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Home/People/Paula Pell
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Born
Apr 15, 1963
Age 62
Place of Birth
Joliet, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

18
Movies
38
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Paula Pell

Acting

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.
The Cat in the Hat poster

The Cat in the Hat

as (voice)
2026
Summer of 69 poster

Summer of 69

as Betty Spaghetti
2025
Will & Harper poster

Will & Harper

as Self
2024
Inside Out 2 poster

Inside Out 2

as Mom's Anger (voice)
2024
The Slumber Party poster

The Slumber Party

as Principal Petersen
2023
Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl poster

Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl

as Self
2021
30 Rock: A One-Time Special poster

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

as Paula Hornberger
2020
Wyrm poster

Wyrm

as Tanya
2019
Wine Country poster

Wine Country

as Val
2019
Other People poster

Other People

as Aunt Patti
2016
Brother Nature poster

Brother Nature

as Woman in Suit
2016
Sisters poster

Sisters

as Dana
2015
Riley's First Date? poster

Riley's First Date?

as Mom's Anger (voice)
2015
Inside Out poster

Inside Out

as Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)
2015
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) poster

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

as Lady in Bar
2014
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues poster

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

as Crowd Member at Ice Rink
2013
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again poster

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

as Self
2010
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation poster

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

as Self
2007