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| Born | July 27, 1972 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Partner | Paul Thomas Anderson (2001–present)[a] |
| Children | 4 |
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Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. Born in Gainesville, Florida, and raised in Los Angeles, she is the daughter of the late singer Minnie Riperton (1947–1979) and composer Richard Rudolph. From 2000 to 2007, Rudolph was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). Her accolades include six Primetime Emmy Awards from fifteen nominations.[2] In 2024, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[3]
During her tenure on SNL, she appeared in supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates (2004), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Idiocracy (2006). After leaving the show, Rudolph appeared in more films, including Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), 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), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), and Luca (2021).
Rudolph starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012) and co-hosted the variety show Maya & Marty (2016). Since 2017, she has voiced various characters for the animated sitcom Big Mouth, including Connie the Hormone Monstress, which won her four Primetime Emmy Awards. For her portrayal of politician Kamala Harris on SNL, Rudolph won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing a judge in the comedy series The Good Place (2018–2020). In 2022, Rudolph became an executive producer for and star of the comedy series Loot.
- ^ Marine, Brooke (September 14, 2018). "Maya Rudolph Reveals Why She Calls Paul Thomas Anderson Her "Husband" Even Though They Are Not Married". W. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Maya Rudolph". Television Academy. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Poehler, Amy (April 17, 2024). "Maya Rudolph: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024". TIME. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
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