Sarah Thyre

American actress

Actress
writer

Years active1998–presentSpouse

Andy Richter

(m. 1994⁠–⁠2019)

Children2

Sarah Thyre (born July 9, 1968) is an American actress and writer. She played the role of Coach Cherri Wolf on the television show Strangers with Candy.

Early life

Thyre is the second of five children in a Roman Catholic family. She was raised in Kansas City and Louisiana. After her parents' divorce, she and her four siblings lived with their mother and struggled with poverty.^[1] Thyre earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Montclair State University.^[2]

Personal life

Thyre wrote a memoir about her childhood entitled Dark at the Roots published by Counterpoint. Thyre married comedian and television sidekick Andy Richter in 1994. The couple had two children before divorcing in 2019.^[3]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role
1998	The Thin Pink Line	Diane Edbetter-Irpine
2005	Strangers with Candy	Coach Wolf
2012	Hotel Transylvania	Additional voices
2014	Jason Nash Is Married	Sarah
2021	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	Catherine (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Upright Citizens Brigade	Angry Protester / Gretel	2 episodes
1999–2000	Strangers with Candy	Coach Cherri Wolf / Jerri's Step-Mom	14 episodes
2008–2012	The Mighty B!	Mrs. Gibbons	24 episodes
2011	Childrens Hospital	Mother	Episode: "Father's Day"
2014–2017	All Hail King Julien	Various roles	30 episodes
2017	All Hail King Julien: Exiled	Becca / Dorothy	2 episodes

References

^ "Sarah Thyre, Actress and Bride of Richter". New York Observer. April 12, 1999. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ "What Is Andy Richter's Ex-Wife, Sarah Thyre, Doing Now?". TheThings. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
^ "Conan Comedian Andy Richter and Wife Sarah Thyre Finalize Their Divorce: Report". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.