Paula Pell
Acting • Born 1963-04-15
Biography
Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American writer, actress, comedian, and producer. Pell is best known for her work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2020. For her work on SNL and 30 Rock, she has been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and six Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2019, Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.
Filmography
56 credits
The Slumber Party
Movie • 2023
Principal Petersen
Inside Out
Movie • 2015
Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)
Inside Out 2
Movie • 2024
Mom's Anger (voice)
Wyrm
Movie • 2019
Tanya
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Movie • 2014
Lady in Bar
Summer of 69
Movie • 2025
Betty Spaghetti
Other People
Movie • 2016
Aunt Patti
Wine Country
Movie • 2019
Val
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Movie • 2013
Crowd Member at Ice Rink
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Movie • 2020
Paula Hornberger
Riley's First Date?
Movie • 2015
Mom's Anger (voice)
Sisters
Movie • 2015
Dana
Brother Nature
Movie • 2016
Woman in Suit
Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl
Movie • 2021
Self
Will & Harper
Movie • 2024
Self
The Cat in the Hat
Movie • 2026
(voice)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie • 2007
Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Movie • 2010
Self
A.P. Bio
TV • 2018
Helen Henry Demarcus
The Awesomes
TV • 2013
Gadget Gal (voice)
The Colin Quinn Show
TV • 2002
Not Dead Yet
TV • 2023
Marlena
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Made in Hollywood
TV • 2005
Self
The Mindy Project
TV • 2012
Evelyn
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Paula Hornberger
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
Patty
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Monsters at Work
TV • 2021
Sunny (voice)
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
Tammy Zero
No Activity
TV • 2017
Trucker
No Activity
TV • 2017
Daisy
Mapleworth Murders
TV • 2020
Abigail Mapleworth
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV • 2015
Bev
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Barbara Glouberman (voice)
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
(voice)
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Barbara Glouberman / Bubbe (voice)
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Barbara Glouberman / Lola's Couch Pillow (voice)
Super Force
TV • 1990
Mrs. BIloxi
Dream Productions
TV • 2024
Paula Persimmon (voice)
Girls5eva
TV • 2021
Gloria
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
Die Hart
TV • 2020
Cynthia
The 'Burbs
TV • 2026
Dana Richards
Harley Quinn
TV • 2019
G.A.I.L (voice)
Dying for Sex
TV • 2025
Nurse Amy
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV • 2025
Jean Dumb
Loot
TV • 2022
Paula
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Trisha Bumrock
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV • 2025
Self