Maya Rudolph (full name Maya Habira Rudolph) is an American actress, singer, TV presenter. She began her creative career with performances in the rock band The Rentals. In the early 2000s, she entered the main cast of the show "Saturday Night Live."
As a student, Rudolph decided to start a musical career. Having created her own team, and then, having joined the group The Rentals, she soon realized that she had not achieved success and fame.
Maya later appeared on television in the entertainment show "Saturday Night Live", and after - in numerous series and films.
Today, in her creative biography, more than a hundred roles in television and film projects.
Facts from the biography
Maya was born in the USA in the summer of 1972. Her mother was a famous African-American singer, and her father was a composer and music producer. She has an older brother, Mark. Later he became a sound engineer. Father's grandfather was the owner of a restaurant chain in Florida and a well-known benefactor.
The family lived for some time in a suburb of Chicago, and after the birth of a daughter, she moved to Los Angeles. When Maya was only six years old, her mother died of cancer.
From an early age, Maya began to study music. She dreamed that someday she would become such a famous singer as her mother. But Rudolph's song career was not as successful as that of her parents.
Rudolph graduated from St. Augustine's School and continued her education at the University of California at Santa Cruz at the Department of Photography.
In her student years, Maya together with friends gathered a group, calling it Supersauce. And before graduation she performed at various events and concerts.
Then the girl joined the band The Rentals and went on a tour of the cities of the United States. But music did not bring her fame and glory. Therefore, after the breakup of the group, she decided to try herself as a comedic actress.
Film career
In the spring of 2000, Rudolph first appeared on television in the famous evening entertainment and humor show Saturday Night Live (Saturday Night Live). This is one of the most popular shows on the American NBC channel, existing since 1975.
Acting talent and excellent vocal skills allowed Maya to quickly gain love and popularity with the audience. She brilliantly mimicked the famous pop and film stars, participated in comic scenes and competitions. In total, the actress worked in the project for about seven years and won MTV and NAACP Image Award.
Maya's career as an actress also developed successfully. She began acting in film projects, the most famous of which were: “Portland”, “In a better world”, “Brooklyn 9-9”, “Duplex”, “50 first kisses”, “It never gets better”, “Gattaka”.
In 2014, Rudolph tried herself as a television presenter. She created her own entertainment project, The Maya Rudolph Show, and a year later began working on the popular Maya and Martin show.
In 2018, the new project “Forever” was released, where Rudolph played the main role with Fred Armisen, who worked with her for many years in a television show. They not only became the main characters of the film, but also acted as producers of the series.
In the near future, several more new films with the participation of the actress will appear at the box office. She also works on voicing cartoon characters and video games.
