Pamela Adlon
Biography
Pamela Adlon is an American actress, writer, and director who started out in the musical sequel Grease 2 (1982) and later turned up in Say Anything... (1989), Sgt. Bilko (1996), Bed of Roses (1996), First Girl I Loved (2016), I Love You, Daddy (2017), Bumblebee (2018), and The King of Staten Island (2020). A recurring part on The Facts of Life was among her early television jobs, but roles grew scarce in her twenties, so she leaned into voice work. That side of her career brought a Primetime Emmy for Bobby Hill on King of the Hill, plus parts on Recess, Pepper Ann, and in the Tinker Bell films. She earned four Emmy nominations for Louie, and later co-created, wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Better Things, which ran from 2016 to 2022, won a Peabody Award, and brought her two Emmy nominations for lead actress. Her first feature as a director was the comedy Babes (2024).
60years old
Turns 61 on July 9in 281 days
- Born Albany
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Pamela Fionna Segall (birth name)Also credited as Pamela Segall, Pamela S. Adlon, Pamela Segall Adlon, Pam Adlon and Pamela Fionna Adlon
Movie Career
- Films
- 40
- Career span
- 41 years1982 to 2023
Genres
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A change of course
Adlon's voice-over career, which she said saved her career, grew out of a stretch in her twenties when she could not land acting roles.
Own stunts
Adlon has a husky voice that people recognize. Because of it, she was cast to voice young boys in many animated series and films.
Behind the camera
Adlon and Louis C.K. wrote the pilot, and C.K. directed it. For the first two seasons C.K. was a co-writer and sometimes director, while Adlon wrote and directed throughout the series.
Pamela Adlon movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Animatrix2003 Action, Adventure, Animationas Jue (segment "Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu (segment "Beyond")voice
IMDb rating 7.392K votes
Most often with
Howy Parkins directed three of these films, Andrew R. Jones two and Peggy Holmes two. Seven actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Howy ParkinsDirector, 3 films, 2001 to 2003
All films by Howy Parkins
Andrew R. JonesDirector, 2 films, 2003
All films by Andrew R. Jones
Peggy HolmesDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2014
All films by Peggy Holmes
Also six films together1 more actor
- Raven-SymonéTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014), Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy (2014), Secret of the Wings (2012), Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010), Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) and Tinker Bell (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Pamela Adlon's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$829 million
18 of the 40 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 40 films: 18 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.
- 18Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 14Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$468M56.5% of the total
- 2$68M8.2% of the total
- 3$64M7.7% of the total
- 4$44M5.4% of the total
- 5$38M4.6% of the total
- 6$33M3.9% of the total
- 7$20M2.5% of the total
- 8$20M2.4% of the total
$73.4 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Peabody Awards | Won | ||
| Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.