Maria Bamford

Maria Bamford

Known for
Acting
Born
September 3, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Port Hueneme, California, USA

Biography

Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Her work has drawn critical acclaim and controversy because her humor often uses self-deprecating and dark topics, including her dysfunctional family, depression, anxiety, suicide, and mental illness. She loves pugs, and typically owns at least one senior pug at any given time.

Known For

Filmography

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Untitled Dan Perlman Project

Untitled Dan Perlman Project

Movie

2026
Micro Budget poster

Micro Budget

Movie · as Darby

2026
Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story poster

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

Movie · as Self

2026
Kevin poster

Kevin

TV · as Mitzi Davenport (voice) · 1 ep

2026
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes poster

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes

TV · as Gail (voice), Gail / Earth Angel (voice) · 1 ep

2026
Adventure Time: Side Quests poster

Adventure Time: Side Quests

TV · as Broken Leg Bear / Clown Nurse (voice), Granny Odlay / Shirley / Boiling Man (voice), Granny Odlay (voice) · 1 ep

2026
President Curtis poster

President Curtis

TV · as Soul Ganderer (voice) · 2 eps

2025
A Whole Artist poster

A Whole Artist

Movie · as Narrator

2025
Adult Swim's The Elephant poster

Adult Swim's The Elephant

Movie · as Various Characters (voice)

2025
Haunted Hotel poster

Haunted Hotel

Movie · as Angela

2025
Haunted Hotel poster

Haunted Hotel

TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

2025
The Bad Guys: The Series poster

The Bad Guys: The Series

TV · as Peppy Sweet Pots (voice) · 1 ep

2025
Shifting Gears poster

Shifting Gears

TV · as Amy · 1 ep

2025
Bad Thoughts poster

Bad Thoughts

TV · as Barbara · 1 ep

2025
Crowd Control poster

Crowd Control

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
The People's Joker poster

The People's Joker

Movie · as Lorne Michaels (voice)

2024
Mystery Cuddlers poster

Mystery Cuddlers

Movie · as Helvetica Deathgurgle

2024
After Midnight poster

After Midnight

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! poster

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

TV · as Baby Doll / Little Girl / Mom 1 (voice), Baby Doll / Mother (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Quiz Lady poster

Quiz Lady

Movie · as Marybeth Windlemore

2023
Maria Bamford: Local Act poster

Maria Bamford: Local Act

Movie · as Self

2023
Unicorn Boy poster

Unicorn Boy

Movie · as Queen Junipero (voice)

2023
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake poster

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

TV · as Starchy (voice), Farmworld Mom / Wildberry / Finn's Kid #1 (voice), Banana Guard Mutant #1 (voice), Additional Voices (voice), Engagement Ring Princess / Wildberry Princess / Hotdog Princess / Slime Princess / Old Lady Cinnamom Bum (voice), Starchy / Audience Member #1 (voice), Gertie (voice), Starchy / Party Patty / Venusian Cherub # 1 (voice), Gertie / Starchy (voice), Slime Princess / Finn's Kid #1 (voice) · 1 ep

2023
The Ultimate Improv Show poster

The Ultimate Improv Show

TV · as Monologist · 1 ep

2022
The Bubble poster

The Bubble

Movie · as Krystal's Mom

2022
Dark Side of Comedy poster

Dark Side of Comedy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Human Resources poster

Human Resources

TV · as Tito the Anxiety Mosquito (voice), Tito Taylor Thomas / Kitty Dukakis / Becca's Need Demon (voice) · 1 ep

2021
Too Many Buddhas

Too Many Buddhas

Movie · as Dr. Stevens

2021
Extinct poster

Extinct

Movie · as Bo's Mom (voice)

2021
I Heart Arlo poster

I Heart Arlo

TV · as Tony's Mom (voice) / Family (voice) / Cats (voice), Aunt Guy (voice), Granny (voice), Garbage Collector 2 (voice), Cop (voice), Bortie (voice), Wife (voice) / Kids (voice) / Walla (voice) · 1 ep

2021
Teenage Euthanasia poster

Teenage Euthanasia

TV · as Trophy Fantasy (voice) · 17 eps

2021
Kenan poster

Kenan

TV · as Glory · 1 ep

2021
Santa Inc. poster

Santa Inc.

TV · as Mrs. Claus / Big Candy (voice) · 8 eps

2021
Centaurworld poster

Centaurworld

TV · as Malangella / Maitre D / Opposumtaur (voice), Malangella (voice) · 2 eps

2021
Mr. Mayor poster

Mr. Mayor

TV · as Leaf · 1 ep

2021
Flatbush Misdemeanors poster

Flatbush Misdemeanors

TV · as Maria · 2 eps

2021
Last Meals poster

Last Meals

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss poster

Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss

Movie · as Cultist

2020
Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand poster

Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand

Movie · as Herself

2020
This Is Stand-Up poster

This Is Stand-Up

Movie · as Self

2020
Adventure Time: Distant Lands poster

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

TV · as Margaret / Chocoberry / Mother Worm / Additional Voices (voice), Sandy / Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Animaniacs poster

Animaniacs

TV · as Tammy (voice), Julia (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Helluva Boss poster

Helluva Boss

TV · as Cassity (voice), Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

2019
Strong Independent Women poster

Strong Independent Women

Movie · as Mom

2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate poster

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Movie · as Self

2019
Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desert poster

Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desert

Movie · as Ariel

2019
Victor and Valentino poster

Victor and Valentino

TV · as Guadelupe (voice) · 1 ep

2019
The Mind, Explained poster

The Mind, Explained

TV · as Herself, Self · 1 ep

2019
Lights Out with David Spade poster

Lights Out with David Spade

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2019
The Rocketeer poster

The Rocketeer

TV · as Laura (voice) · 43 eps

2019
What's Your Ailment?! poster

What's Your Ailment?!

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2019
Harley Quinn poster

Harley Quinn

TV · as Frankette / Dutch Teacher (voice), Frankette (voice) · 1 ep

2019
Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super poster

Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super

TV · as 金杰 · 78 eps

2019
Game Changer poster

Game Changer

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2018
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn poster

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

Movie · as The Elegant Woman

2018
The Shivering Truth poster

The Shivering Truth

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island

TV · as Toothpaste (voice), Puffer Fish (voice), The Royal Mush (voice), Foghorn (voice), Sandy (voice), Polly (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Liverspots and Astronots poster

Liverspots and Astronots

TV · as Abrams · 21 eps

2017
Maria Bamford: Old Baby poster

Maria Bamford: Old Baby

Movie

2017
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale poster

Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale

Movie · as The Duchess (voice)

2017
The History of Comedy poster

The History of Comedy

TV · as Self · 14 eps

2017
Big Mouth poster

Big Mouth

TV · as Tito the Anxiety Mosquito (voice), Tito Taylor Thomas (voice) · 6 eps

2017
Bill Nye Saves the World poster

Bill Nye Saves the World

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Dream Corp LLC poster

Dream Corp LLC

TV · as Norf Norf (voice) · 2 eps

2016
Lady Dynamite poster

Lady Dynamite

TV · as Maria Bamford · 20 eps

2016
Ask the Storybots poster

Ask the Storybots

TV · 1 ep

2016
A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus poster

A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2015
Misery Loves Comedy poster

Misery Loves Comedy

Movie · as Self

2015
Hell and Back poster

Hell and Back

Movie · as Gloria (voice)

2015
We Bare Bears poster

We Bare Bears

TV · as Miss Chriss (voice) · 1 ep

2015
Harvey Beaks poster

Harvey Beaks

TV · as Grada (voice) · 1 ep

2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil poster

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

TV · as Make-Up Blast (voice) · 1 ep

2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots poster

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

TV · as Feejee (voice), The Duchess / Feejee (voice), The Duchess (voice) · 1 ep

2015
Fresh Off the Boat poster

Fresh Off the Boat

TV · as Principal Thomas · 4 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2014
Play Nice

Play Nice

Movie

2014
I Am Road Comic poster

I Am Road Comic

Movie · as Self

2014
Dead End poster

Dead End

Movie · as Pauline

2014
Muffin Top: A Love Story poster

Muffin Top: A Love Story

Movie · as Angelique

2014
WordGirl: Earth Day Girl poster

WordGirl: Earth Day Girl

Movie · as Sally Botsford

2014
Wordgirl: Monkey Business poster

Wordgirl: Monkey Business

Movie · as Sally Botsford

2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero poster

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

TV · as The President (voice), Matthews (voice), Land Shark (voice), Mrs. Monkenfluffer / Matthews (voice), Mrs. Monkenfluffer (voice), Nug (voice) · 3 eps

2014
Talking Tom and Friends poster

Talking Tom and Friends

TV · as Ginger (voice) · 156 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Clarence poster

Clarence

TV · as Dilliss (voice) · 1 ep

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as Kelsey Jannings / Fan / Customer (voice), Kelsey Jannings / Debra (voice), Kelsey Jannings / Roller Rink DJ (voice), Kelsey Jannings (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Benched poster

Benched

TV · as Cheryl · 8 eps

2013
Timms Valley poster

Timms Valley

Movie · as Genia Myers

2013
DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Bizarro"

DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Bizarro"

Movie · as Lois Lane (voice)

2013
DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Lois"

DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Lois"

Movie · as Lois Lane (voice)

2013
WordGirl Vs. The Energy Monster poster

WordGirl Vs. The Energy Monster

Movie · as Sally Botsford

2013
Rick and Morty poster

Rick and Morty

TV · as Nana Smith (voice), Karen Jamerson / Casino Worker (voice) · 4 eps

2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Have You Been Paying Attention? poster

Have You Been Paying Attention?

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

2013
Tales of Metropolis poster

Tales of Metropolis

TV · as Lois Lane (voice) · 2 eps

2013
DC Super-Pets poster

DC Super-Pets

TV · as Robin Robin (voice), Robin Robin / Bat Cow (voice) · 2 eps

2013
Maron poster

Maron

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2012
From Nothing, Something: A Documentary on the Creative Process

From Nothing, Something: A Documentary on the Creative Process

Movie

2012
Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special! poster

Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!

Movie · as Herself

2012
WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power poster

WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power

Movie

2012
The Legend of Korra poster

The Legend of Korra

TV · as Pema (voice), Pema / Buttercup Raiko (voice), Ryu's Mother (voice), Pema / Ryu's Mother (voice) · 16 eps

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Claire Coulter · 1 ep

2012
Bravest Warriors poster

Bravest Warriors

TV · as Lydia (voice) · 1 ep

2012
Super F*ckers poster

Super F*ckers

TV · as Princess Sunshine · 1 ep

2012
Unsupervised poster

Unsupervised

TV · as Allie (voice), Rachel / Megan's Mom / Sid's Wife (voice), Rachel / Ms. Davis (voice), Andrew's Mom (voice), Audrey Coates (voice), Megan's Mom (voice) · 1 ep

2012
DC Nation Shorts poster

DC Nation Shorts

TV · as Robin Robin / Batcow (voice), Robin Robin (voice) · 1 ep

2011
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness poster

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

TV · as Chen (voice) · 80 eps

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Kendra / Catherine (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Held Up poster

Held Up

Movie · as Rachel Gonzales

2010
Maria Bamford: Plan B poster

Maria Bamford: Plan B

Movie · as Self

2010
Danger Planet poster

Danger Planet

Movie · as Captain

2010
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil poster

Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil

TV · as Jackie (voice) · 103 eps

2010
Ugly Americans poster

Ugly Americans

TV · as Dolores (voice), Galen (voice), Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule poster

Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule

TV · as Cynthia Driscoll · 1 ep

2010
Adventure Time poster

Adventure Time

TV · as Manfried / Chocoberry / Candy Corn Girl (voice), Aunt Lolly (voice), Floradulcina The Witch (voice), Margaret (voice), Aunt Lolly / Slime Princess (voice), Dr. Ice Cream / Raggedy Princess / Gumdrop (voice), Ghost Princess / Additonal Voices (voice), Slime Princess / Princess Princess Princess / Engagement Ring Princess / Old Woman / Woman / Monster Lady (voice), Soft Person #1 / Cube Person #2 / Sharon / Poor Lady / Fine Lady (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show poster

John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Worst Cooks in America poster

Worst Cooks in America

TV · as Self - Contestant · 3 eps

2009
Maria Bamford's One-Hour Homemade Christmas Stand-up Special poster

Maria Bamford's One-Hour Homemade Christmas Stand-up Special

Movie · as Herself

2009
Maruined poster

Maruined

Movie · as Zack

2009
Funny People: Live poster

Funny People: Live

Movie · as Self

2009
The Room Before and After - Part 3: Maria Bamford poster

The Room Before and After - Part 3: Maria Bamford

Movie

2009
Sit Down Shut Up poster

Sit Down Shut Up

TV · as Mrs. Grohe, Marie Dembowitz, Actress in School Play · 13 eps

2009
Comedy.tv

Comedy.tv

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Back at the Barnyard - Cowman: The Uddered Avenger poster

Back at the Barnyard - Cowman: The Uddered Avenger

Movie · as Nora Beady / Woman #1C / Lady C (voices)

2007
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour poster

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour

Movie · as Self

2007
Heckler poster

Heckler

Movie · as Self

2007
An Evening with Dr. Katz: Live from the Comedy Central Stage poster

An Evening with Dr. Katz: Live from the Comedy Central Stage

Movie · as Self

2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

TV · as TV Host, Candy Tails Commercial Announcer (voice), Maria the Cat Specialist · 1 ep

2007
WordGirl poster

WordGirl

TV · as Violet (voice) · 183 eps

2007
Back at the Barnyard poster

Back at the Barnyard

TV · as Nora Beady · 97 eps

2007
The Sarah Silverman Program poster

The Sarah Silverman Program

TV · as May Kadoody · 1 ep

2006
Barnyard poster

Barnyard

Movie · as Mrs. Beady (voice)

2006
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey poster

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey

Movie · as Self

2006
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge poster

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge

Movie · as Self

2006
Where My Dogs At?

Where My Dogs At?

TV · 2 eps

2006
Comics Unleashed poster

Comics Unleashed

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
The Comedians of Comedy poster

The Comedians of Comedy

Movie · as Self

2005
Comedians of Comedy poster

Comedians of Comedy

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor poster

Tom Goes to the Mayor

TV · as Home Shopping Woman / Sandy (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure poster

Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure

Movie · as Aranea (voice)

2003
Stella's Search for Sanity

Stella's Search for Sanity

Movie · as Lynn

2003
Hey Monie! poster

Hey Monie!

TV · as Sex Education Teacher · 25 eps

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Debrie · 15 eps

2002
Stuart Little 2 poster

Stuart Little 2

Movie · as Teacher

2002
¡Mucha Lucha! poster

¡Mucha Lucha!

TV · 1 ep

2000
Lucky Numbers poster

Lucky Numbers

Movie · as Wendy

2000
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery poster

CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery

Movie · as Shriek Dubois (voice)

2000
Hairballs poster

Hairballs

Movie · as Little Girl / Mother (voice)

2000
The Trouble with Normal poster

The Trouble with Normal

TV · as Dora · 13 eps

1999
Los Enchiladas! poster

Los Enchiladas!

Movie · as Sarah

1999
Home Movies poster

Home Movies

TV · 1 ep

1999
Futurama poster

Futurama

TV · as Jambone (voice) · 1 ep

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

TV · as Macadamia (voice) / Hazelnut (voice) / Pistachio (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Fetch poster

Fetch

Movie · as Shriek

1998
CatDog poster

CatDog

TV · as Shriek (voice) · 132 eps

1998
Comedy Central Presents poster

Comedy Central Presents

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg

TV · as Sandy · 1 ep

1997
The Tom Show

The Tom Show

TV · as Christy · 38 eps

1996
Hey Arnold! poster

Hey Arnold!

TV · as Iggy's Mother (voice), Mayor Dixie (voice), Mayor Dixie / Stinky's Grandma (voice) · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Comedian · 1 ep

1979
Laugh Factory poster

Laugh Factory

TV · as Self · 3 eps