Born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, the 38-year old actress is best known as Ronna, one half of the iconic duo Ronna and Beverly, who got their start in 2006 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Chaffin and her comedic partner Jamie Denbo grace audiences as two Jewish women in their 50s who generously (and gratuitously) impart their opinions on anything from British morals to relationship advice.
Evocative of cringe-worthy, detail-oriented humor à la The Office or Larry David, Ronna and Beverly's theatric performances led to cross-platform spin-offs in the form of the eponymous Earwolf podcast Ronna and Beverly as well as two other podcasts, Beverly in LA and Ask Ronna. In 2012, the duo took the screens for a chat show on the British Network Sky Atlantic. The six-episode run was directed by the same Paul Feig who in 2009 directed a television pilot based on the two women to be run on Showtime.
Chaffin's artistic versatility transcends mediums — and also jobs. She not only embodies theatre, television and podcast characters, but she also lends her voice to animated characters and writes stories into existence.
