Kristen Schaal
Acting

Kristen Schaal

January 24, 1978 (48 years old) Longmont, Colorado, USA

Also known as: Kristen Joy Schaal, Frannie Hood

Biography

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”.

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Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • TV

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009 • TV

Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

2010 • Movie

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

2010 • Movie

Movie Credits (51)

Acting

2010

Shrek Forever After

as Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)

2010

Toy Story 3

as Trixie (voice)

2019

Toy Story 4

as Trixie (voice)

2013

Despicable Me 2

as Shannon (voice)

2010

Scared Shrekless

as Sugar (voice)

2001

Kate & Leopold

as Miss Tree

2020

Bill & Ted Face the Music

as Kelly

2020

My Spy

as Bobbi

2013

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

as Barb (voice)

2017

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

as Edith (voice)

2024

My Spy The Eternal City

as Bobbi

2005

Adam & Steve

as Ruth

2010

Dinner for Schmucks

as Susana

2012

Sleepwalk with Me

as Cynthia

2011

The Muppets

as Moderator

2007

Delirious

as Joelle

2014

Toy Story That Time Forgot

as Trixie (voice)

2009

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

as Gertha Teeth

2004

Poster Boy

as Bookstore Lady

2016

The Boss

as Scout Leader Sandy

Crew

2013

Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore

Executive Producer

TV Credits (50)

Acting

1989

The Simpsons

as Louise Belcher (voice)

1 episodes

1989

The Simpsons

as Taffy (voice)

1 episodes

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Abby

1 episodes

2009

Modern Family

as Whitney

1 episodes

2005

American Dad!

as Girl (voice)

1 episodes

2005

American Dad!

as Librarian (voice)

1 episodes

2005

How I Met Your Mother

as Laura

1 episodes

2007

Mad Men

as Nannette

1 episodes

2011

Bob's Burgers

as Louise Belcher (voice)

309 episodes

2014

BoJack Horseman

as Sarah Lynn (voice)

8 episodes

2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

1 episodes

2012

Gravity Falls

as Mabel Pines (voice)

40 episodes

2009

Archer

as Tiffy (voice)

2 episodes

2019

What We Do in the Shadows

as Floating Woman / The Guide

35 episodes

2008

The Penguins of Madagascar

as The Bunnies (voice)

1 episodes

2017

Big Mouth

as Bernie Sanders (voice)

1 episodes

2013

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

as Self

4 episodes

1996

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self

1 episodes

2015

The Last Man on Earth

as Carol Pilbasian

67 episodes

2017

Future Man

as Screw

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
January 24, 1978 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Longmont, Colorado, USA
Popularity
2.3

Career Stats

51
Movies
50
TV Shows