Cast & creator
Retta
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her starring role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Retta is from New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She started working in the pharmaceutical research field before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy.Retta started performing stand-up comedy in 1996, although she said she did not start "earning money" until 1998, when she started touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get "really nauseated" before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends. She has also made jokes about her obesity. Retta has stated she would give up stand-up comedy for a full-time acting career if possible: "I'm not married to stand-up, just because it's a road thing. It's very lonely with all the traveling.
Also known as: Retta Sirleaf, Marietta Sirleaf, Marietta Sangai Sirleaf
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film credits
42
television credits
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1988–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (77)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Heckler
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Bob's Burgers
Animal Control Officer (voice)
2011
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Hardware Store Clerk
2005
Parks and Recreation
Donna Meagle
2009
DuckTales
Harp (voice)
2017DuckTales
Mystical Harp (voice)
2017
Elsbeth
Margo Clarke
2024
Big Mouth
Duke's Mother (voice)
2017
The Morning Show
Retta
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Moesha
1996
Good Girls
Ruby Hill
2018
Bubble Guppies
General Yuck (voice)
2011
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
Key & Peele
Woman
2012
Drunk History
Sylvia Robinson
2013
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self - Guest
2016
Celebrity Name Game
Self
2014
Comedy Central Presents
Self
1998
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Ghost's Mom (voice)
2022
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Duncanville
Makeover Station Employee (voice)
2020
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Party Planner
2015
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Barbara
2014
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Maggie the Cheerleader (voice)
2017
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Mother
2020
Hit Man
Claudette
2024
Fracture
Evidence Room Cop
2007
Good Boys
Lucas' Mom
2019
Freddie
Joan
2005
Sex and Death 101
Ethel Walters (#100)
2007
80 for Brady
Self
2023
Where's Waldo?
Wizard Nightingale (voice)
2019
The Greatest Hits
Dr. Evelyn Bartlett
2024
Scariest House in America
Self - Host
2024Scariest House in America
Executive Producer
2024
Father Figures
Annie
2017
Get Organized with The Home Edit
2020
Dragon Wars: D-War
Receptionist Nurse
2007
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Ida Stricker
2016
To the Bone
Lobo
2017
First Sunday
2008First Sunday
Roberta
2008
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Sad Eye Sadie
2003
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Donna Meagle
2020
Ugliest House in America
Self - Host
2022
Other People
Nina
2016
Where's the Money
Roberta
2017
Band Aid
Carol
2017
Sex Ed
Sydney
2014
A Parks and Recreation Special
Donna Meagle
2020
Slackers
Bruna
2002Lipshitz Saves the World
Virginia
2007Critics' Choice Television Awards
Self - Host
2011
That Friend
Christine
2026That Friend
Executive Producer
2026
Darby Forever
Evelyn
2016
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Self
2023
The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie
Mrs. Bundy
2024
Muffin Top: A Love Story
Leah
2014
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Self
2018
Kissing Cousins
Shawna the Chef
2008
Come Simi
Nurse Lipps
2015
Bad Day
2026Rebel on Ice
Self
2015Rebel on Ice
Director
2015
Operator
Pauline 'Roger' Rogers
2016