Maya Rudolph
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 27, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Gainesville, Florida, USA
Biography
Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates, A Prairie Home Companion, and Idiocracy. After leaving SNL in 2007, Rudolph appeared in more films, including Grown Ups, Bridesmaids, Grown Ups 2, Inherent Vice, Sisters, Life of the Party, and Disenchanted. She also provided voice acting roles in the animated films Shrek the Third, Turbo, Big Hero 6, The Angry Birds Movie, The Emoji Movie and Luca. Rudolph starred on Up All Night and co-hosted the variety show Maya & Marty. Since 2022, she has produced and starred on Loot. Rudolph has voiced various characters for the animated sitcom Big Mouth which won her four Primetime Emmy Awards. For her portrayal of politician Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Rudolph received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for The Good Place. She is the daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph, as well as the stepdaughter of Japanese jazz singer Kimiko Kasai.
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Filmography
Grown Ups 3
Movie · as Deanne McKenzie
Playing POTUS
Movie · as Self
The Muppet Show
Movie · as Maya Rudolph
Lorne
Movie · as Self
The Angry Birds Movie 3
Movie · as Matilda (voice)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self - SNL Cast Member 2000 - 2007
Downey Wrote That
Movie · as Self
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Kobe: The Making of a Legend
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
IF
Movie · as Alligator (voice)
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
TV · as Dr. Vlam (voice) · 8 eps
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dream Productions
TV · as Jean Dewberry (voice) · 4 eps
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Movie · as Cynthia Utrom (voice)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self - Guest
Good Burger 2
Movie · as Maya Rudolph
Digman!
TV · as G.A.W.D. (voice) · 1 ep
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Movie · as Maya Rudolph
Disenchanted
Movie · as Malvina Monroe
Human Resources
TV · as Bonnie LaCienega (voice), Traci (voice), Grace (voice), Dante's Dick (voice), Connie LaCienega (voice) · 1 ep
Loot
TV · as Molly Wells · 30 eps
Baymax!
TV · as Aunt Cass (voice) · 6 eps
Licorice Pizza
Movie · as Gale
A Clüsterfünke Christmas
Movie · as Shania Gary (Angel)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Movie · as Linda (voice)
Luca
Movie · as Daniela Paguro (voice)
Baking It
TV · as Self - Host · 12 eps
MacGruber
TV · as Casey Janine Fitzpatrick · 2 eps
The Willoughbys
Movie · as Nanny (voice)
Hubie Halloween
Movie · as Mrs. Hennessey
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Movie · as Self
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Movie · as Andrea Steele
Eater's Guide to the World
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
Wine Country
Movie · as Naomi
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Movie · as Mom
Booksmart
Movie · as Motivational Voice (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Movie · as Val Gal
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Movie · as Matilda (voice)
Thirsty
Movie · as The Mosquito
Bless the Harts
TV · as Betty Hart (voice) · 34 eps
Lights Out with David Spade
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Life of the Party
Movie · as Christine Davenport
The Happytime Murders
Movie · as Bubbles
Love, Gilda
Movie · as Self
Forever
TV · as June · 8 eps
We Don't Belong Here
Movie · as Joanne
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Movie · as Precious (voice)
CHiPs
Movie · as Sgt. Hernandez
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Movie · as Maya Rudolph
The Emoji Movie
Movie · as Smiler (voice)
Tour de Pharmacy
Movie · as Lucy Flerng
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie · as Self
A Christmas Story Live!
Movie · as Mother Parker
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big Hero 6 The Series
TV · as Aunt Cass (voice) · 65 eps
The Gong Show
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Big Mouth
TV · as Diane Birch / Connie the Hormone Monstress (voice) · 81 eps
Nobodies
TV · as Maya Rudolph · 1 ep
The Angry Birds Movie
Movie · as Matilda (voice)
Maggie's Plan
Movie · as Felicia
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie · as Deborah
Mr. Pig
Movie · as Eunice
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Movie · as Verti (voice)
Maya & Marty
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps
Angie Tribeca
TV · as Jackie Wilder · 1 ep
The Good Place
TV · as Judge Gen · 12 eps
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Movie · as Self
Sisters
Movie · as Brinda
Strange Magic
Movie · as Griselda (voice)
A Very Murray Christmas
Movie · as The Lounge Singer
Live from New York!
Movie · as Self
An SNL Valentine
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Spoils Before Dying
TV · as Fresno Foxglove · 6 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV · as Dionne Warwick · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Documentary Now!
TV · as Anita · 1 ep
The Grinder
TV · as Jillian · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
Movie · as Giggles
The Nut Job
Movie · as Precious (voice)
Inherent Vice
Movie · as Petunia Leeway
Big Hero 6
Movie · as Aunt Cass (voice)
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Movie · as Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Turbo
Movie · as Burn (voice)
Grown Ups 2
Movie · as Deanne McKenzie
The Way Way Back
Movie · as Caitlyn
Drunk History
TV · as Griselda Blanco · 1 ep
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as U.S. Marshal Karen Haas · 2 eps
Hollywood Game Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Friends with Kids
Movie · as Leslie
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Movie · as Girl in Limo 3
Zookeeper
Movie · as Mollie the Giraffe (voice)
Bridesmaids
Movie · as Lillian
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Movie · as Maya Rudolph
Up All Night
TV · as Ava Alexander · 35 eps
Portlandia
TV · as Anita · 1 ep
Billy on the Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MacGruber
Movie · as Casey
Grown Ups
Movie · as Deanne McKenzie
The Women of SNL
Movie · as Various (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion
Movie · as Michelle Obama
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Away We Go
Movie · as Verona De Tessant
The Minnie Riperton Story
Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Movie · as Various (archive footage)
The Black List: Volume Two
Movie · as Self
Cubed
TV · as Maya Rudolph
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Possible Side Effects
TV · as Alexandra · 1 ep
Prop 8: The Musical
Movie · as California Gays and The People That Love Them
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV · as Oprah Winfrey · 9 eps
Kath & Kim
TV · as Athena Scooberman · 5 eps
Unsung
TV · 1 ep
Shrek the Third
Movie · as Rapunzel (voice)
Idiocracy
Movie · as Rita
A Prairie Home Companion
Movie · as Molly
Campus Ladies
TV · 1 ep
50 First Dates
Movie · as Stacy
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Movie · as Kanshasha X
Duplex
Movie · as Tara
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Religetables
Movie
Chuck & Buck
Movie · as Jamila
Duets
Movie · as Omaha Karaoke Hostess
City of Angels
TV · as Grace Patterson · 25 eps
TV Funhouse
TV · as Oprah Winfrey (voice) · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Chloe (voice) · 1 ep
Action
TV · as Phina · 1 ep
The Devil's Child
Movie · as Holly
As Good as It Gets
Movie · as Policewoman
Gattaca
Movie · as Delivery Nurse
Chicago Hope
TV · as Leah Martine · 5 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Julia (voice) · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Annunale Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Michelle Obama (uncredited), Glenda Goodwin / Self (uncredited), Self - Various Characters (uncredited), Jodi Deitz (uncredited), Self / Leilani (uncredited), Whitney Houston (uncredited), Kamala Harris (uncredited), Self / Keitha (uncredited) · 3 eps
Sesame Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter · 3 eps