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Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

49 movies on Netflix

Biography

Maya Rudolph, born in Gainesville, Florida, is an American actress and comedian who became a cast member of Saturday Night Live in 2000, staying with the sketch show until 2007 and returning later for cameo appearances. Before that she performed with the improv troupe the Groundlings and sang backing vocals in the Rentals. She moved into films with supporting parts in 50 First Dates (2004), A Prairie Home Companion (2006) and Idiocracy (2006), and went on to appear in Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), Sisters (2015), Life of the Party (2018) and Disenchanted (2022). Her voice work includes Turbo (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Luca (2021) and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021). On television she starred in Up All Night, co-hosted Maya & Marty, starred in and executive produced Loot, and won four Primetime Emmy Awards for her role in Big Mouth plus one for playing Kamala Harris on SNL.

54years old

Turns 55 on July 27in 286 days

  • Born Gainesville
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Maya Khabira Rudolph Anderson and Maya Khabira Rudolph

Movie Career

Films
49
Career span
29 years1997 to 2026

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    Rudolph played keyboards and sang backing vocals in the Rentals from 1995 to 1999, before she joined Saturday Night Live. She toured with the band and can be seen in the music videos for "Waiting" and "Please Let That Be You".

  2. A change of course

    Rudolph was the original drummer of the band That Dog, and she left the group before moving to attend college.

  3. Early training

    Maya Rudolph performed with the Groundlings, an improv troupe. While there, she became acquainted with Will Forte, who would later join the cast of Saturday Night Live.

  4. Behind the camera

    With Natasha Lyonne, Rudolph runs a production company named Animal Pictures. Its credits include Russian Doll, Poker Face, Loot, and The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy.

  5. First role

    Rudolph's Broadway debut came in April 2026, when she played Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! across a ten-week engagement.

Maya Rudolph movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. Bridesmaids2011 Comedy, Romanceas Lillian

    IMDb rating 6.8329K votes

  2. Idiocracy2006 Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fias Rita

    IMDb rating 6.5222K votes

  3. Luca2021as Daniela Pagurovoice

    IMDb rating 7.4228K votes

  4. The Mitchells vs. the Machines2021as Lindavoice

    IMDb rating 7.6145K votes

  5. The Angry Birds Movie2016as Matildavoice

    IMDb rating 6.3121K votes

  6. Grown Ups 22013as Deanne McKenzie

    IMDb rating 5.4195K votes

  7. Away We Go2009as Verona

    IMDb rating 7.057K votes

  8. Grown Ups2010as Deanne McKenzie

    IMDb rating 6.0319K votes

Most often with

Akiva Schaffer directed three of these films, Dennis Dugan two and Jorma Taccone two. Three actors appear in five 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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Adam Sandler, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Adam SandlerFred Armisen, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Fred ArmisenBill Hader, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Bill HaderWill Arnett, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Will ArnettAmy Poehler, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Amy PoehlerMelissa McCarthy, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Melissa McCarthyAkiva SchafferDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Akiva SchafferDennis DuganDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Dennis DuganJorma TacconeDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jorma Taccone

Films together

Box office

What Maya Rudolph's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.7 billion

32 of the 48 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 48 films: 32 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.

  • 32Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 10Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

Big Hero 62014as Cass (voice)$658 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 69% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Big Hero 62014as Cass (voice)
    $658M18.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Angry Birds Movie2016as Matilda (voice)
    $350M9.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Bridesmaids2011as Lillian
    $288M7.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Turbo2013as Burn (voice)
    $283M7.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Grown Ups2010as Deanne McKenzie
    $271M7.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Grown Ups 22013as Deanne McKenzie
    $247M6.8% of the total
  7. 7
    The Emoji Movie2017as Smiler (voice)
    $218M6.0% of the total
  8. 8
    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019as Mom
    $200M5.5% of the total
50 First Dates (2004), $196 millionTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023), $181 millionThe Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), $138 millionThe Nut Job (2014), $121 millionSisters (2015), $105 millionThe Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017), $68.7 millionLife of the Party (2018), $61.7 millionLuca (2021), $51.1 millionThe Happytime Murders (2018), $27.5 millionCHiPS (2017), $26.8 millionA Prairie Home Companion (2006), $26.0 millionThe Way Way Back (2013), $23.2 millionDuplex (2003), $19.3 millionAway We Go (2009), $15.8 millionInherent Vice (2014), $14.8 millionStrange Magic (2015), $13.6 million

$1.1 billionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 31% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors, two of them major.

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Maya Rudolph's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2020Outstanding Character Voice-Over PerformanceBig MouthWon
2020Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night LiveWon

Online

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