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My Take
Maya Rudolph is, in my view, one of the most versatile comic performers of her generation. Out of Gainesville and UC Santa Cruz, she turned Saturday Night Live into a launchpad, then proved she could sing, act and voice characters with equal ease, collecting two Emmys in 2020 alone. What I admire most is her warmth; she can carry a sketch or a scene without ever turning mean, and that generosity is rarer than people realize. She makes ensembles better simply by being in them. Decades into her career, she is still effortlessly indispensable, and audiences clearly feel it.
Overview
Maya Khabira 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 (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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maya Rudolph
- Name (Japanese)
- マーヤ・ルドルフ
- Reading
- まーや・るどるふ
- Born
- July 27, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / comedian / voice actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Santa Cruz
Awards & achievements
- 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.