Maya Rudolph
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Maya Rudolph was born on July 27, 1972 in Gainesville, Florida, toRichard Rudolph,a music producer, and soul singerMinnie Riperton.Her mother was African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Lithuania, Russia, Germany, and Hungary). In 1973, Maya, her parents, and her older brother,Marc Rudolph,moved to California to further Minnie's music career. Here Minnie recorded "Lovin' You", her most famous single, in which one can hear her sing "Maya, Maya, Maya" at the end of the song; Riperton said that the song was used as a lullaby for Maya.
During adolescence, Maya attended St. Augustine by the Sea School, where she met childhood friend,Gwyneth Paltrow.The Paltrows and the Rudolphs became family friends and, in 2000,Richard Rudolphand Maya filled the role of music supervisors on theBruce Paltrow-directed filmDuets (2000),which starred Gwyneth.
In 1990, Maya enrolled at the University of California at Santa Cruz, majoring in photography. It was here that Maya formed the band "Supersauce" with fellow students. After graduation in 1994, Maya left the band and soon joinedThe Rentals,fronted byWeezerbassistMatt Sharp.Maya was featured on the 1999 release "Seven More Minutes", where she sang backup vocals on "Barcelona" and "My Head is in the Sun". Maya began touring with the group, singing backup and playing Moog synthesizer. WhenThe Rentalsdisbanded, Maya decided to pursue her dream of a career in comedy, joining the famed troupe "The Groundlings".
On May 6, 2000, Maya joined the cast ofSaturday Night Live (1975),and became one of that show's most popular performers. Famous sketches include a dead-on impression of fashion divaDonatella Versace;high school flake "Megan", the host of her own morning talk show, "Wake-up WakeField"; and one of the members of the R&B parody "Gemini's Twin". In 2006, she co-starred in the filmA Prairie Home Companion (2006),directed by the legendaryRobert Altmanand based on the NPR show byGarrison Keillor.
Maya has four children with her partner, filmmakerPaul Thomas Anderson.
During adolescence, Maya attended St. Augustine by the Sea School, where she met childhood friend,Gwyneth Paltrow.The Paltrows and the Rudolphs became family friends and, in 2000,Richard Rudolphand Maya filled the role of music supervisors on theBruce Paltrow-directed filmDuets (2000),which starred Gwyneth.
In 1990, Maya enrolled at the University of California at Santa Cruz, majoring in photography. It was here that Maya formed the band "Supersauce" with fellow students. After graduation in 1994, Maya left the band and soon joinedThe Rentals,fronted byWeezerbassistMatt Sharp.Maya was featured on the 1999 release "Seven More Minutes", where she sang backup vocals on "Barcelona" and "My Head is in the Sun". Maya began touring with the group, singing backup and playing Moog synthesizer. WhenThe Rentalsdisbanded, Maya decided to pursue her dream of a career in comedy, joining the famed troupe "The Groundlings".
On May 6, 2000, Maya joined the cast ofSaturday Night Live (1975),and became one of that show's most popular performers. Famous sketches include a dead-on impression of fashion divaDonatella Versace;high school flake "Megan", the host of her own morning talk show, "Wake-up WakeField"; and one of the members of the R&B parody "Gemini's Twin". In 2006, she co-starred in the filmA Prairie Home Companion (2006),directed by the legendaryRobert Altmanand based on the NPR show byGarrison Keillor.
Maya has four children with her partner, filmmakerPaul Thomas Anderson.
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Make 'Wine Country' Pairings
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Make 'Wine Country' Pairings
Wine CountrystarsAmy Poehler,Tina Fey,Maya Rudolph,Rachel Dratch,Ana Gasteyer,andPaula Pellselect titles from their costars' filmographies to pair with their new Netflix comedy.
TV Series
- Various
- Kamala Harris
- Whitney Houston
- Donatella Versace
- Self
- Jodi Deitz
- Megan
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Oprah Winfrey
- Condoleezza Rice
- Casey Fitzpatrick
- Condoleeza Rice
- Diana Ross
- Donnatella Versace
- Glenda Goodwin
- Nuni Schoener
- Beertje van Beers
- Beyonce Knowles
- Britanica
- Charo
- Jennifer Lopez
- LaToya Jackson
- Michelle Obama
- Amanda Byram
- Amber Lynn
- Ananda Lewis
- Annuale Announcer
- Anoosa Rosenfeld
- Appreciante
- Aretha Ocean
- Aunt Jemima
- Barbra Streisand
- Beertje Van Beers
- Beyoncé
- Bratz doll
- Britannica
- Candy
- Cassandra
- Charli Coffee
- Charlie Brown
- Charlotte York
- Charro
- Christina Aguilera
- Condaleeza Rice
- Condeleeza Rice
- Darcel Wynne
- Gabriella Montez
- Geisha Tangene
- Glenda the Good Witch of the North
- Grandmother
- Halle Berry
- Ivanka Trump
- Jodi
- Jodi Dietz
- Joyce 'Fenderella' Irby
- Justin Guarini
- Katrina Campins
- Khabeira Jones
- Kristen Welker
- Lara
- Lisa Kudrow
- Lisa Ling
- Little Bit
- Liza Minnelli
- Lola Fabre
- Lorne Michaels
- Lucy Liu
- Macy Gray
- Mario Vasquez
- Mary Roach
- Melissa Stark
- Mya
- Nelly Furtado
- Nicki Hilton
- Nurse
- Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
- Paris Hilton
- Patti LaBelle
- Patti Sylviac
- Pocahontas' mother
- President Dilma Rousseff
- Rebecca
- Rocsi
- Sally Hemmings
- Teresa Heinz Kerry
- The Harkin Brothers
- Thelma Evans
- Tina Turner
- Tinkerbell the Dog
- Tyra Banks
- Valerie Simpson
- Vanessa Laine
- Wanda Sykes
- Willona Woods
- Wonder Woman
- friend
- student
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