Paula Pell
Biography
Paula Pell is an American writer, producer, and actress known for comedy. She wrote for Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2013 and became the show's longest-serving female writer, creating characters such as Debbie Downer, the Culps, and the Spartan Cheerleaders. She also produced and wrote for 30 Rock, and she has acted in shows including 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, A.P. Bio, Love, and Girls5eva, where she was a main cast member from 2021 to 2024. Her film work includes Sisters (2015), her first feature screenplay, Inside Out (2015), in which she voiced the Dream Director and Mom's Anger, Other People (2016), and Wine Country (2019). She has voiced parts in Big Mouth and Bless the Harts, written for the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and MTV Video Music Awards, and been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award and six Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2019, she received the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.
63years old
Turns 64 on April 15in 156 days
- Born Joliet
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 11 years2015 to 2026
Genres
- Comedy86%, 6 films
- Documentary29%, 2 films
- Adventure14%, 1 film
- Animation14%, 1 film
- Drama14%, 1 film
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A first
Pell worked as a writer on Saturday Night Live between 1995 and 2013. No woman has written for the show for as long as she has.
Behind the camera
Pell wrote a pilot called Thick and Thin, and in 2006 NBC picked it up for 13 episodes with her as executive producer. It never aired in the United States.
Behind the camera
Pell wrote her first feature screenplay, Sisters, which came out in 2015. Tina Fey both produced that film and acted in it.
Paula Pell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Inside Out2015 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Dream Director / Mom's Anger / Additional Voicesvoice
IMDb rating 8.1933K votes
Most often with
Eight 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.
Films together
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Maya Rudolph's page
Kenan Thompson's page
Amy Poehler's page
Bobby Moynihan's page
Tina Fey's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Lorne MichaelsLorne (2026) and Will & Harper (2024)
- Colin JostLorne (2026) and Will & Harper (2024)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2002 to 2010, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2002 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Saturday Night Live | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2010 | Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series | 30 Rock | Won |
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Official profiles and reference pages.