Kristen Schaal
Known for

Acting

Credits

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Gender

Woman

Birthday

24 Jan 1978 (46)

Place of birth

Longmont, Colorado, USA

Also known as
Kristen Joy Schaal
Frannie Hood

Kristen Schaal

Biography

Kristen Joy Schaal (/ʃɑːl/;) is an American actress, voice actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her voice roles as Louise Belcher on Bob's Burgers and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls, as well as for playing Mel on Flight of the Conchords, Hurshe Heartshe on The Heart, She Holler and Carol Pilbasian on The Last Man on Earth. She provides several voices for BoJack Horseman, most notably for the character of Sarah Lynn, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Other roles include Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie in the Toy Story franchise, and Anne on Wilfred. She was an occasional commentator on The Daily Show from 2008 to 2016. She voiced Sayrna in the 2019 EA video game, Anthem. Schaal was born in Longmont, Colorado, to a Lutheran family of Dutch ancestry. She was raised on her family's cattle ranch, in a rural area near Boulder, Colorado. Her father is a construction worker and her mother is a secretary. Schaal attended Skyline High School where she graduated in 1996. She has a brother, David, who is three years older. She graduated from Northwestern University and then moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a comedy career. In 2005, she had her first break when she was included in the New York article "The Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of". This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2024My Spy The Eternal CityBobbi
2024Thelma the UnicornGoat Girl (voice)
2024After MidnightSelf
2023The Muppets MayhemJenny Henderson
2022The Bob's Burgers MovieLouise Belcher (voice)
2022Our Flag Means DeathAntoinette
2022My Butt Has a FeverLouise Belcher (voice)
2022The Plight Before ChristmasLouise Belcher
2021Seal TeamBeth (voice)
2021The Mysterious Benedict SocietyNumber Two
2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant
2021Teenage Euthanasia
2020My SpyBobbi
2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicKelly
2020Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of FunDishwasher
2020DicktownKendra
2019Toy Story 4Trixie (voice)
2019What We Do in the ShadowsFloating Woman / The Guide
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Kristen Schaal (voice)
2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?Trixie (voice)
2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?Trixie (voice)
2019Bless the HartsStacey (voice)
2019Good Talk with Anthony JeselnikSelf
2019It Started As a JokeSelf
2019UnMadeHerself
2018BoundariesJoJo Jaconi
2018One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity FallsSelf
2018SquintersTina
2017Captain Underpants: The First Epic MovieEdith (voice)
2017Big MouthBernie Sanders (voice)
2017Future ManScrew
2017All NighterRoberta
2017Literally, Right Before AaronTalula
2017Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy SpecialSelf
2017Austin FoundNancy
2017The Gong ShowSelf - Judge
2016The BossScout Leader Sandy
2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieGloria
2016Ask the Storybots
2016Not Safe with Nikki GlaserHerself
2016Great Minds with Dan HarmonAmelia Earhart
2016Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio(voice)
2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist
2015The Last Man on EarthCarol Pilbasian
2015A Walk in the WoodsMary Ellen
2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf
2015The CommentsKelly
2015Welcome to BridgetownSelf
2014BoJack HorsemanSarah Lynn (voice)
2014BoJack HorsemanSarah Lynn / Harper / Tori Spelling Fan (voice)
2014BoJack HorsemanSabrina (voice)
2014BoJack HorsemanSarah Lynn / Sabrina (voice)
2014Toy Story That Time ForgotTrixie (voice)
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf
2014The Hotwives of OrlandoAmanda Simmons
2013Despicable Me 2Shannon (voice)
2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Barb (voice)
2013Toy Story of Terror!Trixie (Voice)
2013Welcome to the JungleBrenda
2013Wander Over YonderMavis (voice)
2013Gravity Falls: Six Strange TalesMabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)
2013@midnight with Chris HardwickSelf
2013The Jeselnik OffensiveSelf
2013Kristen Schaal: Live at the FillmoreHerself
2013RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013Herself
2012Gravity FallsSelf
2012Gravity FallsMabel Pines (voice)
2012ButterCarol-Ann Stevenson
2012Sleepwalk with MeCynthia
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Gina Guppies
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Self
2012Transformers: Rescue BotsChickadee (voice)
2012Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground LaboratoryHerself
2012FOX 25th Anniversary SpecialLouise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)
2012Eugene25 Foot Daughter
2011The MuppetsModerator
2011Bob's BurgersLouise Belcher (voice)
2011Hawaiian VacationTrixie (voice)
2011WilfredAnne
2011Conan O'Brien Can't StopSelf
2011Bubble GuppiesAgnes the Dragon (voice)
2011The Heart, She HollerHurshe
2011Soul Quest OverdriveTammy (voice)
2011Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!Herself
2010Toy Story 3Trixie (voice)
2010Shrek Forever AfterPumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
2010Valentine's DayMs. Gilroy
2010Adventure TimeJake Jr (voice)
2010Adventure TimeJack Jr (voice)
2010Dinner for SchmucksSusana
2010Get Him to the GreekToday Show Production Assistant
2010When in RomeIlona (Waitress)
2010Going the DistanceFemale Bartender
2010Scared ShreklessSugar (voice)
2010ConanSelf
2010Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy FudgeEmily (voice)
2010Gavin McInnes is a Fucking AssholeSelf (archive footage)
2010Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy FudgeEmily
2009Modern FamilyWhitney
2009ArcherTiffy (voice)
2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantGertha Teeth
2009GleeMary Halloran
2009The Goods: Live Hard, Sell HardStewardess Stacey
2009Flight of the Conchords: On AirSelf
2008The Penguins of MadagascarThe Bunnies (voice)
2007NorbitEvent Organizer
2007Mad MenNannette
2007Flight of the ConchordsMel
2007DeliriousJoelle
2007Xavier: Renegade Angel(voice)
2007Human GiantGirl in Doritos Commercial
2007FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
200630 RockHazel Wassername
2006Ugly BettyNancy
2006Six DegreesGail
2006ConvictionAllie Rubinoff
2006Freak ShowVarious
2006Live at GothamSelf
2005How I Met Your MotherLaura
2005American Dad!Girl (voice)
2005American Dad!Librarian (voice)
2005Adam & SteveRuth
2004Big Fat QuizSelf - Contestant
2004Poster BoyBookstore Lady
2004The Soup
2004From Other WorldsInformation Librarian
2001Kate & LeopoldMiss Tree
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentAlana Binder
2000Aqua Teen Hunger Force
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAbby
1999Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love
1998Comedy LabPenelope
1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf
1989The SimpsonsLouise Belcher (voice)
1989The SimpsonsTaffy (voice)
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2013Kristen Schaal: Live at the FillmoreExecutive Producer