Maya Rudolph: Her Best Roles To Date
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Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph was born July 27, 1972 in Gainsville, Florida. Of African-American and Jewish descent, Maya would grow up in LA under the influence of her musically inclined parents, singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph. After graduating from the University of California in 1995 with a degree in photography, Maya would land a gig as a backing singer for hit rock band The Rentals.
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'Saturday Night Live'
After five years of singing and playing keyboard for The Rentals, Maya would get her big acting break in 2000 when she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. Singing and performing in comedy sketches for the show, Maya would stay with Saturday Night Live full-time until 2007, and has since made many guest appearances!
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'A Prairie Home Companion'
While filming for Saturday Night Live Maya would also make smaller appearances on TV series, including City of Angels and Chicago Hope, before making her big film debut in 2006 with musical comedy A Prairie Home Companion. While filmed on a budget, the film would do modestly well and Maya was received warmly by critics!
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'Grown Ups'
By 2010, Maya Rudolph had established herself in Hollywood as an actress and comedian to be reckoned with. She has since appeared in a variety of successful comedies including 2010's Grown Ups. Taking on the part of Chris Rock's wife and co-staring with Adam Sandler, Maya has proven she is up there with the best of the best!
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'Bridesmaids'
One of our all time favorite Maya Rudolph roles and one of her best-known came in 2011 when she took on the role of bride-to-be "Lilian" in Bridesmaids! With a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an all-star cast including Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids is a film worth watching multiple times!
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'Up All Night'
While finding success on the big screen, Maya Rudolph would also continue to star on television with NBC sitcom Up All Night. Airing for two seasons from 2011-2012, the show was received well by critics and ranked just behind NBC hit sitcom The Office!
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'Inherent Vice'
Maya Rudolph would step away from comedy for this next role! Starring as "Petunia Leeway" alongside co-stars Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon in 2014's neo-noir crime thriller Inherent Vice, Maya's venture outside of comedy would prove to be successful!
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'Life of the Party'
While she succeeded in the crime genre, that wouldn't keep Maya away from comedy for long. She quickly came back with comedy after comedy including 2015's Sisters, 2017's CHiPs, and more recently in 2018's Life of the Party.
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'The Good Place'
Most recently, Maya Rudolph has continued to serve out the laughs as "Judge" on hit NBC comedy series The Good Place. In fact, Maya has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her outstanding performance on the show!
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Maya Rudolph
At 52-years-old Maya Rudolph is thriving more than ever before. Now a mother to four beautiful children with husband, filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, you can catch Maya in 'Big Mouth' and as the voice of "Betty Hart" in animated sitcom 'Bless the Harts'. We just cannot get enough of the gorgeous and talented actress!