Kristen Schaal
Born: 1978-01-24 in Longmont, Colorado, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kristen Joy Schaal (/ʃɑːl/; born January 24, 1978) is an American actress, voice actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her voice roles as Louise Belcher on Bob's Burgers and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls, as well as for playing Mel on Flight of the Conchords, Hurshe Heartshe on The Heart, She Holler and Carol Pilbasian on The Last Man on Earth. She provides several voices for BoJack Horseman, most notably for the character of Sarah Lynn, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Other roles include Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie in the Toy Story franchise, and Anne on Wilfred. She was an occasional commentator on The Daily Show from 2008 to 2016. She voiced Sayrna in the 2019 EA video game, Anthem. Schaal was born in Longmont, Colorado, to a Lutheran family of Dutch ancestry. She was raised on her family's cattle ranch, in a rural area near Boulder, Colorado. Her father is a construction worker and her mother is a secretary. Schaal attended Skyline High School where she graduated in 1996. She has a brother, David, who is three years older. She graduated from Northwestern University and then moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a comedy career. In 2005, she had her first break when she was included in the New York article "The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of". This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Filmography
2026
- Toy Story 5 as Trixie (voice)
2025
- Hollywood Squares as Self
- Andy Kaufman Is Me as Self
2024
- After Midnight as Self
- St. Denis Medical as Ashley
- Thelma the Unicorn as Goat Girl (voice)
- My Spy The Eternal City as Bobbi
2023
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Tempest
- The Muppets Mayhem as Jenny Henderson
2022
- Our Flag Means Death as Antoinette
- Chibiverse as Mabel Pines (voice)
- The Bob's Burgers Movie as Louise Belcher (voice)
- My Butt Has a Fever as Louise Belcher (voice)
2021
- And Just Like That… as Lois Fingerhood
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- Teenage Euthanasia
- The Mysterious Benedict Society as Number Two
- Seal Team as Beth (voice)
2020
- My Spy as Bobbi
- Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun as Dishwasher
- Bill & Ted Face the Music as Kelly
- Dicktown as Kendra
2019
- Toy Story 4 as Trixie (voice)
- What We Do in the Shadows as Floating Woman / The Guide
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Kristen Schaal (voice)
- Bless the Harts as Stacey (voice)
- Broken Karaoke as Mabel Pines (voice)
- Forky Asks a Question as Trixie (voice)
- Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik as Self
- UnMade as Herself
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? as Trixie (voice)
- It Started As a Joke as Self
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? as Trixie (voice)
2018
- One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls as Self
- Squinters as Tina
- Boundaries as JoJo Jaconi
2017
- Big Mouth as Bernie Sanders (voice)
- Future Man as Screw
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie as Edith (voice)
- The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- All Nighter as Roberta
- Austin Found as Nancy
- Literally, Right Before Aaron as Talula
- Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special as Self
2016
- To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- Gravity Falls: Between the Pines as Mabel (Voice)
- Ask the Storybots
- The Boss as Scout Leader Sandy
- Great Minds with Dan Harmon as Amelia Earhart
- Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio as (voice)
- Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie as Gloria
- Not Safe with Nikki Glaser as Herself
2015
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- The Last Man on Earth as Carol Pilbasian
- A Walk in the Woods as Mary Ellen
- The Comments as Kelly
- Marcel, Marcel as Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman as Sarah Lynn (voice)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- Toy Story That Time Forgot as Trixie (voice)
- The Hotwives of Orlando as Amanda Simmons
2013
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
- Wander Over Yonder as Mavis (voice)
- Despicable Me 2 as Shannon (voice)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Barb (voice)
- Welcome to the Jungle as Brenda
- The Jeselnik Offensive as Self
- Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales as Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)
- Toy Story of Terror! as Trixie (Voice)
- Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore as Herself
- RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013 as Herself
2012
- Gravity Falls as Mabel Pines (voice)
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Gina Guppies
- Transformers: Rescue Bots as Chickadee (voice)
- Butter as Carol-Ann Stevenson
- Sleepwalk with Me as Cynthia
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)
- Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory as Herself
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Louise Belcher (voice)
- Bubble Guppies as Agnes the Dragon (voice)
- Wilfred as Anne
- The Muppets as Moderator
- Hawaiian Vacation as Trixie (voice)
- The Heart, She Holler as Hurshe
- Soul Quest Overdrive as Tammy (voice)
- Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
- Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film! as Self
2010
- Adventure Time as Jake Jr (voice)
- Conan as Self
- Toy Story 3 as Trixie (voice)
- Shrek Forever After as Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
- Valentine's Day as Ms. Gilroy
- When in Rome as Ilona (Waitress)
- Get Him to the Greek as Today Show Production Assistant
- Dinner for Schmucks as Susana
- Scared Shrekless as Sugar (voice)
- Going the Distance as Female Bartender
- FCU: Fact Checkers Unit as Paula
- Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge as Emily
- Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole as Self (archive footage)
- Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge as Emily (voice)
2009
- Modern Family as Whitney
- Glee as Mary Halloran
- Archer as Tiffy (voice)
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant as Gertha Teeth
- The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard as Stewardess Stacey
- Flight of the Conchords: On Air as Self
- Snake 'n' Bacon as The Green Fairy
2008
- The Penguins of Madagascar as The Bunnies (voice)
- The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2007
- Mad Men as Nannette
- Flight of the Conchords as Mel
- Norbit as Event Organizer
- Human Giant as Girl in Doritos Commercial
- Xavier: Renegade Angel as (voice)
- The Whitest Kids U' Know
- Delirious as Joelle
- FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2006
- 30 Rock as Hazel Wassername
- Ugly Betty as Nancy
- Conviction as Allie Rubinoff
- Six Degrees as Gail
- Freak Show as Various
- Live at Gotham as Self
2005
- American Dad! as Girl (voice)
- How I Met Your Mother as Laura
- Adam & Steve as Ruth
2004
- The Soup as Self
- Big Fat Quiz as Self - Contestant
- Poster Boy as Bookstore Lady
- From Other Worlds as Information Librarian
2003
- DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection as Sugar (voice)
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Alana Binder
- Kate & Leopold as Miss Tree
2000
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Tammy Tangerine (voice)
1998
- Comedy Central Presents as Self
- Comedy Lab as Penelope
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Louise Belcher (voice)