IMDB

!Year

!Title

!Director / Game Studio

!Role

|-

|1994

|Twisted: The Game Show

|Jim Eisenstein / Studio 3DO

|Hannah

|-

|1999

|Suckerfish

|Brien Burroughs

|Elizabeth Goodman

|-

| rowspan="2" |2000

|The Sims

| rowspan="3" |Will Wright / Maxis & Edge of Reality

| rowspan="3" |Sim

|-

|The Sims Livin' It Up

|-

| rowspan="3" |2001

|The Sims: House Party

|-

|Hubert's Brain

|Phil Robinson & Gordon Clark

|The Bully

|-

|Wet Hot American Summer

|David Wain

|Whistling Woman, Uncredited

|-

| rowspan="5" |2003

|SimCity 4

|Will Wright / Maxis

|Sim

|-

|Security

|Brien Burroughs

|Actress

|-

|The Sims: Superstar

| rowspan="3" |Will Wright / Maxis

| rowspan="3" |Sim

|-

|SimCity 4: Rush Hour

|-

|The Sims Makin' Magic

|-

|2004

|The Sims 2

| rowspan="4" |Will Wright / Maxis Redwood Shores

| rowspan="2" |Adult Female Sim 1

|-

|2005

|The Sims 2: University

|-

| rowspan="2" |2006

|The Sims 2: Open for Business

| rowspan="2" |Sim

|-

|The Sims 2: Pets

|-

| rowspan="2" |2007

|Limbo

|Mitch Temple

|Piffy

|-

|Orange #8

|Leonardo D'Antoni

|The Piffy / Piccolo Player

|-

|2008

|The Council

|Brien Burroughs

|City Clerk

|-

|2010

|Telephone: The Office Version

|Peter Furia

|Phone Licker

|-

|2011

|Tower Heist

|Brett Ratner

|Performer on Stars And Stripes Forever March<nowiki/>'

|-

|2015

|#BeRobin the Movie

|Kurt Weitzmann

|Self

|-

|2018

|Billionaire Boys Club

|James Cox

|Performer on Someone To Watch Over Me<nowiki/>'

|}

References

  • MobyGames' entry on Lawlor