carell got her start in comedy at the second city in chicago and, like many of the troupe's alumni, went on to join the cast of "saturday night live" (1995–96), where she was best known for her impression of cnn anchor bobbie battista. she later held a correspondent position on the satirical tv news program "the daily show". she voiced the character of helen goode on the mike judge-created animated series "the goode family" on abc, where she was credited for the first time as nancy carell instead of nancy walls. carell occasionally guest-starred on "the office", which starred her husband, steve carell, until 2011, as carole stills, a real estate agent and former girlfriend of her husband's character, michael scott. she also had a brief appearance in the movie "bridesmaids".