Laci Mosley

Laci Risë Mosley was born on July 4, 1991, in Terrell, Texas, and raised in Dallas. She attended Liberty High School in Frisco, Texas, and later graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. After completing her education, Mosley lived in New York City for two years before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue her career in acting and comedy. She began performing improv and sketch comedy at UCB (Upright Citizens Brigade) in Los Angeles, where she also co-created and performed a show titled #TrapProv with her comedy partner, Priscilla Davies. Mosley is openly bisexual and identifies as such.

Mosley’s acting career began to gain momentum with her first lead role in the Pop comedy series “Florida Girls” in 2019. Despite the show’s cancellation after one season, she continued to secure supporting roles in notable television productions such as “Single Parents,” “Insecure,” and “The Wedding Year.” In 2020, she provided commentary for Whoopi Goldberg’s ABC true crime series, “The Con.” A significant career milestone occurred in 2021 when Mosley joined the main cast of HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for its second season. In the same year, she was cast as Harper in the “iCarly” revival series for Paramount+, a role that brought her increased public recognition.

Simultaneously, Laci Mosley launched her critically acclaimed podcast, “Scam Goddess,” in September 2019, produced by Earwolf. The podcast, which explores historical and contemporary scams and cons with comedian guests, quickly gained popularity. Mosley’s work on “Scam Goddess” has earned her two Webby Awards for Crime & Justice Podcast (in 2021 and 2022) and an iHeartRadio Podcast Award for Best Crime Podcast (in 2022). In October 2020, Team Coco, Conan O’Brien’s company, partnered with Earwolf for co-production of the podcast. Mosley has authored a memoir related to her podcast, “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts, and Schemes,” slated for release in September 2024. The podcast is also being adapted into a television series, set to debut on Freeform in January 2025, where Mosley will serve as both host and consulting producer. In 2022, she joined the recurring cast of the NBC comedy series “Lopez vs Lopez” and in 2025, she is expected to be a main cast member on the Fox comedy “Going Dutch.” Her performance in the audio fiction “Yes We Cannabis” earned her an Ambies Award in 2024 for Best Performance in Audio Fiction. She was also a nominee for the Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show for her role in “iCarly” in 2024.