What is Maya Rudolph’s Net Worth?

Maya Rudolph, the American comedian, actress, and singer, has a net worth of $20 million. She rose to fame as a cast member on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” from 2000 to 2007.

Rudolph has appeared in several films, including “Idiocracy” (2006), “Away We Go” (2009), “Bridesmaids” (2011), and “Wine Country” (2019). She also starred in the NBC sitcom “Up All Night” from 2011 to 2012 and “The Good Place” from 2018 to 2020.

In addition to her acting career, Rudolph has also been involved in music. She has been a member of bands such as Super Sauce and The Rentals and is currently part of the Prince cover band Princess. She has also lent her voice to several projects, including “Shrek the Third” (2007), “The Nut Job” (2014), and “The Angry Birds Movie” (2016).

Recently, Rudolph has been portraying Vice President Kamala Harris on “Saturday Night Live,” a role that earned her a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2020.

Early Life and Education

Maya Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida, in 1972. Her father is composer Richard Rudolph, and her mother, singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton, passed away from breast cancer when Rudolph was 6 years old. Rudolph attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, where she befriended Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow. She graduated in 1990 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1995.

Rudolph’s family moved to Los Angeles when she was young, and she grew up surrounded by music and the entertainment industry. Her parents’ careers influenced her own interest in performing, and she went on to become a successful actress and comedian.

Maya Rudolph’s Career Highlights

Maya Rudolph made her TV debut in 1996 on “Chicago Hope,” and appeared in movies “As Good as It Gets” and “Gattaca” in 1997. She co-starred in “City of Angels” from 2000 to 2001, and joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” that same year until 2007. Rudolph has impersonated celebrities and recurring characters on the show, and appeared in films like “Duplex” and “A Prairie Home Companion.” She had recurring roles on “Kath & Kim” from 2008 to 2009, and starred in “Bridesmaids” in 2011. Rudolph guest-starred on various shows and movies, including “Wine Country” in 2019, and has been voicing Connie the Hormone Monstress on “Big Mouth” since 2017.

Maya Rudolph’s Personal Life

Maya Rudolph began a relationship with director/screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson in November 2001. The couple has four children, daughters Pearl (born October 15, 2005), Lucille (born November 6, 2009), and Minnie (born August 1, 2013) and son Jackson (born July 3, 2011). Lucille was born at the couple’s home, and Rudolph told “People” magazine, “[A homebirth] was not my plan, but that’s what happened…because the baby came out really fast. Luckily, she just kind of glided into her father’s arms.”

Awards and Nominations

Maya Rudolph has been nominated for numerous awards throughout her career. She has won six Primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for “Saturday Night Live” and Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for “Big Mouth” in 2020. She also won a Behind the Voice Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for “Strange Magic” in 2016. The Black Reel Awards for Television named her Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series for “The Good Place” in 2020.

Rudolph has also earned eight Gold Derby Award nominations, winning four awards for “The Good Place,” including Comedy Guest Actress of the Decade. She has won five of the seven Online Film & Television Association Awards she was nominated for, three for “The Good Place” and one each for “Saturday Night Live” and “Big Mouth.”

The cast of “Bridesmaids” won an MTV Movie Award for Best Gut-Wrenching Performance in 2012, and “Inherent Vice” won the Robert Altman Award at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Rudolph has also received nominations from various organizations, including the Black Reel Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Critics Choice Super Awards, NAACP Image Awards, NAMIC Vision Awards, Satellite Awards, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Teen Choice Awards, Utah Film Critics Association Awards, and Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards. She also earned a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Comedy/Variety Sketch Series for “Maya & Marty” in 2017.

Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Real Estate Portfolio

Maya Rudolph and her partner Paul Thomas Anderson bought a 2,810 square foot home in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles for $2.6 million in March 2021. The property sits on .28 acres of land and boasts three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, arched doorways, an ebony fireplace, and quartz and marble countertops.

The couple also owns another property in Tarzana, which they purchased for $2.3 million in the early 2000s.

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