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Laurel Coppock (born July 17, 1977) is an American actress. Coppock has appeared in several TV series and TV movies, and as a member of the Main Company of The Groundlings in Los Angeles. She is best known for her role as Jan in a series of Toyota commercials, beginning in 2012.

Early life and education
Coppock was raised in Weston, Massachusetts, the daughter of a teacher and writer, Susan Coppock. Her father is a retired lawyer. She graduated from Weston High School, and attended Colby College in Maine and the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City.

Career
She performed comedy for five years in Chicago at Second City and IO Theater, and with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. In 2007, Coppock was an assistant crew member on Curb Your Enthusiasm. She also appeared in a minor role in the episode "The N Word".

In 2012, Coppock was selected to play the character "Jan" in a series of Toyota commercials. Toyota interviewed 500 actresses before selecting Coppock for the role. In 2014, when Coppock became pregnant, Toyota incorporated her pregnancy into her commercials. During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Coppock took part in the creation of a national Toyota commercial from her home, offering assurance to customers in character as Jan, with her husband, Bobby Mort, filming the scene.

Coppock co-wrote and appeared in the video short Comedy Jam in 2012.

Personal life
Coppock has two sisters: Selena, a stand-up comic and author, and Emily, an art appraiser.

She is married to Bobby Mort, writer for The Colbert Report and co-creator of the TV show ‘’Loudermilk’’ with Peter Farrell. They had their first child in 2014. During her pregnancy, Coppock continued to appear as Jan in Toyota commercials, which incorporated the pregnancy into the character. Coppock was revealed to be pregnant with a second child in 2018.