Cast & creator
Kristen Schaal
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, The Simpsons
Kristen Joy Schaal (/ʃɑːl/; born January 24, 1978) 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.
Also known as: Kristen Joy Schaal, Frannie Hood
66
film credits
89
television credits
153
1989–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (155)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Abby
1999
The Simpsons
Louise Belcher (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Taffy (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
American Dad!
Girl (voice)
2005American Dad!
Librarian (voice)
2005
Conan
Self
2010
Modern Family
Whitney
2009
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Alana Binder
2001
Toy Story 5
Trixie (voice)
2026
How I Met Your Mother
Laura
2005
Bob's Burgers
Louise Belcher (voice)
2011
Adventure Time
Jake Jr (voice)
2010
Mad Men
Nannette
2007
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Glee
Mary Halloran
2009
30 Rock
Hazel Wassername
2006
BoJack Horseman
Sarah Lynn (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman
Sarah Lynn / Harper / Tori Spelling Fan (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman
Sabrina (voice)
2014BoJack Horseman
Sarah Lynn / Sabrina (voice)
2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
2013
Archer
Tiffy (voice)
2009
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Gravity Falls
Mabel Pines (voice)
2012
What We Do in the Shadows
Floating Woman / The Guide
2019
After Midnight
Self
2024
Big Mouth
Bernie Sanders (voice)
2017
The Penguins of Madagascar
The Bunnies (voice)
2008
President Curtis
Amelia Earhart (voice)
2026
The Soup
Self
2004
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Tempest
2023
Ugly Betty
Nancy
2006
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Gina Guppies
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
2012
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Tammy Tangerine (voice)
2000
Despicable Me 2
Shannon (voice)
2013
Toy Story 3
Trixie (voice)
2010
And Just Like That…
Lois Fingerhood
2021
Bubble Guppies
Agnes the Dragon (voice)
2011
Shrek Forever After
Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
2010
Wander Over Yonder
Mavis (voice)
2013
Toy Story 4
Trixie (voice)
2019
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
The Last Man on Earth
Carol Pilbasian
2015The Last Man on Earth
Director
2015
Future Man
Screw
2017
St. Denis Medical
Ashley
2024
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Kristen Schaal (voice)
2019
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Chickadee (voice)
2012
Flight of the Conchords
Mel
2007
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Deborah
2011
Comedy Central Presents
Self
1998
Our Flag Means Death
Antoinette
2022
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Contestant
2004
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Barb (voice)
2013
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Number Two
2021
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Wilfred
Anne
2011
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Edith (voice)
2017
Chibiverse
Mabel Pines (voice)
2022
Bless the Harts
Stacey (voice)
2019
The Muppets Mayhem
Jenny Henderson
2023
Comedy Lab
Penelope
1998
Human Giant
Girl in Doritos Commercial
2007
Conviction
Allie Rubinoff
2006
My Spy The Eternal City
Bobbi
2024
My Spy
Bobbi
2020
Ask the Storybots
2016
Hawaiian Vacation
Trixie (voice)
2011
Norbit
Event Organizer
2007
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
2017
Valentine's Day
Ms. Gilroy
2010
The Muppets
Moderator
2011
The Whitest Kids U' Know
2007
Going the Distance
Female Bartender
2010
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Kelly
2020
Six Degrees
Gail
2006
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Louise Belcher (voice)
2022
When in Rome
Ilona (Waitress)
2010
Thelma the Unicorn
Goat Girl (voice)
2024
Dicktown
Kendra
2020
Dinner for Schmucks
Susana
2010
Xavier: Renegade Angel
(voice)
2007
Kate & Leopold
Miss Tree
2001
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Trixie (voice)
2014
The Jeselnik Offensive
Self
2013
Get Him to the Greek
Today Show Production Assistant
2010
The Boss
Scout Leader Sandy
2016
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Dishwasher
2020
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Sugar (voice)
2003
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Gertha Teeth
2009
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
(voice)
2016
The Heart, She Holler
Hurshe
2011
Seal Team
Beth (voice)
2021
Freak Show
Various
2006
A Walk in the Woods
Mary Ellen
2015
Is It Cake? Halloween
Self - Judge
2025
Live at Gotham
Self
2006
The Hotwives of Orlando
Amanda Simmons
2014
Forky Asks a Question
Trixie (voice)
2019
Welcome to the Jungle
Brenda
2013
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Amelia Earhart
2016
Scared Shrekless
Sugar (voice)
2010
Broken Karaoke
Mabel Pines (voice)
2019
Squinters
Tina
2018
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Paula
2010
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Stewardess Stacey
2009
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
Self
2019
All Nighter
Roberta
2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Talula
2017
Delirious
Joelle
2007
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Butter
Carol-Ann Stevenson
2012
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
Herself
2016
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Mabel (Voice)
2016
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Trixie (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
Trixie (voice)
2019
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
2011
It Started As a Joke
Self
2019
Poster Boy
Bookstore Lady
2004
Boundaries
JoJo Jaconi
2018
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)
2012
Soul Quest Overdrive
Tammy (voice)
2011The Comments
Kelly
2015
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Gloria
2016
Adam & Steve
Ruth
2005
One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls
Self
2018
Sleepwalk with Me
Cynthia
2012
Austin Found
Nancy
2017
My Butt Has a Fever
Louise Belcher (voice)
2022
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
Emily
2010
Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
Self
2017
Flight of the Conchords: On Air
Self
2009Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!
Self
2011
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007
UnMade
Herself
2019
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
Emily (voice)
2010
Andy Kaufman Is Me
Self
2025
Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love
1999
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Self (archive footage)
2010
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
Herself
2013
Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore
Herself
2013Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore
Executive Producer
2013
From Other Worlds
Information Librarian
2004
Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales
Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)
2013
Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory
Herself
2012
Snake 'n' Bacon
The Green Fairy
2009
Roustabout
2015Marcel, Marcel
Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2015
Toy Story of Terror!
Trixie (Voice)
2013