Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph is an American actress and comedian. Born July 27, 1972, in Gainesville. Educated at University of California, Santa Cruz and Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences. Awards include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.
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- Described as
- American actress and comedian
- Other names
- Maya Khabira Rudolph Anderson, Maya Khabira Rudolph, Maya Rudolph Anderson
- Born
- July 27, 1972 · 2 references
- Born in
- Gainesville
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- singer; comedian; voice actor; television actor · 1 reference; film actor · 1 reference; actor · 1 reference
- Political party
- Democratic Party
- Education
- University of California, Santa Cruz; Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences · 1 reference; The Groundlings
- Member of
- SAG-AFTRA; Screen Actors Guild
- Instrument
- voice
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2020); Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (2020)
- Children
- Pearl Anderson
- Father
- Richard Rudolph
- Mother
- Minnie Riperton
- Lived in
- San Fernando Valley
- Height
- 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
- Wikipedias with a page
- 45
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1384562852
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 (SNL). During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates (2004), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Idiocracy (2006).
After leaving SNL in 2007, Rudolph appeared in more films, including Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), Sisters (2015), Life of the Party (2018), and Disenchanted (2022). She also provided voice acting roles in the animated films Shrek the Third (2007), Turbo (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Emoji Movie (2017), and Luca (2021). Rudolph starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012) and co-hosted the variety show Maya & Marty (2016). Since 2022, she has executive produced and starred in the comedy series Loot.
Rudolph has voiced various characters for the animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–2025), including Connie the Hormone Monstress, which won her four Primetime Emmy Awards. For her portrayal of politician Kamala Harris on SNL, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Rudolph received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing The Judge in the comedy series The Good Place (2018–2020). In 2024, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She is the daughter of late singer Minnie Riperton (1947–1979) and composer Richard Rudolph, as well as the stepdaughter of retired Japanese jazz singer Kimiko Kasai.
- Born, in its opening lines
- July 27, 1972
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