1978-01-24 Longmont, Colorado, USA
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.
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Andy Kaufman Is Me | Self | 2025-06-06 |
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My Spy The Eternal City | Bobbi | 2024-07-18 |
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Thelma the Unicorn | Goat Girl (voice) | 2024-05-17 |
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The Bob's Burgers Movie | Louise Belcher (voice) | 2022-05-26 |
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My Butt Has a Fever | Louise Belcher (voice) | 2022-05-06 |
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Seal Team | Beth (voice) | 2021-10-28 |
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My Spy | Bobbi | 2020-01-09 |
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Bill & Ted Face the Music | Kelly | 2020-08-27 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? | Trixie (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
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Toy Story 4 | Trixie (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? | Trixie (voice) | 2019-12-13 |
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It Started As a Joke | Self | 2019-03-10 |
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Boundaries | JoJo Jaconi | 2018-06-22 |
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One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls | Self | 2018-07-24 |
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All Nighter | Roberta | 2017-03-10 |
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Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special | Self | 2017-07-25 |
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | Edith (voice) | 2017-06-01 |
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Literally, Right Before Aaron | Talula | 2017-04-22 |
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Austin Found | Nancy | 2017-07-07 |
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Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Gloria | 2016-02-10 |
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The Boss | Scout Leader Sandy | 2016-04-07 |
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Marcel, Marcel | Most Beautiful Girl in the World | 2015-06-16 |
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Welcome to Bridgetown | Self | 2015-09-01 |
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The Comments | Kelly | 2015-12-21 |
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A Walk in the Woods | Mary Ellen | 2015-09-02 |
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Toy Story That Time Forgot | Trixie (voice) | 2014-12-02 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Barb (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
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Welcome to the Jungle | Brenda | 2013-04-27 |
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Toy Story of Terror! | Trixie (Voice) | 2013-10-16 |
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RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013 | Herself | 2013-05-30 |
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Despicable Me 2 | Shannon (voice) | 2013-06-26 |
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Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales | Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage) | 2013-10-15 |
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Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore | Herself | 2013-03-31 |
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Butter | Carol-Ann Stevenson | 2012-10-05 |
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FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited) | 2012-04-22 |
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Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory | Herself | 2012-12-21 |
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Sleepwalk with Me | Cynthia | 2012-08-24 |
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Hawaiian Vacation | Trixie (voice) | 2011-06-16 |
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Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film! | Self | 2011-01-01 |
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The Muppets | Moderator | 2011-11-22 |
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Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | Self | 2011-06-24 |
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Scared Shrekless | Sugar (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
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Going the Distance | Female Bartender | 2010-08-27 |
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Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole | Self (archive footage) | 2010-01-10 |
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When in Rome | Ilona (Waitress) | 2010-01-29 |
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Dinner for Schmucks | Susana | 2010-07-30 |
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Valentine's Day | Ms. Gilroy | 2010-02-10 |
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Toy Story 3 | Trixie (voice) | 2010-06-16 |
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Shrek Forever After | Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice) | 2010-05-20 |
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Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge | Emily (voice) | 2010-03-29 |
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Get Him to the Greek | Today Show Production Assistant | 2010-06-03 |
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Flight of the Conchords: On Air | Self | 2009-02-14 |
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Stewardess Stacey | 2009-05-29 |
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Gertha Teeth | 2009-10-23 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 | 2008-10-04 | |
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Delirious | Joelle | 2007-07-04 |
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Norbit | Event Organizer | 2007-02-08 |
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FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | 2007-09-09 | |
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Adam & Steve | Ruth | 2005-04-24 |
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From Other Worlds | Information Librarian | 2004-10-29 |
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Poster Boy | Bookstore Lady | 2004-05-08 |
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Kate & Leopold | Miss Tree | 2001-12-25 |
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Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love | 1999-01-05 |