You know her as...
Chase Sapphire's dress-wearing hottie
Molly Culver
Age 42 Where else you've seen her Culver has been in spots for Olive Garden and Symbicort. Oh, and did we mention that she starred alongside Pamela Anderson on the camp-tastic syndicated TV show V.I.P.?
Nice work if you can get it ''It's one day's work, you get paid for 10 years — who wouldn't want to do this job?'' says Culver. But what we want to know is: Did she get to keep her Chase Sapphire dress? ''No, I didn't,'' Culver says. ''It all goes back to the client. But I was pretty taped-in there, so I don't think I could do it all on my own.''
This old spouse Culver was quite familiar with her Chase Sapphire costar, David Starzyk. ''He was actually my husband on V.I.P.,'' Culver says. ''I was married seven times on that show. Once to the same guy twice, because he was a master of disguise.''
What's next Hosting Ride to Adventure: Extreme on the Outdoor Channel.

You know them as...
Verizon FiOS' affable fiber-optic guy and his crotchety slacker cable rival
Jim Annan and Matt McCarthy
Ages 33; 30 Where else you've seen them Annan has appeared in a Wendy's ad; stand-up comic McCarthy has appeared in spots for Guinness, Crunch Fitness, and DieHard car batteries, as well as collegehumor.com videos.
Ad nauseam Says Toronto-based Annan: ''I come to New York to shoot, and people are like, 'I'm so sick of seeing you!'''
Famous fan McCarthy's work in the FiOS ads has attracted one well-known fan: Will Ferrell, whom McCarthy met on the set of The Other Guys. ''In between takes, he says to me, 'Hey, how you doing?' And I'm thinking, Oh, s---, he thinks I'm somebody else,'' McCarthy says with a laugh. ''And then he says to me, 'You're really funny in those commercials.' I practically dropped on my knees. Like, you think that's funny?! You're freaking funny!''
What's next Annan plays an airport security guard in the Jude Law--Forest Whitaker film Repo Men and will also appear in this year's Textuality; McCarthy will be seen alongside Ferrell in Guys and will continue releasing videos via his sketch group, Front Page Films.

You know her as...
The frugal AT&T mom with the deadly glare who's desperate to save her family's Rollover minutes
Geneva Carr
Age 38 Where else you've seen her Carr helped deliver Miranda's baby on Sex and the City, sat with Alec Baldwin in a fertility clinic in It's Complicated, and plays Nancy Grace-esque TV reporter Faith Yancy on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Trendsetter Carr's AT&T mom has become a prototype for commercial auditions. ''A couple times I've gone to auditions and it will say: 'Looking for a mom who is tough but not mean — like the AT&T mom,''' Carr says. ''And it's like, 'Can I have the job? Because it's me!'''
Fun fact Carr's onscreen husband in the spots, Dan Brennan, has played her hubby in ads for Tyson and Chase as well.
What's next She'll appear as a TV journalist on FX's Rescue Me this summer and has a small role in the upcoming Anne Hathaway-Jake Gyllenhaal flick Love and Other Drugs.

You know her as...
The very comfortable, very warm Snuggie lady
Jane DeNoble
Age 46 Where else you've seen her DeNoble regularly hawks products on QVC.
Snuggie shenanigans DeNoble admits filming the Snuggie ad was, well, silly. ''I'm a goofball, and we were doing ridiculous things with it,'' she says. ''Snuggie high fives, dancing in your kitchen, raising the roof at the campground, and I go, 'Oh, this will never make the commercial.' And sure enough, there it is!'' She's now fully embraced the phenomenon, and even dressed as her Snuggie-wearing self for Halloween. ''People said, 'That's a brilliant outfit!''' she says. ''And eventually they were like, 'Wait a minute — you were in the commercial? You're the Snuggie lady!'''
As seen on TV Since DeNoble dabbles in home shopping, she's acquired quite a collection of infomercial products. ''People call me the gadget girl,'' she says. And DeNoble has some ideas for Snuggie 2.0: ''Maybe we should come up with the Snuggie belt. That would be cool, for your remote, for your beer. A holster. Brilliant.''
What's next More QVC appearances.

Originally posted Mar 26, 2010 Published in issue #1095 Mar 26, 2010 Order article reprints
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