---
name: "Paula Pell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paula-pell"
fi1m_id: "paula-pell"
imdb_id: "nm0996134"
tmdb_id: 1226294
wikidata_id: "Q10346344"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 April 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-19T04:23:48.762563+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paula Pell

## Identity

Paula Pell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paula-pell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paula-pell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0996134
- **TMDB ID:** 1226294
- **Wikidata ID:** Q10346344
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Pell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10346344, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0996134/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1226294

Actor. Born 15 April 1963 in Joliet, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 April 1963, Joliet, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 6 acting, 1 writing, 2 other
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won · 4 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 86 (1), 2010s 76 (3), 2020s 70 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 73 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Drama 3, Adventure 2, Animation 2, Family 2
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,833m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Pell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10346344, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0996134/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1226294

## Coming up

- *The Cat in the Hat* (2026-11-04), as (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cat-in-the-hat.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Inside Out*](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md) (87), [*Dying for Sex*](https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex.md) (81)
- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86)
- **Netflix:** [*Will & Harper*](https://film.one/film/will-and-harper.md) (78)
- **Peacock:** [*Lorne*](https://film.one/film/lorne.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Paula Pell is an American actress and writer. Born on 15 April 1963 in Joliet, Illinois, she is known for her long association with *Saturday Night Live*, where she worked as a writer from 1995 to 2020.

Her acting credits include voice roles as Mom's Anger in *Inside Out* (2015) and *Inside Out 2* (2024), appearances in *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014) and *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), and the role of Tammy Zero in *Parks and Recreation*. She has also voiced characters in series such as *Big Mouth* and *Harley Quinn*.

In 2025, Pell played Nurse Amy in the FX series *Dying for Sex*.

*Sources: imdb.com, nytimes.com, vulture.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Performed in (6) — the average rests on these

- *Dying for Sex* (2025), Fi1m 81, as Nurse Amy — [page](https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex.md)
- *The Four Seasons* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Dana — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Mom's Anger (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Inside Out* (2015), Fi1m 87, as Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Lady in Bar — [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), Fi1m 58, as Crowd Member at Ice Rink — [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Lorne* (2026), Fi1m 58, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/lorne.md)
- *Will & Harper* (2024), Fi1m 78, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/will-and-harper.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Cat in the Hat* (2026), as (voice) — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cat-in-the-hat.md)
- *The 'Burbs* (2026), series, as Dana Richards
- *The Four Seasons* (2025), series, as Dana — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md)
- *Dying for Sex* (2025), series, as Nurse Amy — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/dying-for-sex.md)
- *Summer of 69* (2025), as Betty Spaghetti
- *Dream Productions* (2024), series, as Paula Persimmon (voice)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), as Mom's Anger (voice) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *The Slumber Party* (2023), as Principal Petersen
- *Not Dead Yet* (2023), series, as Marlena
- *Loot* (2022), series, as Paula · Consulting Producer
- *Monsters at Work* (2021), series, as Sunny (voice)
- *Girls5eva* (2021), series, as Gloria
- *Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine* (2020), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Mapleworth Murders* (2020), series, as Abigail Mapleworth · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Die Hart* (2020), series, as Cynthia
- *30 Rock: A One-Time Special* (2020), as Paula Hornberger
- *Harley Quinn* (2019), series, as G.A.I.L (voice)
- *Wyrm* (2019), as Tanya
- *Wine Country* (2019), as Val
- *Camping* (2018), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *A.P. Bio* (2018), series, as Helen Henry Demarcus · Writer
- *No Activity* (2017), series, as Daisy, Trucker
- *Big Mouth* (2017), series, as Barbara Glouberman / Bubbe (voice), Barbara Glouberman (voice), (voice), Barbara Glouberman / Lola's Couch Pillow (voice)
- *Other People* (2016), as Aunt Patti
- *Brother Nature* (2016), as Woman in Suit
- *Sisters* (2015), as Dana · Screenplay
- *Riley's First Date?* (2015), as Mom's Anger (voice)
- *Documentary Now!* (2015), series, as Patty
- *Inside Out* (2015), as Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015), series, as Bev — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md)
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), as Lady in Bar — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), as Crowd Member at Ice Rink — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues.md)
- *The Awesomes* (2013), series, as Gadget Gal (voice)
- *This Is 40* (2012), Executive Producer
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, as Evelyn — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *The Women of SNL* (2010), Writer
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, as Tammy Zero — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Paula Hornberger · Writer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *NBC 75th Anniversary Special* (2002), Writer
- *The Colin Quinn Show* (2002), series, Actor
- *Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special* (1999), Writer
- *Super Force* (1990), series, as Mrs. BIloxi
- *The Fifth Wheel*, Producer, Screenplay

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won, 4 nominated

- 2012: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (nominated), for *Saturday Night Live*
- 2008: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (nominated), for *Saturday Night Live*
- 2003: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (nominated), for *Saturday Night Live*
- 2002: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *Saturday Night Live*
- 2001: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (nominated), for *Saturday Night Live*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series 2011: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series (nominated), for *30 Rock*
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series 2010: Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series (won), for *30 Rock*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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