Maria Bamford

Biography

Maria Bamford is an American comedian and actress who began performing stand-up in Minneapolis at 19 and built a career on voice-over work, television and her own specials. Born in Port Hueneme, California and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, she started releasing comedy albums with The Burning Bridges Tour in 2003. Her early film credits include Lucky Numbers (2000), Stuart Little 2 (2002), Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003), Barnyard (2006) and Hell and Back (2015). She has voiced characters on CatDog, Adventure Time, WordGirl and BoJack Horseman, and appeared in Louie and Arrested Development. In 2014 the American Comedy Awards named her best club comic, and in 2016 she starred in the Netflix series Lady Dynamite, which draws on her life. Her memoir Sure, I'll Join Your Cult came out in 2023.

56years old

Turns 57 on September 3in 326 days

Born September 3, 1970Port Hueneme
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Maria Elizabeth Sheldon Bamford

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 18 years2000 to 2018

Genres

Comedy73%, 8 films
Animation36%, 4 films
Adventure27%, 3 films
Crime18%, 2 films
Documentary18%, 2 films

First and latest

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A first
Bamford became the first female member of The Improverts, the improvised comedy group at the University of Edinburgh, after transferring there in 1992.
Behind the camera
In 2014, Bamford wrote, starred in and co-created The Program alongside Melinda Hill, with Funny or Die producing the project.
Behind the camera
Bamford was invited into the writers' room of Lady Dynamite, the Netflix series based on her life, though she did not write any episodes.

Maria Bamford movies on Netflix

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn2018IMDb rating 5.8as The Elegant Woman
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss2018IMDb rating 5.7as Cultist
Hell and Back2015IMDb rating 5.4as Gloria (voice)
I Am Road Comic2014IMDb rating 6.2as Herself
Play Nice2014IMDb rating 6.1
Women Aren't Funny2014IMDb rating 5.5as Herself
Barnyard2006IMDb rating 5.7as Mrs. Beady (voice)
The Comedians of Comedy2005IMDb rating 7.2as Herself
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure2003IMDb rating 4.3as Aranea
Stuart Little 22002IMDb rating 5.5as Teacher
Lucky Numbers2000IMDb rating 5.1as Wendy the Waitress

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Comedians of Comedy2005 Comedy, Documentaryas Herself
IMDb rating 7.22.7K votes
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn2018 Comedy, Crimeas The Elegant Woman
IMDb rating 5.87.3K votes
Stuart Little 22002as Teacher
IMDb rating 5.563K votes
Lucky Numbers2000as Wendy the Waitress
IMDb rating 5.111K votes
I Am Road Comic2014as Herself
IMDb rating 6.2312 votes
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure2003as Aranea
IMDb rating 4.3906 votes
Barnyard2006as Mrs. Beadyvoice
IMDb rating 5.739K votes
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss2018as Cultist
IMDb rating 5.71.4K votes

Most often with

Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Rob Paulsen

David Koechner

T.J. Miller

Brian Posehn

Jim Norton

Michael St. Michaels

Films together

Rob Paulsen2 films together, 2003 to 2006
Rob Paulsen's page
- Barnyard2006IMDb rating 5.7Bamford as Mrs. BeadyvoicePaulsen as Peck the Rooster / Gophervoice
- Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure2003IMDb rating 4.3Bamford as AraneaPaulsen as Farley
David Koechner2 films together, 2006 to 2015
David Koechner's page
- Hell and Back2015IMDb rating 5.4Bamford as GloriavoiceKoechner as Asmodeusvoice
- Barnyard2006IMDb rating 5.7Bamford as Mrs. BeadyvoiceKoechner as Dag the Coyotevoice
T.J. Miller2 films together, 2014 to 2015
T.J. Miller's page
- Hell and Back2015IMDb rating 5.4Bamford as GloriavoiceMiller as Augievoice
- I Am Road Comic2014IMDb rating 6.2Bamford as HerselfMiller as Himself
Brian Posehn2 films together, 2005 to 2018
Brian Posehn's page
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss2018IMDb rating 5.7Bamford as CultistPosehn as Cultist
- The Comedians of Comedy2005IMDb rating 7.2Bamford as HerselfPosehn as Himself
Jim Norton2 films together, 2014
Jim Norton's page
- I Am Road Comic2014IMDb rating 6.2Bamford as HerselfNorton as Himself
- Women Aren't Funny2014IMDb rating 5.5Bamford as HerselfNorton as Himself
Michael St. Michaels2 films together, 2018
Michael St. Michaels's page
- An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn2018IMDb rating 5.8Bamford as The Elegant WomanMichaels as Rupert Rumbini
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss2018IMDb rating 5.7Bamford as CultistMichaels as Cultist

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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