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Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. Born in Gainesville, Florida, and raised in Los Angeles, she is the daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph. In 2000, Rudolph became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). During her tenure on the show, she played supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates (2004), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Idiocracy (2006). After leaving SNL in 2007, Rudolph appeared in more films, including Grown Ups (2010) and its 2013 sequel, Bridesmaids (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), Sisters (2015), Life of the Party (2018), and Disenchanted (2022). As a voice actress, her credits include the animated films Shrek the Third (2007), Big Hero 6 (2014), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Emoji Movie (2017), and Luca (2021). Rudolph starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012) and co-hosted the variety show Maya & Marty (2016). Since 2017, she has voiced various characters for the animated sitcom Big Mouth, including Connie the Hormone Monstress, which won her three Primetime Emmy Awards. For her portrayal of politician Kamala Harris on SNL, Rudolph won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing a judge in the comedy series The Good Place (2018–2020). In 2022, Rudolph began executive producing and starring in the comedy series Loot. Early life Rudolph was born on July 27, 1972, in Gainesville, Florida, to singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph. Her mother was African-American and her father is Jewish. Her paternal grandfather was Sidney Rudolph, a philanthropist who once owned all of the Wendy's and Rudy's restaurants in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Her great-grandfather was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, changed his surname from "Rudashevsky" to "Rudolph", and was one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Shalom, a Conservative Jewish synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rudolph's godmother was R&B singer Teena Marie. On an episode of PBS's Finding Your Roots, Rudolph discovered that her maternal great-great-great-grandfather was James Grigsby, who was born enslaved in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Grigsby was denied financial compensation and freedom granted by the last will and testament of his enslaver, John Warren Grigsby, and challenged the enslaver's grandson in court in the 1830s.Rudolph's parents moved to Los Angeles, California, when her brother Marc and she were very young, and they grew up primarily in the Westwood neighborhood. Near the end of the song "Lovin' You", Riperton repeats "Maya". She incorporated this into her performance on The Midnight Special. Her mother died of breast cancer on July 12, 1979, at age 31, two weeks before Maya's seventh birthday. In 1990, Rudolph graduated from Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, where she befriended schoolmates Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black. She attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, living in Porter College. She graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography. Career Television and film Rudolph was in the improv troupe the Groundlings, where she met future Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte. She joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the final three episodes of the 1999–2000 season through 2007. She has made several cameo appearances over the years. Since the 45th-season premiere, she has occasionally portrayed Vice President Kamala Harris, a performance acknowledged by Harris.She has appeared in many other television shows, including the CBS medical drama series City of Angels and Chicago Hope. She had small parts in Gattaca (1997), As Good as It Gets (1997), Chuck & Buck (2000), Duets (2000), Duplex (2003), and 50 First Dates (2004); she was also a music supervisor for Duets. Her first prominent film role came in 2006 with A Prairie Home Companion. Earlier, she had costarred with Luke Wilson in the 2005 Mike Judge sci-fi comedy Idiocracy, although that film was shelved until September 2006 and then only given a limited release. She also guest-starred as Rapunzel in the DreamWorks animated film Shrek the Third. She guest-starred as Julia in The Simpsons episode "The Homer of Seville". Rudolph guest-starred as character Athena Scooberman in NBC's Kath & Kim, and starred in the film Away We Go with The Office star John Krasinski. In 2010, she appeared in Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler, where she played the wife of Chris Rock's character, and returned for the 2013 sequel, Grown Ups 2. In 2011, she appeared in Bridesmaids with Saturday Night Live colleague Kristen Wiig, and in 2013 she played a supporting role in The Way, Way Back as the girlfriend of Sam Rockwell's character. From 2011 to 2012, she co-starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night, with Christina Applegate and Will Arnett. In 2013, she voiced Burn in the DreamWorks Animation film Turbo. Rudolph's self-titled variety show television pilot aired on May 19, 2014, but the show did not go beyond that. Also in 2014, she voiced Precious in the animated film The Nut Job, as well as in the 2017 sequel The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, and voiced Aunt Cass in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6. It was later announced that she would star in an NBC variety series Maya & Marty with Martin Short, which debuted on May 31, 2016. Her next series, Forever, premiered on September 14, 2018, on Amazon Video. As a voice actress, she voiced Matilda in The Angry Birds Movie (2016) and The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), voiced Smiler in the animated The Emoji Movie (2017), and had various roles in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth, premiering in 2017. In 2018, she performed in advertisements for Ruby Tuesday and Seventh Generation. In 2019 she appeared as the mother in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. In 2021 she voiced Linda Mitchell, mother of two, in Sony Pictures' The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and Daniela Paguro in the Pixar film Luca. In July 2022 she appeared as the star of Loot, an Apple TV+ series. In 2022, Rudolph portrayed Malvina Monroe, the main antagonist of Disenchanted, the sequel to the 2007 Disney film Enchanted.Rudolph has a production company called Animal Pictures with Natasha Lyonne which has produced Russian Doll, Poker Face, Loot and the upcoming animated series The Hospital. As of October 3, 2023, Rudolph reportedly separated amicably from Animal Pictures to produce independently.In January 2023, it was announced that Rudolph would be the spokesperson for M&M's after owner Mars Incorporated supposedly pulled its "Spokescandies" in light of criticism for its depictions of gender, though a few days later Mars confirmed that their Spokescandies would return in their Super Bowl commercial. Music Prior to joining Saturday Night Live, Rudolph was a backing singer (1995–1999) and briefly a keyboardist .... Discover the Kate Rudolph popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Kate Rudolph books.

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  • Braxtyn synopsis, comments

    Braxtyn

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    She's hunting a bounty, not a mate…Vita Minnick has one job: hunt down lowlifes who owe her boss money and deliver them for a profit. When a ticket for Braxtyn NaZade comes up it s...

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    Mated to the Alien Volume Three

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Featuring two more tales of doomed Detyens and fated mates!Kayleb:Unmated Detyens die at thirty, so why is Kayleb NaMoren still alive?He came to Earth to find his mate, but on the ...

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    Soulless

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    A cold hearted alien... scorching hot chemistry... and a fated mate bond too strong to be denied!There's nothing left in Raze. No love, no hate, nothing except the duty that he owe...

  • Faultless synopsis, comments

    Faultless

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Laurel Ormand doesn't know where she is or how she got there. Her head is bandaged and half of her hair is cut off, and a kindly alien is telling her he rescued her from the interg...

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    Endless

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    There's only one woman for this playboy...When alien warrior Dryce NaFeen isn't preparing to face his upcoming battles he's dancing the night away with humans looking for a good ti...

  • Mated to the Alien Volume Two synopsis, comments

    Mated to the Alien Volume Two

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Featuring two tales of doomed Detyens and their fated mates!CyborgA malfunctioning cyborg...When glitches in his cybernetic enhancements cause Max to flee Nina Station, he joins th...

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    Dekon

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    She's sick of waiting.Manda knows she has a mate out there. Somewhere. But Deke took off four years ago, afraid to face the potential connection between them. What was supposed to ...

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    Auf der Jagd

    Kate Rudolph

    Die Funken fliegen, als ein ehemaliger Werwolf aus dem Militär auftaucht, um seine wunderschöne Gefährtin zu beschützen.Als ein seltsames Monster Em bedroht, braucht sie Hilfe. Abe...

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    Detyen Warriors Volume One

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    A cold hearted alien... scorching hot chemistry... and a fated mate bond too strong to be denied!This bundle brings together the first three books in the Detyen Warriors series. Re...

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    Ruwen

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    He's dying. She's running. They're each other's only hope.Ruwen's cursed alien species is on the brink of extinction, and he's about to add to the death toll. He'll be dead before ...

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    Ruthless

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Sparks fly when a ruthless alien warrior meets the woman who can save him...Toran's path is bleak: die at thirty or sacrifice his emotions to survive a few more years. Stranded on ...

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    Marked

    Kate Rudolph

    One vampire. One huntress. One way to solve this problem…Gold Jones has spent her life hunting vampires, but Adam Luther is a new kind of danger. His sensual glances and devastatin...

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    Shayn

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Shayn NaZade is looking for answers…A Detyen father and Oscavian mother have left Shayn wondering whether he and his brothers will be forced to pay the Denya Price. Unmated Detyens...

  • Detyen Warriors Volume Two synopsis, comments

    Detyen Warriors Volume Two

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    This bundle brings together the final books in the Detyen Warriors series. Read as Dryce and Dru find human mates and justice for their dying race.The Detyen Warriors series brings...

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    Doryan

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    She's investigating a murder… and the main suspect is her fated mate!Amy is determined to land a private investigating job with the Detyen Legion… but she didn't think she'd be sol...

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    Kayleb

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Unmated Detyens die at thirty, so why is Kayleb NaMoren still alive?He came to Earth to find his mate, but on the eve of Kayleb's birthday, he knows that time is up. Heartfelt good...

  • Mated to the Alien Dragon synopsis, comments

    Mated to the Alien Dragon

    Kate Rudolph

    Fight five guys in a dark alley or step through a mysterious portal?For Kristen Mora the choice is easy, but stepping onto an alien ship isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially...

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    Bear in Mind

    Kate Rudolph

    Tell me no secrets... When psychic Sandra Khee leaves The Sector, her undercover military contractor job, she moves to Montana for some peace of mind. Her abilities are hell o...

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    Stoan

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    An alien spy...Unless he finds his mate, Stoan will die when he turns thirty, which makes him willing to take the most dangerous jobs. When he spots the human woman who awakens the...

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    Mated on the Moon

    Kate Rudolph

    Ruby isn't looking for love, so when her newly married best friend signs her up for the Celestial Mates dating service, she's frustrated and ready to swear off dating for good. But...

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    Dragon Brides Volume Two

    Kate Rudolph

    Three dragon lords have no time to find mates, but fate has other ideas!CIPHERWhen an ultimatum sets Cipher on a path to find his bride, his first stop is the Royal Matchmaker. But...

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    Jagdsaison

    Kate Rudolph

    Als Owen Stasia begegnet, erwachen seine Werwolfsinne zum Leben und er ist sich sicher: Stasia gehört zu ihm.Er soll ihr Leibwächter sein, und sie nicht als seine Gefährtin beanspr...

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    Cyborg

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    A malfunctioning cyborg...All cyborgs come with an expiration date, and from the glitches in his system, Max knows his time will soon be up. When he's forced to flee his position o...

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    Krayter

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Welcome to Earth. Try not to die. When his brethren begin to discover human mates, Krayter knows his best chance at surviving the Denya Price is to journey to Earth and find the wo...

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    Snowed in with the Alien Beast

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    After her space ship crash lands on an alien planet, Stella finds shelter in a nearby cave that is much more than it appears. But when a hidden door closes, she's trapped inside......

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    Mated to the Alien Volume Four

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Featuring two more tales of doomed Detyens and fated mates!Braxtyn:She's hunting a bounty, not a mate…Vita Minnick has one job: hunt down lowlifes who owe her boss money and delive...

  • Heartless synopsis, comments

    Heartless

    Kate Rudolph & Starr Huntress

    Kayde NaDetya isn't asking for a miracle...After witnessing the impossible mating of his fellow soulless warrior, Kayde doesn't expect a denya of his own. But whenever Quinn Porter...