Deborah S. Craig is a renowned actress, writer, director, producer, and comedian, best known for originating the role of Marcy Park in the Tony award-winning musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" on Broadway. Her impressive performance earned her critical acclaim, a Drama Desk Award, and the distinction of creating the first Korean American character on Broadway.
Craig has made notable appearances on television, including guest starring roles on "Better Things" for FX, "Son of Zorn" on Fox, "Transparent" for AmazonTV, "The Blacklist" on NBC, "Hart of Dixie" on the CW, and "Six Degrees" on ABC. She has also recurred as James Spader's love interest Luli on "The Blacklist" and as Shelley, a wise-cracking southern waitress, on "Hart of Dixie".
In addition to her television work, Craig has appeared in several films, including "The Outfield", "Ghost Town", "Bad Actress", "Just Wright" with Queen Latifah, "Hysterical Psycho", and "Big Daddy" starring Adam Sandler.
As a writer, director, and producer, Craig's original work has been featured on various online platforms, including FunnyorDie, Huffpo, Buzzfeed, TheBlush, and ChannelApa. She has also guest-starred in several web series, including "Stupid Hype" for the CW Network, "Unicorn Plan-It" for Autostraddle.com, and "Honest Andy" for SoNatural.
Craig is a versatile talent who has workedshopped Tony Kushner's "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide..." for The Public Theatre and original work for various theatre companies, including Center Theatre Group Writers' Workshop Retreat, La Jolla Playhouse, South Coast Rep, Chalk Rep, Barrington Stage Co., Red Bull Theatre Co., Target Margin Theatre Co., Ma-Yi Theatre Co., Soho Rep, New York Theatre Workshop, NAATCo, and Project 400.
As a singer-songwriter, Craig's original songs have been licensed for feature films and she has been a featured vocalist at Lincoln Center and various concerts. She is also a certified yoga instructor, classically trained pianist, amateur chef, intense ping pong player, and proud Korean American adoptee.
