Kristen Schaal

Kristen Schaal

1978-01-24

Biography

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.

Also appears in

Adam & Steve

Adam & Steve

5.5

From Other Worlds

From Other Worlds

4.4

Gravity Falls: Weirdmageddon

Gravity Falls: Weirdmageddon

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Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?

5.7

Austin Found

Austin Found

6.5

My Butt Has a Fever

My Butt Has a Fever

9.1

Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore

Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore

6.4

It Started As a Joke

It Started As a Joke

4.8

The Comments

The Comments

7.0

Welcome to Bridgetown

Welcome to Bridgetown

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Joe Mande’s Award-Winning Comedy Special

Joe Mande’s Award-Winning Comedy Special

5.9

Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love

Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love

7.0

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

4.5

The Secret Policeman’s Ball 2008

The Secret Policeman’s Ball 2008

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Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!

Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!

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Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge

Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge

5.0

Toy Story of Terror!

Toy Story of Terror!

7.2

Flight of the Conchords: On Air

Flight of the Conchords: On Air

10.0

Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory

Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory

5.4