who is the woman that plays Flo on the progressive commercials?

Flo has become a helpful, perky fixture of television commercials for Progressive Insurance. The super-helpful insurance rep is played by Stephanie Courtney.

Courtney was born February 8, 2024 in Stony Point, New York. She graduated from NY’s Binghamton University in 1992 with a degree in criminology. She later found her way to the Groundlings sketch comedy and improve troupe in Los Angeles. Along with that, she has also performed stand-up comedy numerous times.

In 2008 Progressive Insurance introduced the world to their super-chipper cashier, Flo. Courtney has played Flo in over 50 commercials and earned a reported $500,000 a year doing so.

Updated on Tuesday, September 25 2012 at 12:30AM EDT