Kristen Schaal

American actress (born 1978)
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Kristen Joy Schaal is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Known for her distinctive high pitched, child-like voice, she has voice roles as Louise Belcher on Bob's Burgers and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. She also played Mel on Flight of the Conchords, The Guide on What We Do in the Shadows, Hurshe Heartshe on The Heart, She Holler, and Carol Pilbasian on The Last Man on Earth. She provided several voices for BoJack Horseman; for the character of Sarah Lynn, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Other roles include Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie in the Toy Story franchise, and Anne on Wilfred. She was an occasional commentator on The Daily Show from 2008 to 2016. She voiced Sayrna in the 2019 EA video game Anthem.

Schaal was born on January 24, 1978, in Longmont, Colorado, to a Lutheran family of Dutch ancestry. She was raised on her family's cattle ranch, in a rural area near Boulder, Colorado. Her father is a construction worker and her mother a secretary.

Schaal attended Skyline High School where she graduated in 1996. She has a brother, David, who is three years older. She attended the University of Colorado in Boulder for a year and graduated from Northwestern University. She then moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a comedy career. In 2005, she had her first break when she was included in the New York article "The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of".

Date of Birth24th January 1978
Age47 Years
Zodiac SignAquarius
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityLongmont
Birth PlaceLongmont
ReligionLutheranism
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
SpousesRich Blomquist
Education
Northwestern University, Skyline High School
Occupationcomedian, television actor, screenwriter, film actor, voice actor, film producer, actor
Awards
  • Annie Award
  • Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress

Movies / Shows by Kristen Schaal

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My Spy: The Eternal City

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Boundaries

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Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

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The Boss

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All Nighter

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A Walk in the Woods

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Welcome to the Jungle

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Sleepwalk with Me

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The Muppets

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Butter

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Valentine's Day

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When in Rome