Maya Rudolph
Born: 1972-07-27 in Gainesville, Florida, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates, A Prairie Home Companion, and Idiocracy. After leaving SNL in 2007, Rudolph appeared in more films, including Grown Ups, Bridesmaids, Grown Ups 2, Inherent Vice, Sisters, Life of the Party, and Disenchanted. She also provided voice acting roles in the animated films Shrek the Third, Turbo, Big Hero 6, The Angry Birds Movie, The Emoji Movie and Luca. Rudolph starred on Up All Night and co-hosted the variety show Maya & Marty. Since 2022, she has produced and starred on Loot. Rudolph has voiced various characters for the animated sitcom Big Mouth which won her four Primetime Emmy Awards. For her portrayal of politician Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Rudolph received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for The Good Place. She is the daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph, as well as the stepdaughter of Japanese jazz singer Kimiko Kasai.
Filmography
2026
- The Angry Birds Movie 3 as Matilda (voice)
- The Muppet Show as Maya Rudolph
- Lorne as Self
- Playing POTUS as Self
2025
- One Battle After Another ... (Thanks)
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler as Self - Guest
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self - SNL Cast Member 2000 - 2007
- Downey Wrote That as Self
2024
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang as Self
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as Dr. Vlam (voice)
- Dream Productions as Jean Dewberry (voice)
- IF as Alligator (voice)
- His Three Daughters ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Poker Face ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Cynthia Utrom (voice)
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Digman! as G.A.W.D. (voice)
- Good Burger 2 as Maya Rudolph
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2022
- Loot as Molly Wells
- Human Resources as Bonnie LaCienega (voice)
- Baymax! as Aunt Cass (voice)
- Disenchanted as Malvina Monroe
- Crush ... (Producer)
- Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery as Maya Rudolph
- Sirens ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines as Linda (voice)
- Luca as Daniela Paguro (voice)
- MacGruber as Casey Janine Fitzpatrick
- Licorice Pizza as Gale
- Baking It as Self - Host
- A Clüsterfünke Christmas as Shania Gary (Angel)
2020
- Hubie Halloween as Mrs. Hennessey
- The Willoughbys as Nanny (voice)
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine as Andrea Steele
- Eater's Guide to the World as Narrator (voice)
- Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self
2019
- Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as Mom
- Bless the Harts as Betty Hart (voice)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Matilda (voice)
- Booksmart as Motivational Voice (voice)
- Wine Country as Naomi
- The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience as Val Gal
- Thirsty as The Mosquito
2018
- Forever as June
- Life of the Party as Christine Davenport
- The Happytime Murders as Bubbles
- Love, Gilda as Self
2017
- Big Mouth as Diane Birch / Connie the Hormone Monstress (voice)
- Big Hero 6 The Series as Aunt Cass (voice)
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- The Emoji Movie as Smiler (voice)
- The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature as Precious (voice)
- The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- CHiPs as Sgt. Hernandez
- Tour de Pharmacy as Lucy Flerng
- We Don't Belong Here as Joanne
- Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Maya Rudolph
- Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- A Christmas Story Live! as Mother Parker
2016
- The Good Place as Judge Gen
- Angie Tribeca as Jackie Wilder
- The Angry Birds Movie as Matilda (voice)
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Deborah
- Maya & Marty as Self - Host
- Mr. Pig as Eunice
- Maggie's Plan as Felicia
- My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea as Verti (voice)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Dionne Warwick
- Documentary Now! as Anita
- The Grinder as Jillian
- The Spoils Before Dying as Fresno Foxglove
- Strange Magic as Griselda (voice)
- Sisters as Brinda
- A Very Murray Christmas as The Lounge Singer
- An SNL Valentine as (archive footage)
- Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute as Self
- Live from New York! as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Big Hero 6 as Aunt Cass (voice)
- The Nut Job as Precious (voice)
- Inherent Vice as Petunia Leeway
- The Maya Rudolph Show as Self
- The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas as Giggles
- We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss as Self
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as U.S. Marshal Karen Haas
- Drunk History as Griselda Blanco
- Grown Ups 2 as Deanne McKenzie
- Hollywood Game Night as Self
- Turbo as Burn (voice)
- The Way Way Back as Caitlyn
2012
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- Friends with Kids as Leslie
2011
- Portlandia as Anita
- Up All Night as Ava Alexander
- Billy on the Street as Self
- Bridesmaids as Lillian
- Zookeeper as Mollie the Giraffe (voice)
- Fight for Your Right Revisited as Girl in Limo 3
- When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren as Maya Rudolph
2010
- Conan as Self
- Grown Ups as Deanne McKenzie
- MacGruber as Casey
- The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
- Presidential Reunion as Michelle Obama
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Away We Go as Verona De Tessant
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Various (archive footage)
- Cubed as Maya Rudolph
- The Black List: Volume Two as Self
- The Minnie Riperton Story
2008
- Kath & Kim as Athena Scooberman
- Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday as Oprah Winfrey
- Unsung
- Prop 8: The Musical as California Gays and The People That Love Them
2007
- Shrek the Third as Rapunzel (voice)
2006
- Idiocracy as Rita
- Campus Ladies
- A Prairie Home Companion as Molly
2004
- 50 First Dates as Stacy
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Kanshasha X
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Duplex as Tara
2002
2000
- City of Angels as Grace Patterson
- TV Funhouse as Oprah Winfrey (voice)
- Duets as Omaha Karaoke Hostess
- Chuck & Buck as Jamila
1999
- Family Guy as Chloe (voice)
- Action as Phina
1997
- Gattaca as Delivery Nurse
- As Good as It Gets as Policewoman
- The Devil's Child as Holly
1994
- Chicago Hope as Leah Martine
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Julia (voice)
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self