Acting credits
47
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Paula Pell
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Movies: 23Series: 30Crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 1226294
IMDb ID: nm0996134
Known for: Acting
Born: April 15, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.54
Wikidata: Q10346344
Other jobs
Writer (9)Consulting Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paula Pell.
Nov 5
The Cat in the Hat
as (voice)
2026 Movie
6.5
Summer of 69
as Betty Spaghetti
2025 Movie
7.3
Will & Harper
as Self
2024 Movie
7.5
Inside Out 2
as Mom's Anger (voice)
2024 Movie
6.7
The Slumber Party
as Principal Petersen
2023 Movie
Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
2021 Movie
5.4
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Writer
2020 Movie
6.0
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Paula Hornberger
2020 Movie
6.8
Wyrm
as Tanya
2019 Movie
5.5
Wine Country
as Val
2019 Movie
6.3
Other People
as Aunt Patti
2016 Movie
5.1
Brother Nature
as Woman in Suit
2016 Movie
6.0
Sisters
as Dana
2015 Movie
7.2
Riley's First Date?
as Mom's Anger (voice)
2015 Movie
7.9
Inside Out
as Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)
2015 Movie
7.4
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
as Lady in Bar
2014 Movie
6.1
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Crowd Member at Ice Rink
2013 Movie
5.9
This Is 40
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
6.0
The Women of SNL
Writer
2010 Movie
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
2010 Movie
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
2007 Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Writer
2002 Movie
6.8
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Writer
1999 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paula Pell.
4.5
The 'Burbs
as Dana Richards • 8 eps
2026 Series
6.5
Dying for Sex
as Nurse Amy • 1 eps
2025 Series
5.0
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Jean Dumb • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.8
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.8
Dream Productions
as Paula Persimmon (voice) • 4 eps
2024 Series
7.0
Not Dead Yet
as Marlena • 1 eps
2023 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.7
Loot
as Paula • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.2
Monsters at Work
as Sunny (voice) • 4 eps
2021 Series
6.1
Girls5eva
as Gloria • 22 eps
2021 Series
5.8
Mapleworth Murders
as Abigail Mapleworth • 12 eps
2020 Series
6.1
Die Hart
as Cynthia • 4 eps
2020 Series
8.3
Harley Quinn
as G.A.I.L (voice) • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.2
Camping
Writer • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.9
A.P. Bio
as Helen Henry Demarcus • 37 eps
2018 Series
6.7
No Activity
as Trucker • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
Big Mouth
as Barbara Glouberman (voice) • 16 eps
2017 Series
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Documentary Now!
as Patty • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Bev • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 6 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.9
The Awesomes
as Gadget Gal (voice) • 30 eps
2013 Series
6.2
The Mindy Project
as Evelyn • 1 eps
2012 Series