Cast & creator
Paula Pell
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American writer, actress, comedian, and producer. Pell is best known for her work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2020. 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. In 2019, Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.
30
film credits
95
television credits
107
1975–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (125)
Showing 125 of 125 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Trisha Bumrock
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Robin Walker Fan (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Paula (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Mother (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Church Member (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Karen Coolidge (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self / Taddli Audience Member (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Audience Member (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Caller (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Betty Michaels (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Betty Ford (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live
Laughing Writer (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Various (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Sarah (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Helen (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Operator (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Friend (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Assistant (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
China Delegate Translator (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
P. J. Dougherty (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Terrell's Wife (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
New Canaan Woman (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Judge on The Swan / Announcer (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Linda Grabel (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Ashley (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Announcer (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live
Lesbian (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Trio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Judine (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Valentine Commercial Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Staff Member (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Nun (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Commercial Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
I Drink Your Milkshake Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
ABC Family Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Joann (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Audience Member With Question (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Cougar Den Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
QVC Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Sketch Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Denise (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Far Side Woman (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Teacher (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Parks and Recreation
Tammy Zero
2009
30 Rock
Paula Hornberger
200630 Rock
Writer
2006
Inside Out
Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)
2015
The Mindy Project
Evelyn
2012
Big Mouth
Barbara Glouberman / Bubbe (voice)
2017Big Mouth
Barbara Glouberman (voice)
2017Big Mouth
(voice)
2017Big Mouth
Barbara Glouberman / Lola's Couch Pillow (voice)
2017Big Mouth
2017
Harley Quinn
G.A.I.L (voice)
2019
Inside Out 2
Mom's Anger (voice)
2024
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Bev
2015
Monsters at Work
Sunny (voice)
2021
Loot
Paula
2022Loot
Consulting Producer
2022
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
A.P. Bio
Helen Henry Demarcus
2018A.P. Bio
Writer
2018
Girls5eva
Gloria
2021
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Lady in Bar
2014
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Dying for Sex
Nurse Amy
2025
Documentary Now!
Patty
2015
The Four Seasons
Dana
2025
No Activity
Daisy
2017No Activity
Trucker
2017
Not Dead Yet
Marlena
2023
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Jean Dumb
2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
The Cat in the Hat
(voice)
2026
Super Force
Mrs. BIloxi
1990
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Dream Productions
Paula Persimmon (voice)
2024
Die Hart
Cynthia
2020
This Is 40
Executive Producer
2012
The Awesomes
Gadget Gal (voice)
2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Crowd Member at Ice Rink
2013
The 'Burbs
Dana Richards
2026
Camping
Writer
2018Camping
Co-Executive Producer
2018
Summer of 69
Betty Spaghetti
2025
Sisters
Dana
2015Sisters
Screenplay
2015
Mapleworth Murders
Abigail Mapleworth
2020Mapleworth Murders
Writer
2020Mapleworth Murders
Executive Producer
2020Mapleworth Murders
Creator
2020
Riley's First Date?
Mom's Anger (voice)
2015
The Slumber Party
Principal Petersen
2023
Lorne
Self
2026
Will & Harper
Self
2024
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Wine Country
Val
2019
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Writer
1999
The Women of SNL
Writer
2010The Colin Quinn Show
2002
Other People
Aunt Patti
2016
Brother Nature
Woman in Suit
2016
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Writer
2020Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Executive Producer
2020
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Writer
2002
Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Cynthia
2024
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
Paula Hornberger
2020Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
2007
Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl
Self
2021
Wyrm
Tanya
2019The Fifth Wheel
Producer
The Fifth Wheel
Screenplay