Maya Rudolph
Acting • Born 1972-07-27
Biography
Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL), and later played supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates (2004), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Idiocracy (2006). Since leaving SNL in 2007, Rudolph has appeared in various films, including Grown Ups (2010) and its 2013 sequel, Bridesmaids (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), Sisters (2015), CHiPs (2017), Life of the Party (2018), Wine Country (2019), and Disenchanted (2022). She has also provided voice acting roles for the animated films Shrek the Third (2007), Big Hero 6 (2014), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Emoji Movie (2017), The Willoughbys (2020), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), and Luca (2021). From 2011 to 2012, Rudolph starred as Ava Alexander in the NBC sitcom Up All Night. In 2016, she co-hosted the variety series Maya & Marty with Martin Short. Since 2017, she has voiced various characters in the Netflix animated sitcom Big Mouth, including Connie the Hormone Monstress, which won her Primetime Emmy Awards in 2020 and 2021. For her portrayal of United States senator and vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Rudolph appeared in the NBC fantasy comedy series The Good Place (2018–2020), for which she received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. From 2019 to 2021, she starred in the Fox animated sitcom Bless the Harts. In 2022, she began starring in the comedy series Loot, also serving as an executive producer.
Filmography
156 credits
50 First Dates
Movie • 2004
Stacy
Licorice Pizza
Movie • 2021
Gale
Idiocracy
Movie • 2006
Rita
A Prairie Home Companion
Movie • 2006
Molly
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Movie • 2004
Kanshasha X
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Movie • 2015
Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Movie • 2023
Cynthia Utrom (voice)
Chuck & Buck
Movie • 2000
Jamila
A Clüsterfünke Christmas
Movie • 2021
Shania Gary (Angel)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Movie • 2011
Girl in Limo 3
MacGruber
Movie • 2010
Casey
Grown Ups
Movie • 2010
Deanne McKenzie
Zookeeper
Movie • 2011
Mollie the Giraffe (voice)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
Friends with Kids
Movie • 2012
Leslie
Away We Go
Movie • 2009
Verona De Tessant
Bridesmaids
Movie • 2011
Lillian
Turbo
Movie • 2013
Burn (voice)
Grown Ups 2
Movie • 2013
Deanne McKenzie
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
Movie • 2014
Giggles
The Way Way Back
Movie • 2013
Caitlyn
The Devil's Child
Movie • 1997
Holly
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Movie • 2011
Maya Rudolph
IF
Movie • 2024
Alligator (voice)
The Minnie Riperton Story
Movie • 2009
The Nut Job
Movie • 2014
Precious (voice)
Inherent Vice
Movie • 2014
Petunia Leeway
Big Hero 6
Movie • 2014
Aunt Cass (voice)
Sisters
Movie • 2015
Brinda
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Good Burger 2
Movie • 2023
Self
The Angry Birds Movie
Movie • 2016
Matilda (voice)
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Movie • 2014
Self
Strange Magic
Movie • 2015
Griselda (voice)
Maggie's Plan
Movie • 2016
Felicia
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Movie • 2009
Various (archive footage)
We Don't Belong Here
Movie • 2017
Joanne
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Movie • 2022
Maya Rudolph
As Good as It Gets
Movie • 1997
Policewoman
A Very Murray Christmas
Movie • 2015
The Lounge Singer
Duplex
Movie • 2003
Tara
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie • 2016
Deborah
The Religetables
Movie • 2002
Mr. Pig
Movie • 2016
Eunice
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Movie • 2017
Precious (voice)
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Movie • 2016
Verti (voice)
CHiPs
Movie • 2017
Sgt. Hernandez
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Movie • 2017
Maya Rudolph
The Emoji Movie
Movie • 2017
Smiler (voice)
Shrek the Third
Movie • 2007
Rapunzel (voice)
The Black List: Volume Two
Movie • 2009
Self
Life of the Party
Movie • 2018
Christine Davenport
Tour de Pharmacy
Movie • 2017
Lucy Flerng
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Movie • 2017
Chastity
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Self
The Happytime Murders
Movie • 2018
Bubbles
A Christmas Story Live!
Movie • 2017
Mother Parker
Love, Gilda
Movie • 2018
Self
Wine Country
Movie • 2019
Naomi
Prop 8: The Musical
Movie • 2008
California Gays and The People That Love Them
Gattaca
Movie • 1997
Delivery Nurse
The Willoughbys
Movie • 2020
Nanny (voice)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Movie • 2019
Mom
The Women of SNL
Movie • 2010
Various (archive footage)
Booksmart
Movie • 2019
Motivational Voice (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Movie • 2019
Val Gal
Hubie Halloween
Movie • 2020
Mrs. Hennessey
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Movie • 2019
Matilda (voice)
Thirsty
Movie • 2019
The Mosquito
Duets
Movie • 2000
Omaha Karaoke Hostess
The Maya Rudolph Show
Movie • 2014
Self
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Movie • 2021
Linda (voice)
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Movie • 2020
Self
Live from New York!
Movie • 2015
Self
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Movie • 2020
Andrea Steele
Luca
Movie • 2021
Daniela Paguro (voice)
Disenchanted
Movie • 2022
Malvina Monroe
Presidential Reunion
Movie • 2010
Michelle Obama
Playing POTUS
Movie
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self - SNL Cast Member 2000 - 2007
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie • 2025
Self
Downey Wrote That
Movie • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Movie • 2010
Self
The Muppet Show
Movie • 2026
Maya Rudolph
Lorne
Movie • 2026
Self
The Nut Job 3
Movie
Precious (voice)
Imagine
Movie • 2020
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Julia (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
Campus Ladies
TV • 2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Leah Martine
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV • 2008
Oprah Winfrey
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
City of Angels
TV • 2000
Grace Patterson
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
Kath & Kim
TV • 2008
Athena Scooberman
Digman!
TV • 2023
G.A.W.D. (voice)
Up All Night
TV • 2011
Ava Alexander
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Cubed
TV • 2009
Maya Rudolph
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Self
The Spoils Before Dying
TV • 2015
Fresno Foxglove
Baking It
TV • 2021
Self - Host
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Griselda Blanco
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
MacGruber
TV • 2021
Casey Janine Fitzpatrick
Maya & Marty
TV • 2016
Self - Host
Human Resources
TV • 2022
Bonnie LaCienega (voice)
Human Resources
TV • 2022
Traci (voice)
Human Resources
TV • 2022
Grace (voice)
Human Resources
TV • 2022
Dante's Dick (voice)
Human Resources
TV • 2022
Connie LaCienega (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Anita
Big Hero 6 The Series
TV • 2017
Aunt Cass (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
U.S. Marshal Karen Haas
Angie Tribeca
TV • 2016
Jackie Wilder
The Gong Show
TV • 2017
Self - Judge
Loot
TV • 2022
Molly Wells
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Diane Birch / Constance the Hormone Monstress (voice)
The Good Place
TV • 2016
Judge Gen
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
TV • 2024
Dr. Vlam (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV • 2015
Dionne Warwick
Forever
TV • 2018
June
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Bless the Harts
TV • 2019
Betty Hart (voice)
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
TV • 2024
Self
Billy on the Street
TV • 2011
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
Lights Out with David Spade
TV • 2019
Self - Panelist
TV Funhouse
TV • 2000
Oprah Winfrey (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Chloe (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2023
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
Anita
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self
Eater's Guide to the World
TV • 2020
Narrator (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Action
TV • 1999
Phina
Dream Productions
TV • 2024
Jean Dewberry (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Grinder
TV • 2015
Jillian
Baymax!
TV • 2022
Aunt Cass (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Unsung
TV • 2008
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter