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

Toy Story 5

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

American Dad!

American Dad!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show
All Movies (67)
- Toy Story 52026 · as Trixie (voice)
- Andy Kaufman Is Me2025 · as Self
- My Spy The Eternal City2024 · as Bobbi
- Thelma the Unicorn2024 · as Goat Girl (voice)
- The Bob's Burgers Movie2022 · as Louise Belcher (voice)
- My Butt Has a Fever2022 · as Louise Belcher (voice)
- Seal Team2021 · as Beth (voice)
- Bill & Ted Face the Music2020 · as Kelly
- My Spy2020 · as Bobbi
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?2019 · as Trixie (voice)
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?2019 · as Trixie (voice)
- Toy Story 42019 · as Trixie (voice)
- It Started As a Joke2019 · as Self
- One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls2018 · as Self
- Boundaries2018 · as JoJo Jaconi
- Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special2017 · as Self
- Austin Found2017 · as Nancy
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie2017 · as Edith (voice)
- Literally, Right Before Aaron2017 · as Talula
- All Nighter2017 · as Roberta
- The Boss2016 · as Scout Leader Sandy
- Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie2016 · as Gloria
- Gravity Falls: Between the Pines2016 · as Mabel (Voice)
- The Comments2015 · as Kelly
- A Walk in the Woods2015 · as Mary Ellen
- Marcel, Marcel2015 · as Most Beautiful Girl in the World
- Gravity Falls - Weirdmageddon2015 · as Mabel Pines
- Toy Story That Time Forgot2014 · as Trixie (voice)
- Toy Story of Terror!2013 · as Trixie (Voice)
- Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales2013 · as Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 22013 · as Barb (voice)
- Despicable Me 22013 · as Shannon (voice)
- RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 20132013 · as Herself
- Welcome to the Jungle2013 · as Brenda
- Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore2013 · as Herself
- Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory2012 · as Herself
- Butter2012 · as Carol-Ann Stevenson
- Sleepwalk with Me2012 · as Cynthia
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special2012 · as Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)
- The Muppets2011 · as Moderator
- Conan O'Brien Can't Stop2011 · as Self
- Hawaiian Vacation2011 · as Trixie (voice)
- Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!2011 · as Self
- Scared Shrekless2010 · as Sugar (voice)
- Going the Distance2010 · as Female Bartender
- Dinner for Schmucks2010 · as Susana
- Toy Story 32010 · as Trixie (voice)
- Get Him to the Greek2010 · as Today Show Production Assistant
- Shrek Forever After2010 · as Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
- Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge2010 · as Emily (voice)
- Valentine's Day2010 · as Ms. Gilroy
- When in Rome2010 · as Ilona (Waitress)
- Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole2010 · as Self (archive footage)
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant2009 · as Gertha Teeth
- The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard2009 · as Stewardess Stacey
- Snake 'n' Bacon2009 · as The Green Fairy
- Flight of the Conchords: On Air2009 · as Self
- The Secret Policeman's Ball 20082008
- FCU: Fact Checkers Unit2007
- Delirious2007 · as Joelle
- Norbit2007 · as Event Organizer
- Adam & Steve2005 · as Ruth
- From Other Worlds2004 · as Information Librarian
- Poster Boy2004 · as Bookstore Lady
- Kate & Leopold2001 · as Miss Tree
- Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love1999
- Welcome to Bridgetown— · as Self
All TV Shows (84)
- Hollywood Squares2025 · as Self
- St. Denis Medical2024 · as Ashley
- After Midnight2024 · as Self
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians2023 · as Tempest
- The Muppets Mayhem2023 · as Jenny Henderson
- Chibiverse2022 · as Mabel Pines (voice)
- Our Flag Means Death2022 · as Antoinette
- And Just Like That…2021 · as Lois Fingerhood
- Teenage Euthanasia2021
- The Mysterious Benedict Society2021 · as Number Two
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
- Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun2020 · as Dishwasher
- Dicktown2020 · as Kendra
- Forky Asks a Question2019 · as Trixie (voice)
- Broken Karaoke2019 · as Mabel Pines (voice)
- Bless the Harts2019 · as Stacey (voice)
- Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik2019 · as Self
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?2019 · as Kristen Schaal (voice)
- What We Do in the Shadows2019 · as Floating Woman / The Guide
- UnMade2019 · as Herself
- Squinters2018 · as Tina
- Future Man2017 · as Screw
- Big Mouth2017 · as Bernie Sanders (voice)
- The Gong Show2017 · as Self - Judge
- Ask the Storybots2016
- Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio2016 · as (voice)
- To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
- Great Minds with Dan Harmon2016 · as Amelia Earhart
- Not Safe with Nikki Glaser2016 · as Herself
- Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
- The Last Man on Earth2015 · as Carol Pilbasian
- BoJack Horseman2014 · as Sarah Lynn (voice)
- BoJack Horseman2014 · as Sarah Lynn / Harper / Tori Spelling Fan (voice)
- BoJack Horseman2014 · as Sabrina (voice)
- BoJack Horseman2014 · as Sarah Lynn / Sabrina (voice)
- The Hotwives of Orlando2014 · as Amanda Simmons
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick2013 · as Self
- Wander Over Yonder2013 · as Mavis (voice)
- The Jeselnik Offensive2013 · as Self
- Gravity Falls2012 · as Mabel Pines (voice)
- Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Gina Guppies
- Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Self
- Transformers: Rescue Bots2012 · as Chickadee (voice)
- The Heart, She Holler2011 · as Hurshe
- Wilfred2011 · as Anne
- Soul Quest Overdrive2011 · as Tammy (voice)
- Bubble Guppies2011 · as Agnes the Dragon (voice)
- Bob's Burgers2011 · as Louise Belcher (voice)
- Conan2010 · as Self
- FCU: Fact Checkers Unit2010 · as Paula
- Adventure Time2010 · as Jake Jr (voice)
- Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge2010 · as Emily
- Modern Family2009 · as Whitney
- Archer2009 · as Tiffy (voice)
- Glee2009 · as Mary Halloran
- The Penguins of Madagascar2008 · as The Bunnies (voice)
- Xavier: Renegade Angel2007 · as (voice)
- Mad Men2007 · as Nannette
- Flight of the Conchords2007 · as Mel
- Human Giant2007 · as Girl in Doritos Commercial
- The Whitest Kids U' Know2007
- 30 Rock2006 · as Hazel Wassername
- Freak Show2006 · as Various
- Ugly Betty2006 · as Nancy
- Six Degrees2006 · as Gail
- Live at Gotham2006 · as Self
- Conviction2006 · as Allie Rubinoff
- How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Laura
- American Dad!2005 · as Girl (voice)
- American Dad!2005 · as Librarian (voice)
- Big Fat Quiz2004 · as Self - Contestant
- The Soup2004 · as Self
- DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection2003 · as Sugar (voice)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Alana Binder
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force2000 · as Tammy Tangerine (voice)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Abby
- Comedy Central Presents1998 · as Self
- Comedy Lab1998 · as Penelope
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self
- The Simpsons1989 · as Louise Belcher (voice)
- The Simpsons1989 · as Taffy (voice)