Maya Rudolph Husband: Is Maya Rudolph Married?

Publish date: 2024-06-05

Maya Rudolph Husband: Is Maya Rudolph Married?: Maya Rudolph is an American comedian, actress, and singer born on July 27, 1972, in Gainesville, Florida, United States to Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph.

She attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, and furthered her education at the University of California, Santa Cruz where she graduated in 1995 with a bachelor of arts degree in photography.

Maya is known as a cast member and her role on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. During her time on the show, she played supporting roles in the films 50 First Dates, A Prairie Home Companion, and Idiocracy.

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After leaving Saturday Night Live, she has appeared in several films including; Grown Ups, Bridesmaids, Inherent Vice, Sisters, CHiPs, Life of the Party, Wine Country, and Disenchanted, among others.

Maya also provided voice acting roles for the animated films Shrek the Third, Big Hero 6, The Angry Birds Movie, The Emoji Movie, The Willoughbys, The Mitchells vs the Machines, and Luca.

Her portrayal of United States senator and vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live won her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

In 2022, she began starring in the comedy series Loot, also serving as an executive producer. However, In January 2023, Maya made headlines when the candy brand, M&M announced that she would replace its promotional cartoon characters, spokescandies.

The move comes after a rebrand of the cartoon versions of the chocolate treat, which appear in advertisements, caused a backlash. The company has stated that it will hire Maya Rudolph, as its spokesperson.