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Maya Rudolph

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Maya Rudolph
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Rudolph in 2012
Born Maya Khabira Rudolph
July 27, 1972 (age 42)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Actress, comedian
Years active 1996–present
Partner(s) Paul Thomas Anderson (2001–present)
Children 4
Parents Richard Rudolph
Minnie Riperton
Maya Khabira Rudolph[1] (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. She rose to prominence on the NBC television show Saturday Night Live, where she was a cast member from 2000 to 2007. She has also starred in films such as Idiocracy (2006), Away We Go (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), and Grown Ups 2 (2013). She starred as Ava Alexander in the NBC sitcom Up All Night from 2011 to 2013. The Maya Rudolph Show, a variety show television pilot, aired on May 19, 2014.[2]

Early life

Soul singer Minnie Riperton, Rudolph's mother
Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida. She is the daughter of soul singer Minnie Riperton and composer, songwriter, and producer Richard Rudolph. Her father is an Ashkenazi Jew, and her mother was African-American, and she identifies as Jewish.[3][4][5] Her paternal grandfather was Sidney Rudolph, a philanthropist who once owned all of the Wendy's and Rudy's restaurants in Dade County, Florida.[6] Her parents moved to Los Angeles, California when she and her brother Marc were very young, and they grew up primarily in the Westwood neighborhood.[7]
Near the end of the "Lovin' You" track, Riperton can be heard singing "Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya". Riperton incorporated this into her performance of the song on The Midnight Special.[8] Riperton died on July 12, 1979, at age 31, from breast cancer.[7] Rudolph's godmother was R&B singer Teena Marie.[9]
In 1990, Rudolph graduated from Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, where she became friendly with fellow student Gwyneth Paltrow, and continued her education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography from Porter College.[10]

Career

Saturday Night Live

In May 2000, Rudolph joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the final three episodes of the 1999–2000 season, after a stint as a member of The Groundlings improv troupe, where she met future Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte.[7]
Rudolph's musical talents were frequently employed on Saturday Night Live. She sang as Beyoncé Knowles in the Prince Show sketches, as the "Space Creature" in the Gays in Space sketches, except for the one on the season 31 episode hosted by Peter Sarsgaard, because it aired around the time Rudolph was on maternity leave. Friend Will Forte substituted for her during that episode. Her ability to change her looks and her command of many accents also led to her playing an unusually wide range of ethnicities on the show, often with only a change of wigs. She has been white (Paris Hilton, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Lisa Kudrow), Asian (Lucy Liu, Lisa Ling), black (Diana Ross, Tina Turner), and Latina (Charo). As "Nooni Schoener," Rudolph, along with Fred Armisen, created a couple from an unspecified Scandinavian country, who have unplaceable accents and bewilderingly foreign manners. Rudolph was also able to play male characters such as Scott Joplin, Justin Guarini, and Mario Vazquez.
Her final show was on November 3, 2007, with host Brian Williams and musical guest Feist, the last episode before the writers' strike. She returned on October 25, 2008, in a featured guest appearance as Michelle Obama and sang a duet with Kenan Thompson about Amy Poehler's newborn. She then also appeared in the 2008 Christmas episode, where she reprised her role in the sketch Bronx Beat, with Amy Poehler. She also appeared in two sketches in the 2008–09 season finale with Will Ferrell. She appeared in a Weekend Update Thursday sketch during the fall 2009–10 season as Oprah Winfrey speaking on behalf of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics. She also appeared on the show in May 2010 to perform in skits including "The Manuel Ortiz Show" with Betty White.
She returned to Saturday Night Live for the season 36 premiere, hosted by Amy Poehler, performing the "Bronx Beat" sketch and that same season for episode 700, hosted by Tina Fey.[11]
On February 18, 2012 she returned to Saturday Night Live as a host for the first time and reprised her roles in sketches such as "Bronx Beat".

Characters

Rudolph's characters on the show have included "Attorney Glenda Goodwin" and "Megan" from the "Wake Up, Wakefield!" sketches. Rudolph has done a number of celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live during her tenure, including Amanda Byram, Ananda Lewis, Barbra Streisand, Bern Nadette Stanis (as Thelma Evans on Good Times), Beyoncé, Charo, Christina Aguilera, Condoleezza Rice, Darcel Wynne, Diana Ross, Donatella Versace, Donna Fargo, Emily Robison, Fredricka Whitfield, Free, Gayle King, Halle Berry, Ivanka Trump, Ja'net Du Bois (as Willona Woods on Good Times), Jennifer Lopez, Joyce "Fenderella" Irby, Justin Guarini, Kara Saun, La Toya Jackson, Lisa Kudrow, Lisa Ling, Lucy Liu, Lynda Lopez, Macy Gray, Mario Vasquez, Mary Roach, Maya Angelou, Melinda Doolittle, Melissa Stark, Michelle Obama, Mýa, Nelly Furtado, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton, Patti LaBelle, Phylicia Rashad (as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show), Rocsi, Scott Joplin, Teresa Heinz, Terra Patrick, Tina Turner, Tyra Banks, Valerie Simpson, Vanessa Hudgens (as Gabriella Montez from High School Musical 3), Wanda Sykes and Whitney Houston.
Recurring characters
  • Appreciante
  • Beertje Van Beers
  • Britanica of Gemini's Twin
  • Casey
  • Charli Coffee
  • Cocktail Waitress
  • Donatella Versace
  • Glenda Goodwin
  • Jackie
  • Jodi Dietz (one of the co-hosts of "Bronx Beat")
  • Leilani Burke
  • Megan (one of the co-hosts of "Wake Up, Wakefield!")
  • Mrs. Denmont
  • Nuni Schoener
  • Patti Sylviac
  • Rebecca
  • Space Creature

Television and film

In addition to her work on Saturday Night Live, Rudolph has appeared on other television shows, including the CBS medical drama series City of Angels and Chicago Hope.
She had small parts in Chuck & Buck, Gattaca, As Good as It Gets, Duplex and Duets; she was also a music supervisor for Duets. Her first prominent film role came in 2006 with A Prairie Home Companion. Earlier, she had costarred with Luke Wilson in the 2005 Mike Judge sci-fi comedy Idiocracy, although that film was shelved until September 2006 and then only given a limited release. She also guest starred as Rapunzel in the DreamWorks animated film Shrek the Third. She guest starred as Julia in the The Simpsons episode "The Homer of Seville". Rudolph guest starred as character Athena Scooberman in NBC's Kath & Kim, and starred in the film Away We Go with The Office star John Krasinski. In 2010, she appeared in Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler, where she played the wife of Chris Rock's character. In 2011, she appeared in Bridesmaids with Saturday Night Live colleague Kristen Wiig. She co-starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night, with Christina Applegate and Will Arnett.

Music

Prior to joining Saturday Night Live, Rudolph was backing singer (1995–99)[1] and briefly a keyboardist in the band The Rentals, with whom she toured for a short time.[7] She also appears in the music videos of the songs "Waiting" and "Please Let That Be You". She sang backing vocals for "Barcelona" and "My Head Is in the Sun," both from the album Seven More Minutes. In 2004, she recorded a track with The Rentals frontman Matt Sharp, including a cover of Tegan and Sara's "Not Tonight." Rudolph also performed "Together In Pooping" and "Little Roundworm" with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (Robert Smigel) on his album Come Poop With Me. She is in a Prince cover band called Princess with her friend Gretchen Lieberum.[citation needed]

Personal life

Rudolph has been in a relationship with director Paul Thomas Anderson since 2001.[12] They live together in Los Angeles with their four children: daughters Pearl Minnie (born October 2005) and Lucille (born November 2009),[13] son Jackson Wright "Jack" (born July 2011),[14] and a baby born in summer 2013.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 As Good As It Gets Policewoman
1997 Gattaca Delivery Nurse
1998 Rush Hour Policewoman
2000 Chuck & Buck Jamilla
2000 Duets Karaoke Hostess
2003 Duplex Tara
2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Kanshasha X
2004 50 First Dates Stacy
2006 A Prairie Home Companion Molly
2006 Idiocracy Rita
2007 Shrek the Third Rapunzel Voice
2009 Away We Go Verona De Tessant
2010 MacGruber Casey Fitzpatrick
2010 Grown Ups Deanne McKenzie
2011 Bridesmaids Lillian Donovan
2011 Zookeeper Mollie Voice
2011 Friends with Kids Leslie
2013 The Way, Way Back Caitlyn
2013 Grown Ups 2 Deanne McKenzie
2013 Turbo Burn Voice
2014 The Nut Job Precious Voice
2014 Inherent Vice Petunia Leeway In post-production
2014 Big Hero 6 Aunt Cass[16][17] Voice
2015 The Nest TBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996–97 Chicago Hope Nurse Leah Martine 5 episodes
1997 The Devil's Child Holly Movie
2000 Action Phina Episode: "Dead Man Floating"
2000 City of Angels Nurse Grace Patterson 15 episodes
2000–07, 2012 Saturday Night Live Various Characters / host (2012) 149 episodes
2006 Campus Ladies Professor Theresa Winslow Fabre Episode: "All Nighter"
2007 The Simpsons Julia Episode: "Homer of Seville"
2008–09 Kath & Kim Athena Scooberman 5 episodes
2011–12 Up All Night Ava Alexander 35 episodes
2014 Portlandia Anita Episode: "Bahama Knights"
2014 The Maya Rudolph Show Herself Variety show

Awards and nominations

Film awards

Year Award Category Film Result
2006 Gotham Award Best Ensemble Cast A Prairie Home Companion Nominated
2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Away We Go Nominated
Comedy Film Award Best Actress Nominated
St Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Nominated
Utah Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Nominated
Washington DC Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Nominated
2010 Black Reel Award Best Actress Nominated
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble Casting Bridesmaids Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Nominated
2012 Black Reel Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Nominated
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated
MTV Movie Award Best Cast Nominated
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Won
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture Nominated

Television awards

Year Award Category Series Result
2005 Satellite Award Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical Saturday Night Live Nominated
2007 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2011 Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini Series or TV Movie Up All Night Nominated
2012 Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live Nominated
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Up All Night Nominated
NAMIC Vision Award Best Performance - Comedy Nominated
Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini Series or TV Movie Nominated


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