Retta
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1978 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her starring role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Retta is from New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She started working in the pharmaceutical research field before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy.Retta started performing stand-up comedy in 1996, although she said she did not start "earning money" until 1998, when she started touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get "really nauseated" before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends. She has also made jokes about her obesity. Retta has stated she would give up stand-up comedy for a full-time acting career if possible: "I'm not married to stand-up, just because it's a road thing. It's very lonely with all the traveling.
Known For
Filmography
That Friend
Movie · as Christine
Bad Day
Movie
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hit Man
Movie · as Claudette
The Greatest Hits
Movie · as Dr. Evelyn Bartlett
The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie
Movie · as Mrs. Bundy
Elsbeth
TV · as Margo Clarke · 2 eps
Scariest House in America
TV · as Self - Host · 16 eps
80 for Brady
Movie · as Self
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Movie · as Self
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
TV · as Ghost's Mom (voice) · 1 ep
Ugliest House in America
TV · as Self - Host · 47 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
A Parks and Recreation Special
Movie · as Donna Meagle
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Movie · as Donna Meagle
Duncanville
TV · as Makeover Station Employee (voice) · 1 ep
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as The Mother · 1 ep
Get Organized with The Home Edit
TV · 1 ep
Good Boys
Movie · as Lucas' Mom
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Morning Show
TV · as Retta · 1 ep
Where's Waldo?
TV · as Wizard Nightingale (voice) · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Movie · as Self
Good Girls
TV · as Ruby Hill · 50 eps
Father Figures
Movie · as Annie
Where's the Money
Movie · as Roberta
To the Bone
Movie · as Lobo
Band Aid
Movie · as Carol
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Movie · as Maggie the Cheerleader (voice)
DuckTales
TV · as Harp (voice), Mystical Harp (voice) · 1 ep
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big Mouth
TV · as Duke's Mother (voice) · 1 ep
Other People
Movie · as Nina
Operator
Movie · as Pauline 'Roger' Rogers
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Movie · as Ida Stricker
Darby Forever
Movie · as Evelyn
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Rebel on Ice
Movie · as Self
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Movie · as Party Planner
Come Simi
Movie · as Nurse Lipps
Sex Ed
Movie · as Sydney
Muffin Top: A Love Story
Movie · as Leah
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
TV · as Barbara · 23 eps
Celebrity Name Game
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood Game Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Drunk History
TV · as Sylvia Robinson · 1 ep
Key & Peele
TV · as Woman · 1 ep
Bubble Guppies
TV · as General Yuck (voice) · 1 ep
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Animal Control Officer (voice) · 1 ep
Critics' Choice Television Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Parks and Recreation
TV · as Donna Meagle · 118 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Kissing Cousins
Movie · as Shawna the Chef
First Sunday
Movie · as Roberta
Fracture
Movie · as Evidence Room Cop
Sex and Death 101
Movie · as Ethel Walters (#100)
Dragon Wars: D-War
Movie · as Receptionist Nurse
Lipshitz Saves the World
TV · as Virginia · 1 ep
Freddie
TV · as Joan · 1 ep
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Hardware Store Clerk · 1 ep
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Movie · as Sad Eye Sadie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Heckler · 1 ep
Slackers
Movie · as Bruna
Comedy Central Presents
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Moesha
TV · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep