51 years old (Born on July 27, 1972)
American actor, comedian, impressionist and singer; She is famous from Saturday Night Live.
Played with the pop group the Rentals, which opened for Alanis Morissette in 1994. Daughter of Dick Rudolph and Minnie Riperton. Attended St. Augustine by the Sea School with Gwyneth Paltrow. Is the daughter of the late singer Minnie Riperton, best known for her 1975 #1 pop hit "Lovin' You." At the end of the song, Riperton can be heard singing "Maya Maya, Maya Maya...." Is a vegetarian.Maya Rudolph's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Maya Rudolph
Brother Marc is a music engineer.
Often does impressions of Christina Aguilera and Donatella Versace on "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
Voted #20 on Entertainment Weekly's list of Funniest People in America in April 2004
Appeared with Donatella Versace at the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion awards.
Graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a BA in photography in 1994.
First impression on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) was of MTV VJ Ananda Lewis. The episode was when John Goodman hosted and Neil Young was the musical guest.
Keyboardist and a singer for the Weezer spin-off band the Rentals. She toured with the group in 1996 and sang on its latest album.
Formed and sang in the jazz-funk band Supersauce while attending the University of California at Santa Cruz. She left the band when she graduated and later joined the Rentals singing backup vocals on the album "Seven More Minutes." She can be heard on "Barcelona" and "My head is in the Sun." Rudolph left the rentals to join the Groundlings to pursue a career in comedy, which eventually led her to "Saturday Night Live" (1975).
First child, daughter Pearl, with boyfriend Paul Thomas Anderson, born October 2005.
Childhood friends with Gwyneth Paltrow.