What Kat Dennings Has Been Up To Since 2 Broke Girls Ended
Kat Dennings has been a regular on our screens since 2000 when she played a precocious teenager on “Sex and the City.” Since then, she’s built a dextrous career, starring in everything from romantic comedies like 2008’s “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist” to Marvel Cinematic Universe entries like 2022’s “Thor: Love & Thunder.” Of course, many fans fell in love with Dennings when she played Max Black on the sitcom “2 Broke Girls,” which ran from 2011 until 2017. Her turn as the sarcastic and scrappy waitress was a fan favorite. But what exactly has the star been up to since the show ended?
During a 2021 interview with Glamour, Dennings opened up about her life in the spotlight. “My life has been my job, my career, and work, work, work,” she explained. “It’s not necessarily the fun part of being an actress, but I really enjoy my work, I love to act and be on set.”
From developments in her love life to exciting new roles, join us as we take a look at what Kat Dennings has been up to since “2 Broke Girls” ended.
She starred in Hulu’s Dollface
Following the success of “2 Broke Girls,” Kat Dennings scored a number of acting roles, the most prominent of which was as the lead character in Hulu’s “Dollface.” The series follows Jules (Dennings) as she attempts to reconnect with her girlfriends after being broken up with by her boyfriend. Infused with daydreams and imagination that sometimes break from reality, “Dollface” is an unusual look at female friendship, and it ran from 2019 until 2022.
In February 2022, Dennings spoke to Collider about the series, saying, “I’m really excited, personally, for people who liked [Season 1] to see all of the ‘Dollface’ girls going into the magical realism element of the show.” Dennings also sang the praises of her cast mates, including Shay Mitchell and Brenda Song, telling Collider, “I love them all so much, and we really have a real friendship going on. Part of the magic of the show is seeing four real friends interacting because you really can’t fake that chemistry.” While “Dollface” was sadly canceled after just two seasons, it’s clear that the cast became incredibly close during their short time making the show. “Brenda [Song] describes it as summer camp, and it was like that,” Dennings said of filming Season 2.
She returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Kat Dennings made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2011’s “Thor,” in which she starred as Darcy Lewis, the assistant to Natalie Portman’s scientist Jane Foster. She reprised the role in 2013’s “Thor: The Dark World,” then was mysteriously absent from the franchise for a number of years. After “2 Broke Girls” ended, Dennings finally returned to the MCU, playing Darcy Lewis in the TV miniseries “WandaVision,” which was released in 2021.
In an interview with TVLine, Dennings discussed reprising the beloved character and explained what Darcy had been up to in the interim. “I’m so grateful to the writers for giving her this rich backstory because the last time we saw her, she was Jane Foster’s intern,” Dennings explained. She continued, “It’s really fun to see that [the] influence Jane Foster had on her results in her actually becoming an astrophysicist … She’s the same girl, but now she has a bunch of degrees and a bunch of information. She’s a boss now.” Dennings returned to the role once again in 2022’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” proving that she’s far from done with being a part of the MCU.
She starred in comedy ensemble Friendsgiving
Although “2 Broke Girls” sadly came to an end in 2017, Kat Dennings’ acting career continued to go from strong project to strong project afterward. In 2020’s “Friendsgiving,” Dennings was able to show off her comedic talents once again as part of a star-studded ensemble cast. Dennings starred alongside Malin Akerman, Chelsea Peretti, Wanda Sykes, Jane Seymour, and Aisha Tyler in the comedic flick, which follows a group of friends who decide to host what becomes quite a calamitous Thanksgiving dinner.
Discussing her experience filming “Friendsgiving,” Dennings told Looper, “All these actors, these great comedians were all together in one house. Essentially the film takes place in one location. So there was an element of reality to making it where we were all crammed together in one place for a month or however long we filmed it. And it was just a really fun time.” As for who she enjoyed working with the most, Dennings pointed to Seymour, revealing that she’d long admired the star and was thrilled to finally get the chance to work with her. “She’s incredibly down to earth and she’s incredibly willing to share, and you can really ask her anything,” Dennings revealed.
She got engaged to musician Andrew W.K.
In May 2021, Kat Dennings surprised her fans when she announced her engagement to musician Andrew W.K. in an Instagram post: “Don’t mind if I do,” she wrote alongside a photo of her gorgeous diamond engagement ring. The couple had revealed their relationship the very same month, catching people off guard with their seemingly swift engagement. By June 2021, rumors that the couple had gotten married started to circulate after they were both spotted wearing wedding bands on their ring fingers, but this has never been confirmed.
During an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Dennings opened up about her engagement and dished about the magical moment that led to them getting engaged. “We had a special moment that makes me believe in magic,” she told Barrymore. “We were [kissing], and we had, like, a shared feeling. I felt this intense … thing that I was like, ‘This is my person. This is it. I can’t live without him. This is the man I’m supposed to be with.’ And we looked at each other, and we both proposed at the same time.” In June 2022, the couple hit the red carpet together for the premiere of “Thor: Love and Thunder,” and it’s safe to say they looked incredibly loved up.
