Paula Pell
Born in Joliet, Illinois, USA — Apr 15 1963
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Biography
Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American writer, actress, comedian, and producer. Pell is best known for her work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2020. For her work on SNL and 30 Rock, she has been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and six Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2019, Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.
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30 Rock
Paula Hornberger
Parks and Recreation
Tammy Zero
The Mindy Project
Evelyn
Big Mouth
Barbara Glouberman / Bubbe (voice)
Inside Out 2
Mom's Anger (voice)
Harley Quinn
G.A.I.L (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Bev
Girls5eva
Gloria
Inside Out
Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)
Loot
Paula
A.P. Bio
Helen Henry Demarcus
Documentary Now!
Patty
Monsters at Work
Sunny (voice)
Not Dead Yet
Marlena
Super Force
Mrs. BIloxi
No Activity
Daisy
Die Hart
Cynthia
Dying for Sex
Nurse Amy
The 'Burbs
Dana Richards
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Lady in Bar
The Awesomes
Gadget Gal (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
Dream Productions
Paula Persimmon (voice)
Sisters
Dana
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Crowd Member at Ice Rink
Mapleworth Murders
Abigail Mapleworth
This Is 40
Production
Camping
Writing
Summer of 69
Betty Spaghetti
The Cat in the Hat
(voice)
Will & Harper
Self
Wyrm
Tanya
Wine Country
Val
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Writing
Other People
Aunt Patti
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Writing
Riley's First Date?
Mom's Anger (voice)
The Women of SNL
Writing
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
The Fifth Wheel
Production
Brother Nature
Woman in Suit
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Paula Hornberger
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Writing
The Slumber Party
Principal Petersen
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
The Colin Quinn Show
Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl
Self