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
2027
- Tangles as Debbie (voice)
2026
- Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord as Rheena Sul (voice)
- Mating Season as Gina (voice)
2025
- Shifting Gears as Molly
- Mid-Century Modern as Mindy
- Sex in Drag ... (Producer)
- The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- Guys Next Door as Amber Rio (voice)
2024
- Elsbeth as Genevieve Hale
- Babes ... (Director)
- The World According to Allee Willis as Self
- Reverse the Curse as Blauner
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
- El Deafo as Mom / Spidermom (voice)
- Slumberkins as Fox's Mother (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
- The Tamron Hall Show 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
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special as Self
- Back to the Jurassic as Ernie
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)
- Playing House as Pam
- TripTank as Donnie / Tina (voice)
- Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast as Vidia (voice)
- Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy as Vidia (voice)
- 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)
- Zombie College as Zelda (voice)
- Out There as Joanie Novak / Henrietta Miller
- Pixie Hollow Bake Off as Vidia (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)
- Mongo Wrestling Alliance as Acid Alice Kleberkuh / Lola (voice)
- Conception as Tay
2010
- Adventure Time as Gunther (voice)
- Parenthood as Marlyse Deigan
- Pound Puppies as Seymor (voice)
- Louie as Pamela
- The Adventures of Disney Fairies as Vidia (voice)
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue 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 as Mademoiselle DeBoursay (voice)
- 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
- 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)
- Unscripted as Pamela Adlon
- Disney's Christmas Favorites as Dewey Duck (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- Lucky 13 as Brenda
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!
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks as Hector (voice)
- The Animatrix as Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
- The Animatrix as Manabu (voice)
- Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade as Spinelli (voice)
- Recess: All Growed Down as Spinelli (voice)
- Final Flight of the Osiris as Jue (voice)
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Monster O' McDonaldland Loch as Mcnuggets
- Beyond as Manabu (voice)
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
- The Oblongs as Milo Oblong / Jared Klimer / The Debbies (voice)
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust as Leila (voice)
- Recess: School's Out as Spinelli (voice)
- The Trumpet of the Swan as A.G. Skinner (voice)
- Major Flake: Soggy Sale as Boy / Mom / Girl / Kids
- 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)
2000
- As Told by Ginger as Dustin (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
- The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly as McNugget #1 (voice)
- Gen¹³ as Additional Voices (voice)
- Waiting for Woody Allen as Lyza
1997
- The View as Self
- King of the Hill as Bobby Hill (voice)
- Cow and Chicken as Cousin Soy (voice)
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- Recess as Ashley Spinelli (voice)
- Pepper Ann as Goose O'Shaunassy (voice)
- The New Batman Adventures as Mother (voice)
- Breast Men as Margaret (voice)
- Eat Your Heart Out as Samantha
- Plump Fiction as Vallory Cox
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Dexter's Laboratory as Kid / Kid #1 / Lunch Lady (voice)
- Quack Pack as Dewey Duck (voice)
- Jungle Cubs as Baloo
- Jumanji as Rock (voice)
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues as Zach Nichols (voice)
- Relativity as Marcy Sedaris
- Bed of Roses as Kim
- Sgt. Bilko as Raquel Barbella
- 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
- The Nanny: Oy to the World as Chester the Dog (voice)
- Two Guys Talkin' About Girls as Tracy
1994
- Duckman
- Phantom 2040
- Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home as Irene (voice)
- 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
- Rugrats as Wiseguy (voice)
- Darkwing Duck as Heatwave (voice)
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
- The Redd Foxx Show
- SpaceCamp as Girl in Launch Control Gallery (uncredited)
- Willy/Milly as Willy/Milly Niceman
- The Leftovers as Jesse
- Pleasures as Claudia
- Hollywood Zap as Girl at burger place (uncredited)
1984
- Jeopardy! as Bobby Hill (voice)
- Night Court as Andy / Stella
- E/R
- The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins as Tatyana (as Pamela Segall)
- Bad Manners as Girl Joey
1982
- Grease 2 as Dolores Rebchuck
- Goldie and Kids: Listen to Us as Self
- Little Darlings as Angel Bright
1979
- The Facts of Life as Kelly Affinado