Kristen Schaal
Known for Acting · 145 credits
- Born
- 1978-01-24 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Longmont, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- Kristen Joy Schaal · Frannie Hood
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".
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Known For
TV Shows (79)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Abby
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Louise Belcher (voice) / Taffy (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Modern Family
2009
as Whitney
American Dad!
2005
as Girl (voice) / Librarian (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Alana Binder
Conan
2010
as Self
Adventure Time
2010
as Jake Jr (voice)
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Laura
Mad Men
2007
as Nannette
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Louise Belcher (voice)
Gravity Falls
2012
as Mabel Pines (voice)
Glee
2009
as Mary Halloran
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Sarah Lynn (voice) / Sarah Lynn / Harper / Tori Spelling Fan (voice) / Sabrina (voice) / Sarah Lynn / Sabrina (voice)
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as The Bunnies (voice)
After Midnight
2024
as Self
30 Rock
2006
as Hazel Wassername
Archer
2009
as Tiffy (voice)
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Floating Woman / The Guide
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Big Mouth
2017
as Bernie Sanders (voice)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
as Tempest
The Soup
2004
as Self
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Tammy Tangerine (voice)
Bubble Guppies
2011
as Agnes the Dragon (voice)
Ugly Betty
2006
as Nancy
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Gina Guppies / Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
And Just Like That…
2021
as Lois Fingerhood
Wander Over Yonder
2013
as Mavis (voice)
Future Man
2017
as Screw
The Last Man on Earth
2015
as Carol Pilbasian
Transformers: Rescue Bots
2012
as Chickadee (voice)
Chibiverse
2022
as Mabel Pines (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
St. Denis Medical
2024
as Ashley
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
as Kristen Schaal (voice)
The Muppets Mayhem
2023
as Jenny Henderson
Comedy Central Presents
1998
as Self
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Hollywood Squares
2025
as Self
Wilfred
2011
as Anne
Our Flag Means Death
2022
as Antoinette
Conviction
2006
as Allie Rubinoff
The Mysterious Benedict Society
2021
as Number Two
Flight of the Conchords
2007
as Mel
Big Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Contestant
Human Giant
2007
as Girl in Doritos Commercial
Comedy Lab
1998
as Penelope
Ask the Storybots
2016
The Whitest Kids U' Know
2007
Bless the Harts
2019
as Stacey (voice)
The Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
2016
as Amelia Earhart
Six Degrees
2006
as Gail
Xavier: Renegade Angel
2007
as (voice)
Movies (66)
Toy Story 5
2026
as Trixie (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019
as Trixie (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Trixie (voice)
Despicable Me 2
2013
as Shannon (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
as Barb (voice)
Shrek Forever After
2010
as Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
as Trixie (voice)
Norbit
2007
as Event Organizer
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
as Trixie (voice)
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
2017
as Edith (voice)
The Muppets
2011
as Moderator
My Spy
2020
as Bobbi
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
as Kelly
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
as Louise Belcher (voice)
A Walk in the Woods
2015
as Mary Ellen
When in Rome
2010
as Ilona (Waitress)
Welcome to the Jungle
2013
as Brenda
My Spy The Eternal City
2024
as Bobbi
Seal Team
2021
as Beth (voice)
Valentine's Day
2010
as Ms. Gilroy
Get Him to the Greek
2010
as Today Show Production Assistant
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Susana
The Boss
2016
as Scout Leader Sandy
Thelma the Unicorn
2024
as Goat Girl (voice)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009
as Gertha Teeth
Scared Shrekless
2010
as Sugar (voice)
Kate & Leopold
2001
as Miss Tree
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Talula
Boundaries
2018
as JoJo Jaconi
Butter
2012
as Carol-Ann Stevenson
Going the Distance
2010
as Female Bartender
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
as Self
Sleepwalk with Me
2012
as Cynthia
The Comments
2015
as Kelly
It Started As a Joke
2019
as Self
Austin Found
2017
as Nancy
From Other Worlds
2004
as Information Librarian
All Nighter
2017
as Roberta
Welcome to Bridgetown
as Self
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
as Stewardess Stacey
Delirious
2007
as Joelle
Andy Kaufman Is Me
2025
as Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
2016
as Mabel (Voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
as Trixie (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016
as Gloria
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007
Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
2017
as Self
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
2019
as Trixie (voice)
Adam & Steve
2005
as Ruth
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Poster Boy
2004
as Bookstore Lady
Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love
1999
My Butt Has a Fever
2022
as Louise Belcher (voice)
Toy Story of Terror!
2013
as Trixie (Voice)
Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!
2011
as Self
Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore
2013
as Herself
Flight of the Conchords: On Air
2009
as Self
Marcel, Marcel
2015
as Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales
2013
as Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)
One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls
2018
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
2013
as Herself
Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory
2012
as Herself
Snake 'n' Bacon
2009
as The Green Fairy
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
2010
as Emily (voice)
About Kristen Schaal
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 P… With 145 credits spanning from 1989 to 2026, Kristen Schaal has appeared in 66 films and 79 TV shows.
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- Toy Story 5 (2026) — as Trixie (voice)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) — as Trixie (voice)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) — as Trixie (voice)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013) — as Shannon (voice)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) — as Barb (voice)
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