Kristen Schaal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Female

Birthday

1978-01-24 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Longmont, Colorado, USA

Kristen Schaal

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". 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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Adventure Time

    Adventure Time

  • Adventure Time

    Adventure Time

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • Mad Men

    Mad Men

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Glee

    Glee

  • Archer

    Archer

  • The Penguins of Madagascar

    The Penguins of Madagascar

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • Bubble Guppies

    Bubble Guppies

  • Toy Story 3

    Toy Story 3

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Future Man

    Future Man

  • And Just Like That…

    And Just Like That…

  • The Soup

    The Soup

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • Shrek Forever After

    Shrek Forever After

  • Despicable Me 2

    Despicable Me 2

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • @midnight with Chris Hardwick

    @midnight with Chris Hardwick

  • The Last Man on Earth

    The Last Man on Earth

  • Toy Story 5

    Toy Story 5

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

    Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

  • Norbit

    Norbit

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

    Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

  • Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

    Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

  • Our Flag Means Death

    Our Flag Means Death

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Wander Over Yonder

    Wander Over Yonder

  • Transformers: Rescue Bots

    Transformers: Rescue Bots

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

  • Flight of the Conchords

    Flight of the Conchords

  • Toy Story That Time Forgot

    Toy Story That Time Forgot

  • Wilfred

    Wilfred

  • Big Fat Quiz

    Big Fat Quiz

  • Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

  • Ask the Storybots

    Ask the Storybots

  • Hawaiian Vacation

    Hawaiian Vacation

  • One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls

    One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

  • My Spy The Eternal City

    My Spy The Eternal City

  • The Mysterious Benedict Society

    The Mysterious Benedict Society

  • My Spy

    My Spy

  • Scared Shrekless

    Scared Shrekless

  • Kate & Leopold

    Kate & Leopold

  • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

    Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

  • Comedy Lab

    Comedy Lab

  • Butter

    Butter

  • Adam & Steve

    Adam & Steve

  • Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge

    Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge

  • Thelma the Unicorn

    Thelma the Unicorn

  • Conviction

    Conviction

  • Marcel, Marcel

    Marcel, Marcel

  • Bless the Harts

    Bless the Harts

  • Dinner for Schmucks

    Dinner for Schmucks

  • Seal Team

    Seal Team

  • The Bob's Burgers Movie

    The Bob's Burgers Movie

  • Austin Found

    Austin Found

  • Get Him to the Greek

    Get Him to the Greek

  • Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day

  • The Boss

    The Boss

  • Human Giant

    Human Giant

  • Delirious

    Delirious

  • Poster Boy

    Poster Boy

  • Welcome to the Jungle

    Welcome to the Jungle

  • Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special

    Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special

  • Teenage Euthanasia

    Teenage Euthanasia

  • The Muppets Mayhem

    The Muppets Mayhem

  • The Gong Show

    The Gong Show

  • Boundaries

    Boundaries

  • Xavier: Renegade Angel

    Xavier: Renegade Angel

  • Chibiverse

    Chibiverse

  • A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • The Whitest Kids U' Know

    The Whitest Kids U' Know

  • Going the Distance

    Going the Distance

  • Six Degrees

    Six Degrees

  • Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

    Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

  • Andy Kaufman Is Me

    Andy Kaufman Is Me

  • Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!

    Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!

  • The Comments

    The Comments

  • Bill & Ted Face the Music

    Bill & Ted Face the Music

  • Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun

    Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun

  • Dicktown

    Dicktown

  • Literally, Right Before Aaron

    Literally, Right Before Aaron

  • When in Rome

    When in Rome

  • DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

    DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

  • The Heart, She Holler

    The Heart, She Holler

  • Freak Show

    Freak Show

  • Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

    Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik

  • Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore

    Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore

  • The Jeselnik Offensive

    The Jeselnik Offensive

  • FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

    FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

  • From Other Worlds

    From Other Worlds

  • My Butt Has a Fever

    My Butt Has a Fever

  • Sleepwalk with Me

    Sleepwalk with Me

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008

    The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008

  • Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio

    Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio

  • The Hotwives of Orlando

    The Hotwives of Orlando

  • It Started As a Joke

    It Started As a Joke

  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

    The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

  • Welcome to Bridgetown

    Welcome to Bridgetown

  • Flight of the Conchords: On Air

    Flight of the Conchords: On Air

  • Great Minds with Dan Harmon

    Great Minds with Dan Harmon

  • Squinters

    Squinters

  • Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?

    Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?

  • All Nighter

    All Nighter

  • Not Safe with Nikki Glaser

    Not Safe with Nikki Glaser

  • UnMade

    UnMade

  • Live at Gotham

    Live at Gotham

  • Broken Karaoke

    Broken Karaoke

  • Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love

    Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love

  • FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

    FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

  • FOX 25th Anniversary Special

    FOX 25th Anniversary Special

  • Soul Quest Overdrive

    Soul Quest Overdrive

  • Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge

    Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge

  • Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales

    Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales

  • Toy Story of Terror!

    Toy Story of Terror!

  • Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

    Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

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

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

  • RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013

    RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013

  • Snake 'n' Bacon

    Snake 'n' Bacon