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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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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Bill & Ted Face the Music | Kelly | 2020-08-27 |
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My Spy | Bobbi | 2020-01-09 |
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Toy Story 4 | Trixie (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? | Trixie (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
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It Started As a Joke | Self | 2019-03-10 |
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Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? | Trixie (voice) | 2019-12-13 |
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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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Austin Found | Nancy | 2017-07-07 |
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Literally, Right Before Aaron | Talula | 2017-04-22 |
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Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special | Self | 2017-07-25 |
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All Nighter | Roberta | 2017-03-10 |
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | Edith (voice) | 2017-06-01 |
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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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A Walk in the Woods | Mary Ellen | 2015-09-02 |
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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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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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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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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Barb (voice) | 2013-09-26 |
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Toy Story of Terror! | Trixie (Voice) | 2013-10-16 |
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Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore | Herself | 2013-03-31 |
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FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited) | 2012-04-22 |
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Sleepwalk with Me | Cynthia | 2012-08-24 |
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Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory | Herself | 2012-12-21 |
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Butter | Carol-Ann Stevenson | 2012-10-05 |
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Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | Self | 2011-06-24 |
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Hawaiian Vacation | Trixie (voice) | 2011-06-16 |
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Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film! | Herself | 2011-01-01 |
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The Muppets | Moderator | 2011-11-22 |
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Valentine's Day | Ms. Gilroy | 2010-02-10 |
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Get Him to the Greek | Today Show Production Assistant | 2010-06-03 |
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Toy Story 3 | Trixie (voice) | 2010-06-16 |
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Scared Shrekless | Sugar (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
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Dinner for Schmucks | Susana | 2010-07-30 |
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Going the Distance | Female Bartender | 2010-08-27 |
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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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Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge | Emily (voice) | 2010-03-29 |
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Shrek Forever After | Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice) | 2010-05-20 |
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Flight of the Conchords: On Air | Self | 2009-02-14 |
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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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The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 | 2008-10-04 | |
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FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | 2007-09-09 | |
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Delirious | Joelle | 2007-07-04 |
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Norbit | Event Organizer | 2007-02-08 |
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Adam & Steve | Ruth | 2005-04-24 |
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Poster Boy | Bookstore Lady | 2004-05-08 |
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From Other Worlds | Information Librarian | 2004-10-29 |
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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 |