Paula Pell

Born: 1963-04-15, Joliet, Illinois, USA

Biography

Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American writer, actress, comedian, and producer. Pell is best known for her work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2020. For her work on SNL and 30 Rock, she has been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and six Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2019, Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.

Filmography

• Saturday Night Live (1975)
• 30 Rock (2006)
• Big Mouth (2017)
• Inside Out (2015)
• Harley Quinn (2019)
• Inside Out 2 (2024)
• The Mindy Project (2012)
• Monsters at Work (2021)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
• Loot (2022)
• The Four Seasons (2025)
• A.P. Bio (2018)
• Dying for Sex (2025)
• Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (2025)
• Dream Productions (2024)
• Girls5eva (2021)
• No Activity (2017)
• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
• Not Dead Yet (2023)
• The Awesomes (2013)
• Documentary Now! (2015)
• The Cat in the Hat (2026)
• Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
• Mapleworth Murders (2020)
• Mapleworth Murders (2020)
• Summer of 69 (2025)
• Riley's First Date? (2015)
• Sisters (2015)
• Wine Country (2019)
• Other People (2016)