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Briga Heelan

Briga Heelan

Actor · Born April 2, 1987 (39) · Andover, Massachusetts, USA

Briga Heelan is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work on the sitcoms Cougar Town, Ground Floor, and Undateable. Heelan initially thought she was going to be in musical theatre. She first met her Ground Floor co-star, Skylar Astin, at a musical theatre convention. Heelan's break-out TV role was on Cougar Town. She is credited as being a recurring character on Undateable and appears in three episodes plus the pilot. She was able to shoot both Bill Lawrence-helmed Ground Floor and Undateable simultaneously, as both comedies are multi-camera, which require fewer production days than single-camera days. On Heelan's role in Ground Floor, TV critic Alan Sepinwall said Heelan is "simply terrific as Jenny: warm and quirky while always feeling like a strong and independent character". The Los Angeles Times said Heelan "makes Ground Floor watchable", describing her as "remarkably alive and in the moment; she makes real all that she touches. I could easily recommend tuning in just to watch her work – and hereby do."

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 2, 1987 (39)
From
Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Briga Heelan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
36%
Survival
10%
Power
5%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
2
Absurd
1
Melancholic
1
Romantic
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Briga Heelan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Briga Heelan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Devil Wears Prada 2(2026)

    as Passenger

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • So Help Me Todd(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • B Positive(2020)

    Show 18 episodes · as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Bob Hearts Abishola(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Marion

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Is Young(2019)

    as Veronica

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Great News(2017)

    Show 23 episodes · as Katie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Literally, Right Before Aaron(2017)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Dean(2016)

    as Becca

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Love(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Heidi McAuliffe

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Truth Be Told (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Katherine / Kiki

  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie Cavanagh

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Go-Go Boy Interrupted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 14 episodes · as Ashley

  • Undateable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Nicki

  • Ground Floor(2013)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jenny Miller

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Keri Brennan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Jane by Design(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Amanda Clark

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Endings(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Cougar Town(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Holly

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Valerie

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Dean (2016)

$255K worldwide

Highest rated

Ground Floor (2013)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

Great News (2017)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting20 of 20: 20 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Briga Heelan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Briga Heelan's MovieCove titles; Rory Scovel shares the most, 2.