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Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

Actor, also producer and writer · Born July 27, 1972 (54) · Gainesville, Florida, USA

6 Primetime Emmys · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates, A Prairie Home Companion, and Idiocracy. After leaving SNL in 2007, Rudolph appeared in more films, including Grown Ups, Bridesmaids, Grown Ups 2, Inherent Vice, Sisters, Life of the Party, and Disenchanted. She also provided voice acting roles in the animated films Shrek the Third, Turbo, Big Hero 6, The Angry Birds Movie, The Emoji Movie and Luca. Rudolph starred on Up All Night and co-hosted the variety show Maya & Marty. Since 2022, she has produced and starred on Loot. Rudolph has voiced various characters for the animated sitcom Big Mouth which won her four Primetime Emmy Awards. For her portrayal of politician Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Rudolph received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for The Good Place. She is the daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph, as well as the stepdaughter of Japanese jazz singer Kimiko Kasai.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 27, 1972 (54)
From
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
90 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Maya Rudolph's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 37 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 15

A split, not a type: Gentle 21 · Charged 20 · Intense 4

A split, not a type: Steady 22 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 32

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 6

Casual 39 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 29 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 29
Trickster
6 of 29
Hero
4 of 29
Threshold guardian
3 of 29
Shadow
3 of 29
Shapeshifter
2 of 29
Mentor
2 of 29
Herald
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
37
Absurd
26
Warm
23
Hopeful
13
Melancholic
12
Other
53

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maya Rudolph's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 73 of their 90 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (18).

Subscription and free streaming for Maya Rudolph's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 90 with a MovieCove page; 42 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Angry Birds Movie 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Matilda (voice)

  • The Muppet Show(2026)

    as Maya Rudolph

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Dream Productions(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jean Dewberry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • His Three Daughters(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • IF(2024)

    as Alligator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dr. Vlam (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
  • Good Burger 2(2023)

    as Maya Rudolph

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem(2023)

    as Cynthia Utrom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Digman!(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as G.A.W.D. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
  • Poker Face(2023)

    Show 22 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Disenchanted(2022)

    as Malvina Monroe

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Baymax!(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Aunt Cass (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
  • Loot(2022)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Molly Wells

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
  • Crush(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Human Resources(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer · as Bonnie LaCienega (voice) · as Connie LaCienega (voice) · as Dante's Dick (voice) · as Grace (voice) · as Traci (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • MacGruber(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Casey Janine Fitzpatrick

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
  • A Clüsterfünke Christmas(2021)

    as Shania Gary (Angel)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Licorice Pizza(2021)

    as Gale

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Luca(2021)

    as Daniela Paguro (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines(2021)

    as Linda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Eater's Guide to the World(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine(2020)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Andrea Steele

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Hubie Halloween(2020)

    as Mrs. Hennessey

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • The Willoughbys(2020)

    as Nanny (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Bless the Harts(2019)

    Show 34 episodes · as Betty Hart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
  • Thirsty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Mosquito

  • The Angry Birds Movie 2(2019)

    as Matilda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Booksmart(2019)

    as Motivational Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Wine Country(2019)

    as Naomi

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Forever(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as June

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • The Happytime Murders(2018)

    as Bubbles

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Life of the Party(2018)

    as Christine Davenport

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • A Christmas Story Live!(2017)

    as Mother Parker

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Big Hero 6: The Series(2017)

    Show 65 episodes · as Aunt Cass (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 81 episodes · as Diane Birch / Connie the Hormone Monstress (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
  • The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature(2017)

    as Precious (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Emoji Movie(2017)

    as Smiler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Tour de Pharmacy(2017)

    as Lucy Flerng

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • We Don't Belong Here(2017)

    as Joanne

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • CHIPS(2017)

    as Sgt. Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Judge Gen

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Pig(2016)

    as Eunice

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Angry Birds Movie(2016)

    as Matilda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Maggie's Plan(2015)

    as Felicia

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackie Wilder

  • Sisters(2015)

    as Brinda

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • A Very Murray Christmas(2015)

    as The Lounge Singer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The Grinder(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jillian

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
  • Documentary Now!(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Anita

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • The Spoils Before Dying(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fresno Foxglove

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Dionne Warwick

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • An SNL Valentine(2015)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Strange Magic(2015)

    as Griselda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Inherent Vice(2014)

    as Petunia Leeway

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Big Hero 6(2014)

    as Aunt Cass (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Giggles

  • The Maya Rudolph Show(2014)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Nut Job(2014)

    as Precious (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as U.S. Marshal Karen Haas

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Grown Ups 2(2013)

    as Deanne McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Turbo(2013)

    as Burn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Griselda Blanco

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • The Way Way Back(2013)

    as Caitlyn

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Friends with Kids(2011)

    as Leslie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Up All Night(2011)

    Show 35 episodes · as Ava Alexander

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
  • Zookeeper(2011)

    as Mollie the Giraffe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Bridesmaids(2011)

    as Lillian

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Fight for Your Right Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Girl in Limo 3

  • Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Anita

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Various (archive footage)

  • Grown Ups(2010)

    as Deanne McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • MacGruber(2010)

    as Casey

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Presidential Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Michelle Obama

  • Cubed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show as Maya Rudolph

  • The Minnie Riperton Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Away We Go(2009)

    as Verona De Tessant

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Various (archive footage)

  • Prop 8: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as California Gays and The People That Love Them

  • Unsung(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Kath & Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Athena Scooberman

  • Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · as Oprah Winfrey

  • Shrek the Third(2007)

    as Rapunzel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Idiocracy(2006)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Campus Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy(2004)

    as Kanshasha X

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • 50 First Dates(2004)

    as Stacy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Duplex(2003)

    as Tara

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Religetables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • TV Funhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Oprah Winfrey (voice)

  • Duets(2000)

    as Omaha Karaoke Hostess

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Chuck & Buck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jamila

  • City of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 25 episodes · as Grace Patterson

  • Action(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Phina

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Chloe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    as Policewoman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Devil's Child(1997)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Gattaca(1997)

    as Delivery Nurse

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · as Leah Martine

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 146 episodes · as Annunale Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · as Glenda Goodwin / Self (uncredited) · as Jodi Deitz (uncredited) · as Jodi Dietz (uncredited) · as Michelle Obama (uncredited) · as Self · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Host · as Self - Various Characters · as Self - Various Characters (uncredited) · as Self / Leilani (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Grown Ups 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Deanne McKenzie

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 110 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19752026

Peak 2016 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting106 of 112: 102 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting2 of 112: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing9 of 112: 5 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew1 of 112: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

112 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s55 · 54 acting · 2 crew2020s26 · 21 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 2% of 55 roles
97071217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

6 Primetime Emmys and 1 other major award from 20 major nominations, 2007–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  2. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
  4. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  5. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  6. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  8. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2017
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
  2. 2015
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
  3. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2007
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Maya Rudolph's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 63; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 90 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th29
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 90 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed32

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Maya Rudolph's work okay for kids?

Across up to 42 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore37 titles7–47 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity42 titles12–67 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity41 titles9–88 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs36 titles7–63 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense36 titles8–44 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Maya Rudolph work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maya Rudolph's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Arnett shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles