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{{short description|American actress, comedian, and singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maya Rudolph
| image = Maya_Rudolph.jpg
| caption = Rudolph in 2012 at the [[Paley Center for Media]]
| birth_name = Maya Khabira Rudolph
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|7|27}}
| birth_place = [[Gainesville, Florida]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[University of California, Santa Cruz]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|singer}}
| years_active = {{start date|1996}}–present
| partner = [[Paul Thomas Anderson]] (2001–present){{efn|Rudolph refers to Anderson as her husband, although they are not married.<ref name="husband">{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/maya-rudolph-paul-thomas-anderson-married/|title=Maya Rudolph Reveals Why She Calls Paul Thomas Anderson Her "Husband" Even Though They Are Not Married|work=W|publisher=Condé Nast|date=September 14, 2018|last=Marine|first=Brooke|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref>}}
| children = 4
| parents = [[Richard Rudolph]]<br />[[Minnie Riperton]]
| website =
}}

'''Maya Khabira Rudolph ''' (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', then played supporting roles in films such as ''[[50 First Dates]]'' (2004),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/50-first-dates-1200536452/|title=50 First Dates|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|date=February 13, 2004|website=Variety|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> ''[[A Prairie Home Companion (film)|A Prairie Home Companion]]'' (2006), and ''[[Idiocracy]]'' (2006).<ref name=WhoWho>{{cite book |chapter=Maya Rudolph |title=The Complete Marquis Who's Who|publisher=[[Marquis Who's Who]]|year=2010|access-date=September 24, 2011 |chapter-url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=BIC2&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK2014901123&mode=view&userGroupName=fairfax_main&jsid=b5fad977fb57dfcbc27feef7d1f146cb |id=Gale Document Number: GALE K2014901123 |chapter-format=fee, via [[Fairfax County Public Library]]}} [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] Biography In Context.</ref>

After leaving ''Saturday Night Live'' in 2007, Rudolph appeared in films including ''[[Grown Ups (film)|Grown Ups]]'' (2010), ''[[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|Bridesmaids]]'' (2011), ''[[Grown Ups 2]]'' (2013), ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]'' (2014), ''[[Sisters (2015 film)|Sisters]]'' (2015), ''[[CHiPs (film)|CHiPs]]'' (2017), [[Life of the Party (2018 film)|''Life of the Party'']] (2018), and ''[[Wine Country (film)|Wine Country]]'' (2019). Her voice acting includes the animated films ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' (2007),'' [[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'' (2014), ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'' (2016), ''[[The Emoji Movie]]'' (2017), ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]'' (2019), ''[[The Willoughbys]]'' (2020), ''[[The Mitchells vs. the Machines]]'' (2021), and ''[[Luca (2021 film)|Luca]]'' (2021).

Rudolph starred as Ava Alexander in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Up All Night (TV series)|Up All Night]]'' (2011–2012), and co-hosted the variety series ''[[Maya & Marty]]'' (2016) with [[Martin Short]]. She voiced various characters in the [[Netflix]] animated sitcom ''[[Big Mouth (TV series)|Big Mouth]]'' (2017–present), which won her [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance|Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2020 and 2021, and the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] animated sitcom ''[[Bless the Harts]]'' (2019–2021). She appeared in the NBC fantasy comedy series ''[[The Good Place]]'' (2018–2020), for which she received three [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations. For her portrayal of United States senator and vice-presidential candidate [[Kamala Harris]] on ''Saturday Night Live'', she won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]]. She continued to reprise the role throughout 2020 while Harris campaigned for and was elected vice president.

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