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Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. In 2000, she was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007. During her tenure on the show, she played supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates (2004), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Idiocracy (2006). After her retirement from SNL, she made many cameos and hosted the show for the first time on February 18, 2012, with musical guest Sleigh Bells, where she also reprised her roles in sketches such as "Bronx Beat." She returned to SNL to host the show for the second time on March 27, 2021, the fifteenth episode of Season 46, with musical guest Jack Harlow.

Since leaving SNL in 2007, Rudolph has appeared in several more films, including Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (opposite Kristen Wiig), (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, Rudolph 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.

She has made several cameo appearances over the years. Since the 45th-season premiere, she has occasionally portrayed Vice President Kamala Harris, a performance acknowledged by Harris.

Characters/Impressions[]

Characters[]

  • Appreciante
  • Megan, one of the co-hosts of "Wake Up, Wakefield!"
  • Jackie
  • Jodi Dietz, one of the co-hosts of "Bronx Beat"
  • Beertje Van Beers
  • Mrs. Denmont
  • Britanica
  • Leilani Burke
  • Rebecca
  • Cocktail Waitress
  • Space Creature
  • Casey
  • Charli Coffee
  • Glenda Goodwin
  • Patti Sylviac
  • Nuni Schoener

Impressions[]

SNL Career[]

  • 2000-2001: Featured Player
  • 2001-2007: Repertory Player

Gallery[]

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