Annie Korzen

Annie Korzen is an American actress, comedian, writer and social media personality.

Korzen is well known from the television show Seinfeld, appearing in the recurring role of Doris Klompus, an obnoxious neighbor living in Jerry's parents' Florida condo complex. She was also seen on the show's season 4 episode, "The Airport", as an annoying airline passenger bothering Elaine Benes in economy class.

Korzen is married to Danish film producer Benni Korzen (Babette's Feast). She is a graduate of Bard College in New York.

Korzen began her career as an actress-writer in New York Off-Broadway theater. She has appeared in television shows including Seinfeld, Whitney, and The Exes as well as in the motion pictures Tootsie, Stardust Memories, and Nobody's Perfect, which she co-wrote. She has also appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Neil Simon's The Prisoner of Second Avenue, and In Embryo, directed by Danish Actor Ulrich Thomsen.^{[citation needed]}

Korzen has written, composed, and performed two solo shows. "Yenta Unplugged" celebrates Jewish women through comedy and music. The second show, "The Yenta Cometh" is about the price one pays for speaking out.^[1]

She is also a speaker on the lecture circuit with the interactive talks, "The Good Yenta: A Humorous Celebration of Jewish Women” and "Show and Tell with the Bargain Junkie".^[2][3] She also performs an evening of humorous stories called "Tales from the Mouth: Mishaps, Fiascoes, and other Triumphs".

In 1993, Korzen was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, in an episode entitled "Ethnic Men Who Reject Their Own Women", a topic Korzen had suggested to the show's producers.^[4]

Korzen's commentaries have been heard on NPR's Morning Edition,^[5] and her essays have been printed in publications such as the New York Times,^[6] Los Angeles Times,^[7] San Francisco Chronicle,^[8] and the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles.^[9] Her spoken-word performances have appeared on showcases such as Comedy Central's "Sit 'n Spin", "Tasty Words", "Sparks" and The Moth.

Her book Bargain Junkie: Living the Good Life on the Cheap, is a humorous how-to about enjoying an upscale lifestyle on a budget. It was published by Andrews McMeel Universal.^[10][11]

She also released The Book of Annie: Humor, Heart, and Chutzpa from an Accidental Influencer in 2023. In this collection of humorous personal essays and random observations, Annie offers her unabashed takes on a variety of provocative topics. It was published by Permuted Press.^[12]

• "The Pen" (1991)
• "The Airport" (1992)
• "The Raincoats" (1994)
• "The Cadillac" (1996)

In April of 2021, Annie created her Tiktok account, which attained over 200,000 followers within weeks.^[13] She has attained over 400,000 followers and 10 million likes.^[14]Through TikTok, Annie has found a completely new, and much larger fanbase, representing a variety of demographics.^[15]She also appeared on Dr. Phil in October of 2021 to discuss her newfound social media presence.^[16]

• Annie Korzen at IMDb
• Annie Korzen at the Internet Off-Broadway Database