Pamela Adlon
Born: 1966-07-09 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Pamela Adlon (née Segall; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, screenwriter, producer, director, and creator. She voiced Bobby Hill on the animated comedy series King of the Hill (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award, Ashley Spinelli on the animated comedy series Recess (1997–2003), and the title character from the Pajama Sam video game series. Her other voice work for cartoon series includes Bobby's World, Quack Pack, Jumanji (1996), Jungle Cubs, Recess, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, The Oblongs, Kid vs. Kat, Squirrel Boy, Pound Puppies, Bob's Burgers, Thundercats (2011), Rick and Morty, Big Mouth, and Human Resources. She provided the voice of Vidia in several Tinker Bell movies. She has also voiced for other animated movies including FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Trumpet of the Swan and The Animatrix, as well as the movies from the TV cartoon series Recess. Notably, she provided the cry of Halley Wolowitz, Howard's daughter, which sounds near identical to the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz, Howard's mom, on The Big Bang Theory. She also provided the voice of Mrs Wolowitz on one episode of Young Sheldon. She is known for her roles on the comedy-drama series Californication (2007–2014) and Louie (2010–2015), on which she was also a writer and producer. Since 2016, she has starred as Sam Fox on the FX comedy-drama series Better Things, which she also co-created, writes, produces and directs. Her movies include Say Anything..., The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Bed of Roses, Sgt. Bilko, Bumblebee, and The King of Staten Island.
Filmography
2025
- Shifting Gears
- Mid-Century Modern as Mindy
- The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship as Self
- Guys Next Door as Amber Rio (voice)
2024
- Elsbeth as Genevieve Hale
- Reverse the Curse as Blauner
- The World According to Allee Willis as Self
- Babes ... (Director)
2023
- History of the World: Part II as Fanny Mudman
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Rabbi Ryda (voice)
- Fired on Mars as Reagan (voice)
2022
- Hamster & Gretel as Nordle (voice)
- The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Cheruce Paloni (voice)
- Human Resources as Sonya Poinsettia (voice)
- Oddballs as Irma / Acorn (voice)
- Dark Side of Comedy as Self
- El Deafo as Mom / Spidermom (voice)
- Slumberkins as Fox's Mother (voice)
2021
- The Ghost and Molly McGee as Ms. Stein-Torres (voice)
- Holler as Rhonda
- Saturday Morning All Star Hits! as (voice)
- Devil May Care as Regina (voice)
- Posies ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- The King of Staten Island as Gina
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Trouble as Rousey (voice)
- Vernon and Gus as Receptionist (voice)
2018
- Bumblebee as Sally Watson
- All Square as Debbie
2017
- Young Sheldon as Mrs. Wolowitz (voice)
- Big Mouth as Sonya the Lovebug (voice)
- I Love You, Daddy as Maggie
2016
- This Is Us as Dr. Leigh
- Better Things as Sam Fox
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as Elan / Ymojin (voice)
- First Girl I Loved as Sharon
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer as Melanie (voice)
- Back to the Jurassic as Ernie
- TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast as Vidia (voice)
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Drab Lieutenant (voice)
- Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy as Vidia (voice)
- TripTank as Donnie / Tina (voice)
- Playing House as Pam
- I Know That Voice as Self
- Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast as Rosey (voice)
2013
- Rick and Morty as Vermigurber's Child (voice)
- Uncle Grandpa as Additional Voices (voice)
- Pixie Hollow Bake Off as Vidia (voice)
- 9 Full Moons as Rachel Stevens
- Zombie College as Zelda (voice)
2012
- Secret of the Wings as Vidia (voice)
- Dino Time as Ernie Fitzpatrick (voice)
- Unsupervised as One-Eyed Donnie (voice)
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Olsen Benner (voice) / Female Patron (voice)
- Pixie Hollow Games as Vidia (voice)
- ThunderCats as Pumyra / Wolo Mother (voice)
- Conception as Tay
- Love Bites as Colleen Rouscher
- Mongo Wrestling Alliance
2010
- Adventure Time as Gunther (voice)
- Parenthood as Marlyse Deigan
- A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures as Female Turtle (voice)
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue as Vidia (voice)
- Pound Puppies as Seymor (voice)
- Louie as Pamela
- The Adventures of Disney Fairies as Vidia (voice)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Archer as Sandra (voice)
- Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure as Vidia (voice) (uncredited)
2008
- Tinker Bell as Vidia (voice)
- Kid vs. Kat as (voice)
- True Jackson, VP as Babs
- Rugrats Pre-School Daze as Lucas (voice)
- The Drinky Crow Show
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Halley Wolowitz (voice)
- Phineas and Ferb as Additional Voices (voice)
- Californication as Marcy Runkle
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- Head Case as Self
- The Wedding Bells as DeDe Stoller
2006
- Squirrel Boy
- Lucky Louie as Kim
- Lucky Louie: The Making of a Sitcom as Self
2005
- American Dragon: Jake Long as Monica (voice)
- Lucky 13 as Brenda
- Unscripted as Self
- Disney's Christmas Favorites as Dewey Duck (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2004
- Boston Legal as Emma Path
- Teacher's Pet as Trevor / Taylor / Tyler (voice)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Spinelli (voice)
- The Animatrix as Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
- All Grown Up!
- Beyond as Manabu (voice)
- Recess: All Growed Down as Spinelli (voice)
- Final Flight of the Osiris as Jue (voice)
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks as Hector (voice)
- Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade as Spinelli (voice)
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Monster O' McDonaldland Loch as Mcnuggets
2002
- Monk as Sarah Longson
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Chris / Eddie (voice)
- Nudes in the News as Mandy (archive footage)
2001
- Recess: School's Out as Spinelli (voice)
- The Trumpet of the Swan as A.G. Skinner (voice)
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Saiful (voice)
- Time Squad
- The Oblongs as Milo Oblong / Jared Klimer / The Debbies (voice)
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Birthday World as McNugget #1 (voice)
- Major Flake: Soggy Sale as Boy / Mom / Girl / Kids
2000
- As Told by Ginger as Dustin (voice)
- Gen¹³ as Additional Voices (voice)
- Dirk and Betty as Daisy
1999
- The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Rusty (voice)
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space as McNugget #1 (voice)
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Legend of Grimace Island as McNugget #1 (voice)
- O' Christmas Tree as Baby Bear (voice)
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Tano (voice)
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly as McNugget #1 (voice)
- Some Girl as Jenn
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald as McNugget #1
- Waiting for Woody Allen as Lyza
1997
- King of the Hill as Bobby Hill (voice)
- The View as Self
- Recess as Ashley Spinelli (voice)
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- The New Batman Adventures as Mother (voice)
- Pepper Ann as Moose Pearson / Goose O'Shaunassy (voice)
- Eat Your Heart Out as Samantha
- Plump Fiction as Vallory Cox
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Dexter's Laboratory as Beau (voice)
- Sgt. Bilko as SGT Raquel Barbella
- Quack Pack as Dewey (voice)
- Jumanji as Rock (voice)
- Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild as (Voice)
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues as Zach Nichols (voice)
- Relativity as Marcy Sedaris
- Bed of Roses as Kim
- Jungle Cubs as Baloo
- Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) as Irene / Tomas (voice)
- Father Frost as Marphuska
1995
- Murder One as Amy Scott
- Two Guys Talkin' About Girls as Tracy
1994
- Duckman
- Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Irene (voice)
- Phantom 2040
- Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Irene (voice)
1993
- Beavis and Butt-Head as Crystal / Sapphire (voice)
- Problem Child as Additional Voices (voice)
1992
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Fairy (voice)
- Down the Shore as Miranda Halpern
1991
1990
- Bobby's World as Derek (voice)
- Gate II as Liz
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane as Pussycat
1989
- After Midnight as Cheryl (segment "Allison's Story)
- Say Anything... as Rebecca
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Oji
- 21 Jump Street as Dori
- Wiseguy
- The Bronx Zoo
1986
- Hollywood Zap as Girl at burger place (uncredited)
- The Leftovers as Jesse
- Pleasures as Claudia
- Willy/Milly as Willy/Milly Niceman
- SpaceCamp as Girl in Launch Control Gallery (uncredited)
- The Redd Foxx Show
1984
- Night Court as Andy / Stella
- Bad Manners as Girl Joey
- The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins as Tatyana (as Pamela Segall)
- E/R
1982
- Little Darlings as Angel Bright
- Grease 2 as Dolores Rebchuck
- Goldie and Kids: Listen to Us as Self
1979
- The Facts of Life as Kelly Affinado