Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is a comedian and actor who voices Connie the Hormone Monstress. She is perhaps best known for her Saturday Night Live tenure, which ran from 2000 to 2007.
Biography[]
Early Years[]
Maya was born in Gainesville, Florida, on July 27, 1972, to Dick Rudolph, a music producer, and soul singer Minnie Riperton. Her mother was African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Lithuania, Russia, Germany, and Hungary).
In 1973, Maya, her parents, and her older brother, Marc Rudolph, moved to California to further Minnie's music career. Here Minnie recorded "Lovin' You", her most famous single, in which one can hear her sing "Maya, Maya, Maya" at the end of the song; Riperton claimed that this song was used as a lullaby for Maya.
Education[]
In 1990, Maya enrolled at the University of California at Santa Cruz, majoring in photography. It was here that Maya formed the band "Supersauce" with fellow students.
Career[]
After graduation in 1994, Maya left the band and soon joined The Rentals, fronted by Weezer bassist Matt Sharp. Maya was featured on the 1999 release "Seven More Minutes", where she sang backup vocals on "Barcelona" and "My Head is in the Sun". Maya began touring with the group, singing backup and playing Moog synthesizer. When The Rentals disbanded, Maya decided to pursue her dream of a career in comedy, joining the famed troupe "The Groundlings". In May, 2000, Maya joined the cast of Saturday Night Live and has since become one of that show's most popular performers.
Characters Voiced[]
Main Cast[]
Recurring Characters[]
One-Time Characters[]
- Liz Taylor
- Susan O'Malley
- The Pill
- Parrot
- Miss Clinkscales
- Nest
- Gayle King
- Paula
- Bonnie
Credits[]
| Character | Episode | Season | Episode No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Birch | Ejaculation | 1 | 1 |
| Connie the Hormone Monstress | Everybody Bleeds | 1 | 2 |
| Connie the Hormone Monstress | Am I Gay? | 1 | 3 |
| Diane Birch | Am I Gay? | 1 | 3 |
| Connie the Hormone Monstress | Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality | 1 | 4 |
| Connie the Hormone Monstress | Girls Are Horny Too | 1 | 5 |
| Diane Birch | Girls Are Horny Too | 1 | 5 |
| Jay's Bathmat | Pillow Talk | 1 | 6 |
| Diane Birch | Pillow Talk | 1 | 6 |
| Bath Mat | Requiem for a Wet Dream | 1 | 7 |
| Diane Birch | Requiem for a Wet Dream | 1 | 7 |
| Connie the Hormone Monstress | The Head Push | 1 | 8 |
| Diane Birch | The Head Push | 1 | 8 |
| Ghost of Elizabeth Taylor | The Head Push | 1 | 8 |
| Connie the Hormone Monstress | I Survived Jessi's Bat Mitzvah | ||
| Diane Birch | I Survived Jessi's Bat Mitzvah | ||
| Connie the Hormone Monstress | The Pornscape | ||
| Diane Birch | The Pornscape |
Trivia[]
- Maya Rudolph has starred in other Netflix works, such as A Very Murray Christmas and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (as a minor role).