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
2026
- Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord as Rheena Sul (voice)
- Tangles as (voice)
2025
- Shifting Gears as Molly
- Mid-Century Modern as Mindy
- Guys Next Door as Amber Rio (voice)
- The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship as Self
2024
- Elsbeth as Genevieve Hale
- Babes ... (Director)
- Reverse the Curse as Blauner
- The World According to Allee Willis as Self
2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Rabbi Ryda (voice)
- History of the World: Part II as Fanny Mudman
- Fired on Mars as Reagan (voice)
2022
- Hamster & Gretel as Nordle (voice)
- Human Resources as Sonya Poinsettia (voice)
- Oddballs as Irma / Acorn (voice)
- Dark Side of Comedy as Self
- Slumberkins as Fox's Mother (voice)
- El Deafo as Mom / Spidermom (voice)
- The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Cheruce Paloni (voice)
2021
- The Ghost and Molly McGee as Ms. Stein-Torres (voice)
- Saturday Morning All Star Hits! as (voice)
- Devil May Care as Regina (voice)
- Holler as Rhonda
- Posies ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- The King of Staten Island as Gina
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Vernon and Gus as Receptionist (voice)
- Trouble as Rousey (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
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Back to the Jurassic as Ernie
- TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special as Self
- Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer as Melanie (voice)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Drab Lieutenant (voice)
- Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast as Vidia (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)
- Out There as Joanie Novak / Henrietta Miller
- Zombie College as Zelda (voice)
- 9 Full Moons as Rachel Stevens
2012
- Secret of the Wings as Vidia (voice)
- Unsupervised as One-Eyed Donnie (voice)
- Dino Time as Ernie Fitzpatrick (voice)
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Olsen Benner (voice) / Female Patron (voice)
- ThunderCats as Pumyra (voice)
- Love Bites as Colleen Rouscher
- Pixie Hollow Games as Vidia (voice)
- Conception as Tay
- Mongo Wrestling Alliance
2010
- Adventure Time as Gunther (voice)
- Parenthood as Marlyse Deigan
- Pound Puppies as Seymor (voice)
- Louie as Pamela
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue as Vidia (voice)
- The Adventures of Disney Fairies as Vidia (voice)
- A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures as Female Turtle (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
- Kid vs. Kat as (voice)
- True Jackson, VP as Babs
- Tinker Bell as Vidia (voice)
- The Drinky Crow Show
- Rugrats Pre-School Daze as Lucas (voice)
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Additional Voices (voice)
- The Big Bang Theory as Halley Wolowitz (voice)
- Californication as Marcy Runkle
- Head Case as Self
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- 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)
- Unscripted as Pamela Adlon
- Lucky 13 as Brenda
- 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 - Guest
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Spinelli (voice)
- All Grown Up!
- The Animatrix as Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks as Hector (voice)
- Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade as Spinelli (voice)
- Beyond as Manabu (voice)
- The Animatrix as Manabu (voice)
- Final Flight of the Osiris as Jue (voice)
- Recess: All Growed Down 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
- Time Squad
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust as Leila (voice)
- The Oblongs as Milo Oblong / Jared Klimer / The Debbies (voice)
- Recess: School's Out as Spinelli (voice)
- The Trumpet of the Swan as A.G. Skinner (voice)
- Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street as Ashley Spinelli
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Saiful (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 as McNugget #1
- Some Girl as Jenn
- Waiting for Woody Allen as Lyza
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly as McNugget #1 (voice)
1997
- King of the Hill as Bobby Hill (voice)
- The View as Self
- Cow and Chicken as Cousin Soy (voice)
- Recess as Ashley Spinelli (voice)
- Pepper Ann as Goose O'Shaunassy (voice)
- The New Batman Adventures as Mother (voice)
- 101 Dalmatians Series
- Plump Fiction as Vallory Cox
- Eat Your Heart Out as Samantha
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Dexter's Laboratory as Kid / Kid #1 / Lunch Lady (voice)
- Quack Pack as Dewey (voice)
- Jumanji as Rock (voice)
- Jungle Cubs as Baloo
- Relativity as Marcy Sedaris
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues as Zach Nichols (voice)
- Sgt. Bilko as SGT Raquel Barbella
- Bed of Roses as Kim
- Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild as (Voice)
- 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
- The Nanny: Oy to the World as Chester the Dog (voice)
1994
- Duckman
- Phantom 2040
- Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle as Irene (voice)
- Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home 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)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane as Pussycat
- Gate II as Liz
1989
- Say Anything... as Rebecca
- After Midnight as Cheryl (segment "Allison's Story)
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Oji
- 21 Jump Street as Dori
- Wiseguy
- The Bronx Zoo
1986
- SpaceCamp as Girl in Launch Control Gallery (uncredited)
- The Redd Foxx Show
- Willy/Milly as Willy/Milly Niceman
- Pleasures as Claudia
- Hollywood Zap as Girl at burger place (uncredited)
- The Leftovers as Jesse
1984
- Night Court as Andy / Stella
- E/R
- Bad Manners as Girl Joey
- The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins as Tatyana (as Pamela Segall)
1982
- Grease 2 as Dolores Rebchuck
- Little Darlings as Angel Bright
- Goldie and Kids: Listen to Us as Self
1979
- The Facts of Life as Kelly Affinado