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Follow Business Insider: Take off the trademark headband and wash away a pound of makeup, and you might not recognize Flo, the super-peppy insurance cashier for Progressive. Her real name is Stephanie Courtney, a comedian and actress from Los Angeles who has taken the insurance world by storm. As Flo she was an overnight hit when Progressive introduced her in 2008. Four years later, she is one of the most recognizable characters in advertising.
But the actress -- who's appeared on TV shows including Chuck and The Big Bang Theory -- has been popping up in enough ads for other marketers that folks at home might start to get that weird Hey, I've see her before feeling. She's the woman behind the AT&T counter in Sprint's recent ad starring David Beckham. She's bonding over baseball in this ad for the Paper and Packaging Board. She's a dog-owner in this Beneful spot. And here she is in a Volkswagen ad throwing a volleyball to a Jetta-owner.