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Paula Pell
Paula Pell
	Pell interviewed on Employee of the Month in 2014
Born	April 15, 1963 (age 61); Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Comedy writer, producer, actress
Education	Seminole State College; University of Tennessee (BA)
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Janine Brito (m. 2020)

Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963)^[1] is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress. She is best known for her work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2020.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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.^[5] In 2019, Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.^[6]

Pell has produced, written, and performed in numerous TV series, including 30 Rock, A.P. Bio, Love, and Mapleworth Murders, and has worked as a writer for awards ceremonies like the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the MTV Video Music Awards. As a voiceover artist, she has voiced characters in Inside Out, Big Mouth, and Bless the Harts. Pell has also appeared in several films and TV series, including Sisters, Other People, and Wine Country. Since 2021, Pell has been a main cast member on the Peacock original series Girls5eva.

Early life

Born in Joliet, Illinois, Pell wanted to be an actress from an early age. She studied acting and visual art at Orlando's Seminole Community College and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.^[7] She took a job at Walt Disney World, working in the nightclubs of the resort's adults-only Pleasure Island section.^[8]

Career

Pell was a writer for Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2013. She is credited with creating some of its memorable characters, such as Debbie Downer, the Culps, Justin Timberlake's Omeletteville mascot, and the Spartan Cheerleaders, among others.^[9] She also was a producer and writer for the sitcom 30 Rock, and is credited with writing the episodes "Argus" and "Floyd". In 2006, a pilot she wrote, Thick and Thin, was picked up by NBC for 13 episodes, with Pell as executive producer, but it never aired in the United States.^[2] Pell has worked with Judd Apatow providing additional writing for the films Bridesmaids and This is 40.^[10]

As an actress, Pell appeared in several episodes of 30 Rock as the wife of Pete Hornberger and played the mother of Ron Swanson in a 2011 episode of Parks and Recreation.^[3] She has also appeared as an extra or in bit parts in dozens of SNL sketches. She voices Gadget Gal in the Hulu original series The Awesomes.^[11]

She has a small cameo in the 2013 comedy film Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. She co-created the web series Hudson Valley Ballers with fellow SNL writer and long-time friend James Anderson with whom she also co-stars.^[12] Tina Fey produced and starred in Pell's first feature screenplay, Sisters (2015).^[13] Pell also played the dream producer and Mom's Anger in the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out. From 2016–2018, she guest-starred in the TV series Love as Erika. She also played a character based on Elaine Stritch in the mockumentary musical episode "Co-op" on Documentary Now!^[9] She appeared in one episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in 2017, season 3 episode 10. She plays Helen Henry DeMarcus on the show, A.P. Bio. She also plays Aunt Mo in the Showtime series SMILF.^[14]

Pell co-starred alongside several other Saturday Night Live alumnae in the 2019 Netflix original comedy Wine Country.^[15]

On August 10, 2020, the comedy-mystery Mapleworth Murders, which she also co-wrote and executive produced, aired on Quibi.^[16] Pell was nominated at the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her performance.^[17] Between 2020 and 2021, Pell voiced several characters in the animated series Bless the Harts.^[18]

In 2021, she began starring as Gloria McManus in the Peacock comedy series Girls5eva.^[19]

Personal life

Pell is openly gay.^[20] She was married for 17 years before getting divorced.^[21] She later married Janine Brito on November 13, 2020.^[22]^[23]

Filmography

Film

Paula Pell film work
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Lilly	Lilli	Short film
2013	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Crowd Member	Directed by Adam McKay
2014	Birdman	Lady in Bar	Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
2015	Inside Out	Dream Director / Mom's Anger	Voice^[24]
	Riley's First Date?	Mom's Anger	Voice^[24]
	The Parker Tribe	Dot Parker	Short film
	Sisters	Dana	Directed by Jason Moore
2016	Other People	Aunt Patti	Directed by Chris Kelly
2016	Brother Nature	Woman in Suit	Directed by Oz Rodriguez
2019	Wine Country	Val	Main role, directed by Amy Poehler
2024	Inside Out 2	Mom's Anger	Voice

Television

Paula Pell television work
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Super Force	Mrs. BIloxi	Episode: "A Hundred Share"
1992–1993	Welcome Freshmen	Mrs. Gillman / Hillbilly Teacher	2 episodes
2002	The Colin Quinn Show	Various characters	3 episodes
2007–2013	30 Rock	Paula Hornberger	6 episodes, recurring role
2011	Funny or Die Presents	Lady Refs	3 episodes
2011	Parks and Recreation	Tamara Swanson	Episode: "Ron and Tammys"
2012	The Front Desk	Herself	Episode: "Turn Down"
2013–2015	The Awesomes	Gadget Gal	Voice, 30 episodes^[24]
2013	Hudson Valley Ballers	Paula	Main role, 14 episodes
2014	Monkey Love	Ariana	Episode: "Girls Night Ou"
2015	Above Average Presents	Mom 1	2 episodes
2015	The Mindy Project	Evelyn	Episode: "Road Trip"
2015–2019	Documentary Now!	Patty / Patti Skrowaczeski	3 episodes
2017	SMILF	Aunt Mo	Episode: "Run, Bridgette, Run or Forty-Eight Burnt Cupcakes & Graveyard Rum"
2017	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Bev	Episode: "Kimmy Pulls Off a Heist!"
2017–present	Big Mouth	Barbara Glouberman / Lola's Couch Pillow / Bubbe	Voice, 30 episodes
2017–2018	Love	Erika	7 episodes, recurring role
2018–2021	A.P. Bio	Helen Henry Demarcus	Main role (seasons 2–4), Recurring (season 1)
2019	No Activity	Daisy / Trucker	Voice, 2 episodes
2020	Mapleworth Murders	Abigail Mapleworth	Main role
2020–2021	Bless the Harts	Ruth / Lenore	Voice, 3 episodes
2021–present	Girls5eva	Gloria McManus	Main role, 22 episodes
2022	Duncanville		Voice, episode: "The Sharent Trap"
2023	Not Dead Yet	Marlena Quintro	Episode: "Not Friends Yet"
	Die Hart	Cynthia	4 episodes
	The Slumber Party	Principal Petersen	Disney Channel Original Movie^[25]
	Monsters at Work	Sunny	Voice, 4 episodes
2024	Dream Productions	Dream Director	Main role^[26]^[27]

Producer and screenwriter

Paula Pell production and screenwriting work
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995–2020	Saturday Night Live	Screenwriter / writing supervisor	311 episodes
1999	Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special	Screenwriter	Television special
2002	NBC 75th Anniversary Special		Television special
2002	MTV Video Music Awards		Awards ceremony
2003	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special		Television special
2004	Macy's 4th of July Spectacular		Television special
2004	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri		Television documentary
2006	Thick and Thin	Executive producer	3 episodes, Television series
2007	Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation	Screenwriter	Television special
2008	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday	Screenwriter	3 episodes
2009–2010	30 Rock	Producer / screenwriter	22 episodes, television series
2010	The Women of SNL	Screenwriter	Television movie
2011	83rd Academy Awards	Screenwriter	Awards ceremony
2012	This Is 40	Executive producer	Film
2013–2015	Hudson Valley Ballers	Screenwriter	14 episodes, television series
2014	The Re-Gift		Short film
2014	86th Academy Awards		Awards ceremony
2015	Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special		Television special
	87th Academy Awards		Awards ceremony
	Sisters		Film
2017	74th Golden Globe Awards		Award ceremony
2018	75th Golden Globe Awards		Award ceremony
2018	Camping	Executive producer / screenwriter	3 episodes, television series
2019	A.P. Bio	Screenwriter	Episode:"Handcuffed"
2020	Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine	Screenwriter	Television special
2020	Mapleworth Murders	Executive producer / screenwriter	12 episodes, television series

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Paula Pell
Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	2021	Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Girls5eva	Nominated	^[28]
Writers Guild of America Awards	2001	Best Comedy/Variety – Talk Series	Saturday Night Live	Nominated	^[29]
	2001	Best Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials	Saturday Night Live 25	Won	^[29]
	2002	Best Comedy/Variety – Talk Series	Saturday Night Live	Nominated	^[29]
	2003	Best Comedy/Variety – Talk Series	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
	2003	Best Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials	NBC 75th Anniversary Special	Nominated
	2007	Best Comedy/Variety – Talk Series	Saturday Night Live	Won
	2008			Nominated
	2009			Won
	2010			Won
	2010	Best Comedy Series	30 Rock	Won
	2011	Best Comedy Series	30 Rock	Nominated
	2011	Best Comedy/Variety – Talk Series	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
	2012			Nominated
	2013			Nominated
	2014			Nominated
	2015			Nominated
	2016	Best Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials	Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special	Nominated
	2017	Best Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series	Saturday Night Live	Won
Primetime Emmy Awards	2001	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Saturday Night Live	Nominated	^[30]
	2002			Won
	2003			Nominated
	2008			Nominated
	2009			Nominated
	2010			Nominated
	2011			Nominated
	2011	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special	The Women of SNL	Nominated
	2012	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
	2015	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special	Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special	Nominated
	2021	Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series	Mapleworth Murders	Nominated	^[17]
	2023	Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series	Die Hart 2: Die Harter	Nominated	^[31]

References

^ Bendix, Trish (October 24, 2013). "Paula Pell on being out in the "SNL" writers' room and her new web series - AfterEllen.com". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Paula Pell". Here's The Thing. NPR. November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Longwell, Todd (December 2, 2011). "Pell: 'SNL' scribe plays for bigscreen laughs". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
^ Evans, Bradford (January 8, 2013). "Talking to Paula Pell About Working at 'SNL' for 17 Years, Writing with Apatow, and Other Stuff". Splitsider. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
^ "Paula Pell". Television Academy. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ "WGA Awards to Honor Comedy Writers Merrill Markoe and Paula Pell". The Hollywood Reporter. December 15, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ "Paula Pell, queen of comedy: On her "SNL" years, making "Wine Country" with Amy Poehler and more". Salon. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^ Harris-McCray, Chandra (May 14, 2013). "Funny Lady". Tennessee Alumnus. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Erbland, Kate (May 17, 2019). "You Might Not Know Paula Pell's Name, But You've Loved Her Comedy for Decades". IndieWire. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^ Erbland, Kate (May 17, 2019). "You Might Not Know Paula Pell's Name, But You've Loved Her Comedy for Decades". IndieWire.com.
^ Walker, Allison (September 23, 2014). "SNL's Paula Pell 'waiting for the action figure'". News 13. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
^ Hartsell, Carol (December 17, 2013). "10 Reasons You Should Watch 'Hudson Valley Ballers' Right Now". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 4, 2013). "'Pitch Perfect' Helmer Jason Moore In Tune With Tina Fey For Uni Comedy 'The Nest'". Deadline. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
^ Schulman, Michael (June 18, 2021). "Paula Pell's Hot Streak". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ "Wine Country (2019)". IMDB.com.
^ Porter, Rick (December 3, 2019). "Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Alyssa, Ray (July 13, 2021). "2021 Emmy Nominations: All the Shocking Snubs and Surprises". E! Online. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ Cobb, Kayla (October 2, 2019). "From 'King of the Hill' to 'Bless the Harts' Emily Spivey Is an Expert at Making Fun of the South". Decider. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ Chapman, Wilson (May 19, 2022). "'Girls5eva' Star Paula Pell on the Mystery of Ashley's Death and Her Love of 'Joyful Losers'". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ Crittenton, Anya (May 10, 2019). "Gay comedian Paula Pell on getting her first on-screen love interest at 56". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ Leishman, Rachel (May 10, 2019). "I Got to Geek out with Paula Pell over Wine Country". The Mary Sue. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ Crittenton, Anya (May 3, 2019). "Comedian Paula Pell says it's lonely dating as an older LGBTI person". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^ Paula Pell [@paulapell] (November 17, 2020). "On Friday the 13th I had the extreme luck of marrying my beloved @janinebrito on a sparkling day in front of our old pal and our dogs. We wore hastily purchased Target duds and cried so many joy tears. We can't wait to have a celebration w our friends and family when it's safe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Paula Pell (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 22, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
^ Denise Petski (September 27, 2022). "'The Slumber Party' Coming-Of-Age Comedy Movie Based On 'The Sleepover' Teen Novel Ordered By Disney Branded Television". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
^ "Pixar Animation Studios". Pixar Animation Studios. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
^ "D23: Disney Reveals Inside Out Spinoff Dream Productions". TV Shows. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
^ Pedersen, Erik (July 8, 2021). "HCA TV Awards Nominations: 'Ted Lasso' Leads Programs For Inaugural Honors; NBC, HBO & Netflix Lead Nets". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Writers Guild Awards Winners". WGA. 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
^ "Paula Pell".
^ "Paula Pell".

External links

Paula Pell at IMDb

[afterellen-1] Bendix, Trish (October 24, 2013). "Paula Pell on being out in the "SNL" writers' room and her new web series - AfterEllen.com". AfterEllen.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014.

[htt-2] "Paula Pell". Here's The Thing. NPR. November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

[var-3] Longwell, Todd (December 2, 2011). "Pell: 'SNL' scribe plays for bigscreen laughs". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

[4] Evans, Bradford (January 8, 2013). "Talking to Paula Pell About Working at 'SNL' for 17 Years, Writing with Apatow, and Other Stuff". Splitsider. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

[5] "Paula Pell". Television Academy. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[6] "WGA Awards to Honor Comedy Writers Merrill Markoe and Paula Pell". The Hollywood Reporter. December 15, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[:1-7] "Paula Pell, queen of comedy: On her "SNL" years, making "Wine Country" with Amy Poehler and more". Salon. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[8] Harris-McCray, Chandra (May 14, 2013). "Funny Lady". Tennessee Alumnus. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[:0-9] Erbland, Kate (May 17, 2019). "You Might Not Know Paula Pell's Name, But You've Loved Her Comedy for Decades". IndieWire. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[10] Erbland, Kate (May 17, 2019). "You Might Not Know Paula Pell's Name, But You've Loved Her Comedy for Decades". IndieWire.com.

[11] Walker, Allison (September 23, 2014). "SNL's Paula Pell 'waiting for the action figure'". News 13. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

[12] Hartsell, Carol (December 17, 2013). "10 Reasons You Should Watch 'Hudson Valley Ballers' Right Now". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[13] Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 4, 2013). "'Pitch Perfect' Helmer Jason Moore In Tune With Tina Fey For Uni Comedy 'The Nest'". Deadline. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

[14] Schulman, Michael (June 18, 2021). "Paula Pell's Hot Streak". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[15] "Wine Country (2019)". IMDB.com.

[16] Porter, Rick (December 3, 2019). "Lorne Michaels' Quibi Murder Mystery Lines Up All-Star Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[2021emmys-17] Alyssa, Ray (July 13, 2021). "2021 Emmy Nominations: All the Shocking Snubs and Surprises". E! Online. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[18] Cobb, Kayla (October 2, 2019). "From 'King of the Hill' to 'Bless the Harts' Emily Spivey Is an Expert at Making Fun of the South". Decider. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[19] Chapman, Wilson (May 19, 2022). "'Girls5eva' Star Paula Pell on the Mystery of Ashley's Death and Her Love of 'Joyful Losers'". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[20] Crittenton, Anya (May 10, 2019). "Gay comedian Paula Pell on getting her first on-screen love interest at 56". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[21] Leishman, Rachel (May 10, 2019). "I Got to Geek out with Paula Pell over Wine Country". The Mary Sue. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[22] Crittenton, Anya (May 3, 2019). "Comedian Paula Pell says it's lonely dating as an older LGBTI person". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[23] Paula Pell [@paulapell] (November 17, 2020). "On Friday the 13th I had the extreme luck of marrying my beloved @janinebrito on a sparkling day in front of our old pal and our dogs. We wore hastily purchased Target duds and cried so many joy tears. We can't wait to have a celebration w our friends and family when it's safe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[btva-24] "Paula Pell (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 22, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

[25] Denise Petski (September 27, 2022). "'The Slumber Party' Coming-Of-Age Comedy Movie Based On 'The Sleepover' Teen Novel Ordered By Disney Branded Television". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.

[26] "Pixar Animation Studios". Pixar Animation Studios. Retrieved August 10, 2024.

[27] "D23: Disney Reveals Inside Out Spinoff Dream Productions". TV Shows. Retrieved August 10, 2024.

[28] Pedersen, Erik (July 8, 2021). "HCA TV Awards Nominations: 'Ted Lasso' Leads Programs For Inaugural Honors; NBC, HBO & Netflix Lead Nets". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[Writers_Guild_Awards_Winners-29] "Writers Guild Awards Winners". WGA. 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2019.

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PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Paula Pell

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

Producer and screenwriter

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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