Laura Kightlinger is an American actress and writer. She wrote for and appeared in the sitcom Roseanne  and later wrote and produced Will & Grace for eight seasons from 1998 to 2006. Kightlinger has also appeared in films such as Who's the Caboose?, Shallow Hal, Daddy Day Care alongside Eddie Murphy and Lacey Chabert, and The Truth About Lies. She also directed the documentary 60 Spins Around the Sun and published her memoir Quick Shots of False Hope.