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'{{Infobox actor | name = Maya Rudolph | image = | birth_name = Maya Khabira Rudolph | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|7|27}} | birth_place = [[Gainesville, Florida]], U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1996–present | partner = [[Paul Thomas Anderson]] }} '''Maya Khabira Rudolph''' (born July 27, 1972) is an [[United States|American]] actress and singer best known for her comedic roles as a cast member on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' from 2000-2007. She most recently appeared in the 2010 films ''[[Grown Ups (2010 film)|Grown Ups]]'' and ''[[MacGruber (film)|MacGruber]]''. ==Personal life== ===Family=== Maya Rudolph was born in [[Gainesville, Florida]], the daughter of soul singer [[Minnie Riperton]], who was African American, and composer/songwriter/producer [[Richard Rudolph]], who is [[Ashkenazi]] [[Jewish]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Maya-Rudolph.html Maya Rudolph Biography (1972–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vTgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5271,2678552&dq=essence-of-lucinda</ref> Maya Rudolph was in the studio with her mother on the day Riperton recorded "[[Lovin' You (Minnie Riperton song)|Lovin' You]]", which Rudolph's parents had written as a lullaby for her. The listener can hear her mother sing, "Maya, Maya, Maya," to her daughter near the end of the track. Riperton died on July 12, 1979, at age 31 from cancer, just shy of Rudolph's seventh birthday. Rudolph lives with director [[Paul Thomas Anderson]] and their two daughters—Pearl Minnie (born October 2005) and Lucille (born November 6, 2009).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20317392,00.html? | title =People Magazine | accessdate = 2009-12-04}}</ref> ===Education=== Growing up, Rudolph attended high school in [[Santa Monica, California]], and continued her education at the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]], where she graduated in 1995 with a B.A. in [[photography]] from [[Porter College]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nndb.com/people/394/000108070/ | title =NNDB entry | accessdate = 2008-07-19}}</ref> == Career == {{BLP unsourced section|date=March 2009}} === ''Saturday Night Live'' === She joined ''SNL'' late in season 1999–2000 as a featured player, after a stint as a member of [[The Groundlings]] [[improvisational comedy|improv]] troupe. Rudolph's characters on the show have included "Attorney Glenda Goodwin" and "Megan" from the "Wake Up, Wakefield!" sketches. Rudolph has performed impressions of [[Oprah Winfrey]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Condoleezza Rice]], [[Paris Hilton]], [[Teresa Heinz Kerry]], [[Tyra Banks]], [[Patti LaBelle]], [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]], [[Liza Minnelli]], [[LaToya Jackson]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Rocsi]] (of [[106 & Park]]) and, most famously, designer [[Donatella Versace]]. Rudolph's musical talents were frequently employed on ''SNL''. She sang as [[Beyoncé Knowles]] in the ''[[Prince (artist)|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. [[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 (people)|white]] ([[Paris Hilton]], [[Liza Minnelli]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Lisa Kudrow]]), Asian ([[Lucy Liu]], [[Lisa Ling]]), [[Black (people)|black]] ([[Diana Ross]], [[Tina Turner]]), [[Latino|Latina]] ([[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Charo]]), as well as people of mixed cultural backgrounds. As "Nooni Schoener," Rudolph, along with [[Fred Armisen]] (who, like Rudolph, is also a multiracial ''SNL'' cast member), 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 (singer)|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 2008–2009 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 the [[2016 Olympics]] bid. She also appeared on the show in May 2010 to perform in skits including "The Manuel Ortiz Show" with Betty White. She recently returned to SNL for the Season 36 premiere, hosted by Amy Poehler, performing the "Bronx Beat" sketch. === Television and film === In addition to her work on ''SNL,'' Rudolph has appeared on other television shows, including the [[CBS]] [[medical drama]] series ''[[City of Angels (2000 TV 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 (film)|A Prairie Home Companion]],'' a role she played during her pregnancy. Earlier, she had co-starred 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 Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film ''[[Shrek the Third]]''. She guest starred as Julia in the ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[The Homer of Seville]]". Rudolph starred as character Athena Scooberman in NBC's [[Kath & Kim (U.S. TV series)|Kath & Kim]], and recently completed her newest picture ''[[Away We Go (film)|Away We Go]]'' with ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' star [[John Krasinski]]. In 2010, she appeared in ''[[Grown Ups (2010 film)|Grown Ups]]'' starring [[Adam Sandler]], where she played the wife of [[Chris Rock]]'s character. === Music === Prior to joining ''SNL,'' Rudolph was briefly a keyboardist and backing singer in the band [[The Rentals]]. She toured with the group for a short time. She also appears in the music videos of the songs "Waiting" and "Please Let That Be You" by the band. 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 version|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]]''. ==Filmography== {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" |-style="background:#B0C4DE;" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan=2|1997 | ''[[As Good as It Gets]]'' | Police Woman | |- | ''[[Gattaca]]'' | Delivery Nurse | |- | rowspan=2|2000 | ''[[Chuck & Buck]]'' | Jamilla | |- | ''[[Duets]]'' | Omaha Hostess | |- | 2003 | ''[[Duplex (film)|Duplex]]'' | Tara | |- | 2004 | ''[[50 First Dates]]'' | Stacy | |- | rowspan=2|2006 | ''[[A Prairie Home Companion (film)|A Prairie Home Companion]]'' | Stage Manager | Nominated – [[Gotham Awards|Gotham Award for Best Ensemble]] |- | ''[[Idiocracy]]'' | Rita | |- | 2007 | ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' | Rapunzel | Voice |- | 2009 | ''[[Away We Go]]'' | Verona de Tessant | Nominated — [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actress]]<br>Nominated — [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress]]<br> Nominated — [[Black Reel Award]] for Best Actress<br>Nominated — [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2009|St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress]]<br>Nominated — [[Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2009|Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress]] |- | rowspan=2|2010 | ''[[Grown Ups (2010 film)|Grown Ups]]'' | Deanne McKenzie | |- | ''[[MacGruber (film)|MacGruber]]'' | Casey || |} ==Television== *''[[Chicago Hope]]'' (1996–1997) *''[[City of Angels (2000 TV series)|City of Angels]]'' (2000) *''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (2000–2007) *''[[Campus Ladies]]'' (2006) *''[[The Simpsons]]'' (2007) *''[[Kath & Kim (U.S. TV series)|Kath & Kim]]'' (2008–2009) == References == {{Cleanup-link rot|date=February 2010}} {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDB name|0748973|Maya Rudolph}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Rudolph, Maya | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =July 27, 1972 | PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Gainesville, Florida]], U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudolph, Maya}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Florida]] [[Category:African American actors]] [[Category:African American comedians]] [[Category:African American singers]] [[Category:Black Jews]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American impressionists (entertainers)]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:The Groundlings]] [[Category:People from Gainesville, Florida]] [[Category:University of California, Santa Cruz alumni]] [[Category:Women comedians]] [[de:Maya Rudolph]] [[fr:Maya Rudolph]] [[fi:Maya Rudolph]]'