1978-01-24 Longmont, Colorado, USA
Kristen Joy Schaal (/ʃɑːl/;) 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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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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My Butt Has a Fever | Louise Belcher (voice) | 2022-05-06 |
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The Bob's Burgers Movie | Louise Belcher (voice) | 2022-05-26 |
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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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It Started As a Joke | Self | 2019-03-10 |
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Toy Story 4 | Trixie (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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Forky Asks a Question | Trixie | 2019-11-12 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? | Trixie (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? | Trixie (voice) | 2019-12-13 |
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One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls | Self | 2018-07-24 |
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Boundaries | JoJo Jaconi | 2018-06-22 |
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | Edith (voice) | 2017-06-01 |
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Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special | Self | 2017-07-25 |
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Austin Found | Nancy | 2017-07-07 |
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Literally, Right Before Aaron | Talula | 2017-04-22 |
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All Nighter | Roberta | 2017-03-10 |
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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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Welcome to Bridgetown | Herself | 2015-09-01 |
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A Walk in the Woods | Mary Ellen | 2015-09-02 |
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The Comments | Kelly | 2015-12-21 |
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Toy Story That Time Forgot | Trixie (voice) | 2014-12-02 |
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Welcome to the Jungle | Brenda | 2013-04-27 |
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RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013 | Herself | 2013-05-30 |
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Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales | Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage) | 2013-10-15 |
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Toy Story of Terror! | Trixie (Voice) | 2013-10-16 |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Barb (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
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Despicable Me 2 | Shannon (voice) | 2013-06-26 |
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Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore | Herself | 2013-03-31 |
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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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FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited) | 2012-04-22 |
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Eugene | 25 Foot Daughter | 2012-11-28 |
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Hawaiian Vacation | Trixie (voice) | 2011-06-16 |
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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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Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film! | Herself | 2011-01-01 |
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Butter | Carol-Ann Stevenson | 2011-09-04 |
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Going the Distance | Female Bartender | 2010-08-27 |
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Toy Story 3 | Trixie (voice) | 2010-06-16 |
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Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge | Emily (voice) | 2010-03-29 |
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When in Rome | Ilona (Waitress) | 2010-01-29 |
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Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole | Self (archive footage) | 2010-01-10 |
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Get Him to the Greek | Today Show Production Assistant | 2010-06-03 |
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Dinner for Schmucks | Susana | 2010-07-30 |
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Scared Shrekless | Sugar (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
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Valentine's Day | Ms. Gilroy | 2010-02-10 |
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Shrek Forever After | Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice) | 2010-05-16 |
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Gertha Teeth | 2009-10-23 |
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Stewardess Stacey | 2009-05-29 |
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Flight of the Conchords: On Air | Self | 2009-02-14 |
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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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Delirious | Joelle | 2006-09-26 |
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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 |