Kristen Schaal
Acting • Born 1978-01-24
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
148 credits
Shrek Forever After
Movie • 2010
Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
Seal Team
Movie • 2021
Beth (voice)
Kate & Leopold
Movie • 2001
Miss Tree
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Movie • 2009
Gertha Teeth
My Spy The Eternal City
Movie • 2024
Bobbi
When in Rome
Movie • 2010
Ilona (Waitress)
Going the Distance
Movie • 2010
Female Bartender
Dinner for Schmucks
Movie • 2010
Susana
Adam & Steve
Movie • 2005
Ruth
Scared Shrekless
Movie • 2010
Sugar (voice)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2012
Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)
Sleepwalk with Me
Movie • 2012
Cynthia
Despicable Me 2
Movie • 2013
Shannon (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
Movie • 2011
Trixie (voice)
Butter
Movie • 2012
Carol-Ann Stevenson
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
Movie • 2010
Emily (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Movie • 2013
Barb (voice)
From Other Worlds
Movie • 2004
Information Librarian
Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore
Movie • 2013
Herself
Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory
Movie • 2012
Herself
Welcome to the Jungle
Movie • 2013
Brenda
Toy Story of Terror!
Movie • 2013
Trixie (Voice)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
A Walk in the Woods
Movie • 2015
Mary Ellen
Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!
Movie • 2011
Self
Flight of the Conchords: On Air
Movie • 2009
Self
Poster Boy
Movie • 2004
Bookstore Lady
Austin Found
Movie • 2017
Nancy
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Movie • 2014
Trixie (voice)
The Muppets
Movie • 2011
Moderator
Toy Story 3
Movie • 2010
Trixie (voice)
Delirious
Movie • 2007
Joelle
All Nighter
Movie • 2017
Roberta
Welcome to Bridgetown
Movie • 2015
Self
Thelma the Unicorn
Movie • 2024
Goat Girl (voice)
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Movie • 2016
Gloria
The Boss
Movie • 2016
Scout Leader Sandy
The Comments
Movie • 2015
Kelly
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Movie • 2017
Edith (voice)
Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love
Movie • 1999
Boundaries
Movie • 2018
JoJo Jaconi
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Movie • 2017
Talula
Get Him to the Greek
Movie • 2010
Today Show Production Assistant
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Movie • 2007
One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls
Movie • 2018
Self
Toy Story 4
Movie • 2019
Trixie (voice)
It Started As a Joke
Movie • 2019
Self
My Spy
Movie • 2020
Bobbi
Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
Movie • 2017
Self
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Movie • 2020
Kelly
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Movie • 2009
Stewardess Stacey
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Movie • 2022
Louise Belcher (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
Movie • 2019
Trixie (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Movie • 2019
Trixie (voice)
Norbit
Movie • 2007
Event Organizer
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Movie • 2011
Self
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
Movie • 2013
Herself
Valentine's Day
Movie • 2010
Ms. Gilroy
Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales
Movie • 2013
Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)
My Butt Has a Fever
Movie • 2022
Louise Belcher (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Movie • 2008
Andy Kaufman Is Me
Movie • 2025
Self
Marcel, Marcel
Movie • 2015
Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Snake 'n' Bacon
Movie • 2009
The Green Fairy
Toy Story 5
Movie • 2026
Trixie (voice)
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Movie • 2016
Mabel (Voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Louise Belcher (voice)
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
Laura
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Whitney
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Girl (voice)
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
TV • 2020
Dishwasher
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Abby
Flight of the Conchords
TV • 2007
Mel
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV • 2019
Kristen Schaal (voice)
Human Giant
TV • 2007
Girl in Doritos Commercial
Comedy Lab
TV • 1998
Penelope
Bless the Harts
TV • 2019
Stacey (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Taffy (voice)
Live at Gotham
TV • 2006
Self
Archer
TV • 2009
Tiffy (voice)
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
TV • 2010
Emily
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Louise Belcher (voice)
Gravity Falls
TV • 2012
Mabel Pines (voice)
Wilfred
TV • 2011
Anne
The Heart, She Holler
TV • 2011
Hurshe
Freak Show
TV • 2006
Various
What We Do in the Shadows
TV • 2019
Floating Woman / The Guide
The Hotwives of Orlando
TV • 2014
Amanda Simmons
The Last Man on Earth
TV • 2015
Carol Pilbasian
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Gina Guppies
The Muppets Mayhem
TV • 2023
Jenny Henderson
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Bernie Sanders (voice)
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Librarian (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Self
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
TV • 2016
Herself
Xavier: Renegade Angel
TV • 2007
(voice)
Ask the Storybots
TV • 2016
The Soup
TV • 2004
Self
Teenage Euthanasia
TV • 2021
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Sarah Lynn (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Self
Dicktown
TV • 2020
Kendra
Mad Men
TV • 2007
Nannette
Our Flag Means Death
TV • 2022
Antoinette
The Penguins of Madagascar
TV • 2008
The Bunnies (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV • 2013
Self
Transformers: Rescue Bots
TV • 2012
Chickadee (voice)
The Gong Show
TV • 2017
Self - Judge
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
UnMade
TV • 2019
Herself
Wander Over Yonder
TV • 2013
Mavis (voice)
Future Man
TV • 2017
Screw
Soul Quest Overdrive
TV • 2011
Tammy (voice)
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
TV • 2016
(voice)
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
TV • 2016
Amelia Earhart
Squinters
TV • 2018
Tina
The Jeselnik Offensive
TV • 2013
Self
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
TV • 2019
Self
Glee
TV • 2009
Mary Halloran
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Sarah Lynn / Harper / Tori Spelling Fan (voice)
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Sabrina (voice)
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Sarah Lynn / Sabrina (voice)
Conviction
TV • 2006
Allie Rubinoff
Ugly Betty
TV • 2006
Nancy
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Alana Binder
Adventure Time
TV • 2010
Jake Jr (voice)
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Hazel Wassername
The Mysterious Benedict Society
TV • 2021
Number Two
Six Degrees
TV • 2006
Gail
After Midnight
TV • 2024
Self
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
Bubble Guppies
TV • 2011
Agnes the Dragon (voice)
To Tell the Truth
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
Big Fat Quiz
TV • 2004
Self - Contestant
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 2025
Self
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
TV • 2010
Paula
Chibiverse
TV • 2022
Mabel Pines (voice)
And Just Like That…
TV • 2021
Lois Fingerhood
Broken Karaoke
TV • 2019
Mabel Pines (voice)
The Whitest Kids U' Know
TV • 2007
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
TV • 2003
Sugar (voice)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV • 2000
Tammy Tangerine (voice)
St. Denis Medical
TV • 2024
Ashley
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
TV • 2023
Tempest
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Comedy Central Presents
TV • 1998
Self