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Maya Rudolph
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| Born | July 27, 1972 Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
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| Education | University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Partner(s) | Paul Thomas Anderson (2001–present) |
| Children | 4 |
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Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is a talented American actress and comedian. She is well-known for her funny characters and voice acting. Many people know her from the TV show Saturday Night Live (SNL). She has also been in many popular movies and TV shows.
Maya Rudolph has won several awards for her work. These include four Primetime Emmy Awards. She is the daughter of famous singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph. In 2024, Time magazine named her one of the world's 100 most influential people.
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Early Life and Family
Maya Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida, on July 27, 1972. Her mother, Minnie Riperton, was a singer. Her father, Richard Rudolph, was a composer. Her mother was African-American, and her father is Jewish.
Maya's parents moved to Los Angeles, California, when she was very young. She grew up mostly in the Westwood area. Her mother, Minnie Riperton, even sang "Maya" at the end of her famous song "Lovin' You". Sadly, her mother passed away from breast cancer in 1979, just before Maya's seventh birthday.
In 1990, Maya graduated from Crossroads School. There, she became friends with actors Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black. She later studied at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In 1995, she earned a degree in photography.
Career Highlights
Starting in Comedy and TV
Before Saturday Night Live, Maya Rudolph was part of an improv group called the Groundlings. This is where she met fellow comedian Will Forte. She joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2000. She was a main cast member until 2007. She has also made special guest appearances on the show since then.
One of her most famous roles on SNL is playing Vice President Kamala Harris. Her performance has been praised by Harris herself. Maya has agreed to continue playing Harris on SNL through the 2024 election.
She also appeared in other TV shows early in her career. These include the medical drama City of Angels.
Movies and Voice Acting
Maya Rudolph has been in many movies. Her first big film role was in A Prairie Home Companion (2006). She also starred in the sci-fi comedy Idiocracy (2006).
She is known for her roles in comedies like Grown Ups (2010) and Grown Ups 2 (2013). She played the wife of Chris Rock's character in these films. She also had a memorable role in the hit comedy Bridesmaids (2011) with her Saturday Night Live friend Kristen Wiig.
Maya Rudolph is also a very talented voice actress. She has lent her voice to many animated films:
- Shrek the Third (2007) as Rapunzel
- Turbo (2013) as Burn
- Big Hero 6 (2014) as Aunt Cass
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016) as Matilda
- The Emoji Movie (2017) as Smiler
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) as Linda Mitchell
- Luca (2021) as Daniela Paguro
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) as Cynthia Utrom
On TV, she co-starred in the sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012). She also co-hosted the variety show Maya & Marty (2016) with Martin Short. Since 2017, she has voiced many characters in the animated series Big Mouth. Her role as Connie the Hormone Monstress on Big Mouth has won her four Primetime Emmy Awards.
In 2022, she began starring in and producing the comedy series Loot on Apple TV+. She also played the main villain, Malvina Monroe, in the Disney movie Disenchanted (2022).
Maya Rudolph also has a production company called Animal Pictures with Natasha Lyonne. They have produced shows like Russian Doll and Poker Face.
Music Career
Before her acting career took off, Maya Rudolph was a backing singer and keyboardist for the band the Rentals from 1995 to 1999. She appeared in their music videos. She was also the original drummer for the band That Dog before college.
She is part of a Prince cover band called Princess. She performs in this band with her friend Gretchen Lieberum.
Personal Life
Maya Rudolph has been in a relationship with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson since 2001. They live in the San Fernando Valley and have four children together.
Awards and Recognition
Maya Rudolph has received many awards and nominations for her work in film and television.
- Primetime Emmy Awards: She has won five Primetime Emmy Awards.
* One for her guest role as Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live (2020). * Four for her voice work on Big Mouth (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024).
- Black Reel Awards: She won for Outstanding Voice Performance in The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2022) and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for The Good Place (2020).
- MTV Movie Awards: She won "Best Jaw Dropping Moment" with the cast of Bridesmaids (2012).
- NAACP Image Awards: She won for Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Television Series for Saturday Night Live (2022).
- Independent Spirit Awards: She received the Robert Altman Award with the cast of Inherent Vice (2014).
She has also been nominated for many other awards, including the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Satellite Awards.
See also
In Spanish: Maya Rudolph para niños
