Biography
Maria Bamford is an American actress and stand-up comedian. She was born on 3 September 1970 in Port Hueneme, California, and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. She attended Bates College and the University of Edinburgh before earning a BA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota, and began performing stand-up in Minneapolis at the age of 19.
Bamford is known for voice roles in animated series including Rick and Morty, Futurama, SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time, BoJack Horseman, The Legend of Korra, We Bare Bears and Star vs. the Forces of Evil. Her live-action credits include Arrested Development and the semi-autobiographical Netflix series Lady Dynamite. In 2026 she voiced characters in Kevin, President Curtis and Adventure Time: Side Quests, and appeared as herself in the documentary Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story.
