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Paula Pell

Paula Pell

Born: 1963-04-15 • Joliet, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography
The Cat in the Hat poster
The Cat in the Hat
2026 • (voice)
Summer of 69 poster
Summer of 69
2025 • Betty Spaghetti
Will & Harper poster
Will & Harper
2024 • Self
Inside Out 2 poster
Inside Out 2
2024 • Mom's Anger (voice)
Die Hart: Die Harter poster
Die Hart: Die Harter
2024 • Cynthia
The Slumber Party poster
The Slumber Party
2023 • Principal Petersen
Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl poster
Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl
2021 • Self
30 Rock: A One-Time Special poster
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020 • Paula Hornberger
Wyrm poster
Wyrm
2019 • Tanya
Wine Country poster
Wine Country
2019 • Val
Other People poster
Other People
2016 • Aunt Patti
Brother Nature poster
Brother Nature
2016 • Woman in Suit
Sisters poster
Sisters
2015 • Dana
Riley's First Date? poster
Riley's First Date?
2015 • Mom's Anger (voice)
Inside Out poster
Inside Out
2015 • Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) poster
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 • Lady in Bar
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues poster
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 • Crowd Member at Ice Rink
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again poster
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010 • Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation poster
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 • Self