Retta
Acting • Born 1978-07-12
Biography
Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her starring role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Retta is from New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She started working in the pharmaceutical research field before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy.Retta started performing stand-up comedy in 1996, although she said she did not start "earning money" until 1998, when she started touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get "really nauseated" before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends. She has also made jokes about her obesity. Retta has stated she would give up stand-up comedy for a full-time acting career if possible: "I'm not married to stand-up, just because it's a road thing. It's very lonely with all the traveling.
Filmography
69 credits
80 for Brady
Movie • 2023
Self
Slackers
Movie • 2002
Bruna
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Movie • 2023
Self
Fracture
Movie • 2007
Evidence Room Cop
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Movie • 2003
Sad Eye Sadie
Rebel on Ice
Movie • 2015
Self
Sex and Death 101
Movie • 2007
Ethel Walters (#100)
Sex Ed
Movie • 2014
Sydney
Hit Man
Movie • 2024
Claudette
The Greatest Hits
Movie • 2024
Dr. Evelyn Bartlett
Kissing Cousins
Movie • 2008
Shawna the Chef
First Sunday
Movie • 2008
Other People
Movie • 2016
Nina
The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie
Movie • 2024
Mrs. Bundy
Operator
Movie • 2016
Pauline 'Roger' Rogers
Father Figures
Movie • 2017
Annie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Movie • 2015
Party Planner
Come Simi
Movie • 2015
Nurse Lipps
Muffin Top: A Love Story
Movie • 2014
Leah
First Sunday
Movie • 2008
Roberta
Dragon Wars: D-War
Movie • 2007
Receptionist Nurse
Where's the Money
Movie • 2017
Roberta
To the Bone
Movie • 2017
Lobo
Band Aid
Movie • 2017
Carol
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Movie • 2017
Maggie the Cheerleader (voice)
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Movie • 2016
Ida Stricker
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Movie • 2018
Self
Good Boys
Movie • 2019
Lucas' Mom
A Parks and Recreation Special
Movie • 2020
Donna Meagle
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Movie • 2020
Donna Meagle
Freddie
TV • 2005
Joan
DuckTales
TV • 2017
Harp (voice)
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
Donna Meagle
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Hardware Store Clerk
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
TV • 2014
Barbara
Lipshitz Saves the World
TV • 2007
Virginia
Good Girls
TV • 2018
Ruby Hill
Celebrity Name Game
TV • 2014
Self
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
TV • 2022
Ghost's Mom (voice)
Duncanville
TV • 2020
Makeover Station Employee (voice)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV • 2020
The Mother
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV • 2016
Self - Guest
The Morning Show
TV • 2019
Retta
Ugliest House in America
TV • 2022
Self - Host
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
Match Game
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Where's Waldo?
TV • 2019
Wizard Nightingale (voice)
To Tell the Truth
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
Elsbeth
TV • 2024
Margo Clarke
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
DuckTales
TV • 2017
Mystical Harp (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Sylvia Robinson
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Duke's Mother (voice)
Bubble Guppies
TV • 2011
General Yuck (voice)
Get Organized with The Home Edit
TV • 2020
Scariest House in America
TV • 2024
Self - Host
Key & Peele
TV • 2012
Woman
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Animal Control Officer (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
Moesha
TV • 1996
Critics' Choice Television Awards
TV • 2011
Self - Host
Comedy Central Presents
TV • 1998
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
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