Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. From 2000 to 2007, she was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates (2004), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Idiocracy (2006).

After leaving SNL, Rudolph appeared in more films, including Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), Sisters (2015), Life of the Party (2018), and Disenchanted (2022). She also provided voice acting roles in the animated films Shrek the Third (2007), Turbo (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Emoji Movie (2017), and Luca (2021). Rudolph starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012) and co-hosted the variety show Maya & Marty (2016). In 2022, she began starring in the comedy series Loot, also serving as an executive producer.

Since 2017, Rudolph has voiced various characters for the animated sitcom Big Mouth, including Connie the Hormone Monstress, which won her four Primetime Emmy Awards. For her portrayal of politician Kamala Harris on SNL, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Rudolph received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing a judge in the comedy series The Good Place (2018–2020). In 2024, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She is the daughter of late singer Minnie Riperton (1947–1979) and composer Richard Rudolph.

She has made several cameo appearances over the years. Since the 45th-season premiere, she has occasionally portrayed Vice President Kamala Harris, a performance acknowledged by Harris. After Harris became the presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, Rudolph agreed to portray Harris on SNL through the 2024 election; pre-production on season 3 of her show Loot has been postponed to accommodate her role.

Rudolph returned to Saturday Night Live to hos for the first time, hosting the fifteenth episode of Saturday Night Live's 37th season on February 18, 2012, with musical guests Sleigh Bells. She also reprised her roles in sketches such as "Bronx Beat."

Rudolph returned to Saturday Night Live to host for the second time and (her first appearance in 9 years and 1 month, and 9 days) on March 27, 2021, the fifteenth episode of Saturday Night Live's 46th season, with musical guest Jack Harlow.

Rudolph returned to Saturday Night Live again to host for the third time on May 11, 2024, the nineteenth/penultimate episode and Mother's Day show of Saturday Night Live's 49th season, with musical guests Vampire Weekend.