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| birth_place = [[Gainesville, Florida]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birth_place = [[Gainesville, Florida]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| occupation = Actress, comedienne
| occupation = Actress, comedienne
| height = 5′ 7″ or 170 cm<ref>http://www.celebritiesheight.com/maya-rudolph-height-and-weight/</ref>
| years_active = 1996–present
| years_active = 1996–present
|alma_mater= [[University of California, Santa Cruz]]
|alma_mater= [[University of California, Santa Cruz]]

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Maya Rudolph
Rudolph at the Up All Night Cast at Paley Center 2012
Born
Maya Khabira Rudolph

(1972-07-27) July 27, 1972 (age 52)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Occupation(s)Actress, comedienne
Years active1996–present
Height5 ft 7 in or 170 cm[1]
PartnerPaul Thomas Anderson
Children3
Parent(s)Minnie Riperton
Richard Rudolph
Notes

Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedienne. The daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and music composer Richard Rudolph, she was raised in Santa Monica, California and graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1995. Following her graduation, she was a background singer and keyboardist for rock band The Rentals until they disbanded, and became a member of improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings. Rudolph 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 a number of 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. Rudolph lives with film director Paul Thomas Anderson; the couple have three children together.

Early life

Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida. She is the daughter of soul singer Minnie Riperton and composer/songwriter/producer Richard Rudolph. Her father is an Ashkenazi Jew, and her mother was African-American.[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, FL.[6] Her parents moved to Los Angeles when she and her brother Marc were very young, and they grew up primarily in the Westwood section.[3]

Rudolph was in the studio when her mother recorded "Lovin' You".[citation needed] Near the end of the track, Riperton can be heard singing "Maya, Maya, Maya" to Rudolph. Riperton incorporated this into her performance of the song on The Midnight Special.[7] Riperton died on July 12, 1979, at age 31, from breast cancer, just shy of Rudolph's seventh birthday.[3] Rudolph's godmother was R&B singer Teena Marie.[8]

Education

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 B.A. in photography from Porter College.[9]

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.[3]

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, they include 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, LaToya 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.

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 2008–2009 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 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.[10]

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".

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, together with Saturday Night Live colleague Kristen Wiig. She costarred in NBC's latest sitcom, Up All Night, with Christina Applegate and Will Arnett. After the cancellation of Up All Night, it has been speculated that she will host her own variety show.[11]

Music

Prior to joining Saturday Night Live, Rudolph was backing singer (1995-1999)[2] and briefly a keyboardist in the band The Rentals, with whom she toured for a short time.[3] 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 currently in a Prince (musician) cover band called Princess with her friend Gretchen Lieberum.

Personal life

Rudolph lives with director Paul Thomas Anderson and their three children — two daughters, Pearl Minnie (born October 15, 2005), Lucille (born November 6, 2009),[12] and son Jack (born July 3, 2011).[13] It was reported on February 16, 2013 that Rudolph is expecting her fourth child.[14]

Recurring characters on Saturday Night Live

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

Credits

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1997 Gattaca Delivery Nurse
As Good As It Gets Policewoman
2000 Chuck & Buck Jamilla
Duets Karaoke Hostess
2003 Duplex Tara
2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Kanshasha X
50 First Dates Stacy
2006 A Prairie Home Companion Molly
Idiocracy Rita
2007 Shrek the Third Rapunzel (voice)
2009 Away We Go Verona De Tessant
2010 MacGruber Casey Fitzpatrick
Grown Ups Deanne McKenzie
2011 Bridesmaids Lillian Donovan
Zookeeper Mollie (voice)
Friends with Kids Leslie
2013 The Way, Way Back Caitlyn
Grown Ups 2 Deanne McKenzie
Turbo Burn post-production
2014 Inherent Vice Filming

Television

Year Series Role Notes
1996–1997 Chicago Hope Nurse Leah Martine 5 episodes
1997 The Devil's Child Holly TV movie
2000 Action Phina 1 episode
City of Angels Nurse Grace Patterson 15 episodes
Series regular
2000–2007 Saturday Night Live Various characters 149 episodes
Series regular
2006 Campus Ladies Professor Theresa Winslow Fabre 1 episode
2007 The Simpsons Julia 1 episode
2008–2009 Kath & Kim Athena Scooberman 5 episodes
2011–2012 Up All Night Ava Alexander 35 episodes
Main role

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 Pending

References

  1. ^ http://www.celebritiesheight.com/maya-rudolph-height-and-weight/
  2. ^ a b "Maya Rudolph". The Complete Marquis Who's Who (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). Marquis Who's Who. 2010. Gale Document Number: GALE|K2014901123. Retrieved 24 Sep. 2011. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) Gale Biography In Context.
  3. ^ a b c d e Itzkoff, Dave (9 September 2011). "Juggling a Comedy Series About Juggling Life's Tasks". Retrieved 10 September 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Itzkoff" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Maya Rudolph Biography (1972–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  5. ^ "The Essence of Lucinda", Ocala Star-Banner, 6 June 2001 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |http://news.google.com/newspapers?id= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "SIDNEY J. RUDOLPH, PHILANTHROPIST AND RESTAURANT OWNER". Miami Herald. December 23, 1992.
  7. ^ Minnie Riperton (1975). Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You (Live 1975). The Midnight Special (TV series). Event occurs at 03:07. Retrieved 2011-09-25. Maya, Maya, Maya {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  8. ^ "Top 10 little known facts about Teena Marie". CNN Entertainment. December 28, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  9. ^ "Maya Rudolph Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  10. ^ McGlynn, Katla (May 8, 2011). "'SNL': Pregnant Tina Fey & Maya Rudolph Sing Duet About Doin' It". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  11. ^ Davies, Madeleine (26 February 2013). "Somebody Give Maya Rudolph a Variety Show Already". Jezebel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Maya Rudolph Welcomes a Girl". People Magazine. December 4, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  13. ^ "Maya Rudolph Welcomes Son Jack". People.com. Time Inc. July 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  14. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/will-arnett-up-all-night-420889
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