Acting · Longmont, Colorado, USA · Born January 24, 1978
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". This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
MovieToy Story 5
2026
as Trixie (voice)
MovieAndy Kaufman Is Me
2025
as Self
TVHollywood Squares
2025
as Self
TVSt. Denis Medical
2024
as Ashley
MovieMy Spy The Eternal City
2024
as Bobbi
MovieThelma the Unicorn
2024
as Goat Girl (voice)
TVAfter Midnight
2024
as Self
TVPercy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
as Tempest
TVThe Muppets Mayhem
2023
as Jenny Henderson
TVChibiverse
2022
as Mabel Pines (voice)
MovieThe Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
as Louise Belcher (voice)
MovieMy Butt Has a Fever
2022
as Louise Belcher (voice)
TVOur Flag Means Death
2022
as Antoinette
TVAnd Just Like That…
2021
as Lois Fingerhood
MovieSeal Team
2021
as Beth (voice)
TVTeenage Euthanasia
2021
TVThe Mysterious Benedict Society
2021
as Number Two
TVCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TVAunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
2020
as Dishwasher
MovieBill & Ted Face the Music
2020
as Kelly
TVDicktown
2020
as Kendra
MovieMy Spy
2020
as Bobbi
MovieForky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
2019
as Trixie (voice)
MovieForky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
as Trixie (voice)
TVForky Asks a Question
2019
as Trixie (voice)
TVBroken Karaoke
2019
as Mabel Pines (voice)
TVBless the Harts
2019
as Stacey (voice)
TVGood Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019
as Self
TVScooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
as Kristen Schaal (voice)
MovieToy Story 4
2019
as Trixie (voice)
TVWhat We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Floating Woman / The Guide
MovieIt Started As a Joke
2019
as Self
TVUnMade
2019
as Herself
MovieOne Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls
2018
as Self
MovieBoundaries
2018
as JoJo Jaconi
TVSquinters
2018
as Tina
TVFuture Man
2017
as Screw
TVBig Mouth
2017
as Bernie Sanders (voice)
MovieJoe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
2017
as Self
MovieAustin Found
2017
as Nancy
TVThe Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
MovieCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
2017
as Edith (voice)
MovieLiterally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Talula
MovieAll Nighter
2017
as Roberta
TVAsk the Storybots
2016
TVBrad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
2016
as (voice)
TVTo Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieThe Boss
2016
as Scout Leader Sandy
TVGreat Minds with Dan Harmon
2016
as Amelia Earhart
MovieDonald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016
as Gloria
TVNot Safe with Nikki Glaser
2016
as Herself
MovieGravity Falls: Between the Pines
2016
as Mabel (Voice)
The Comments
2015
as Kelly
MovieA Walk in the Woods
2015
as Mary Ellen
TVCelebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Marcel, Marcel
2015
as Most Beautiful Girl in the World
TVThe Last Man on Earth
2015
as Carol Pilbasian
TVRoustabout
2015
MovieToy Story That Time Forgot
2014
as Trixie (voice)
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Sarah Lynn (voice)
TVThe Hotwives of Orlando
2014
as Amanda Simmons
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TV@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
MovieToy Story of Terror!
2013
as Trixie (Voice)
MovieGravity Falls: Six Strange Tales
2013
as Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)
MovieCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
as Barb (voice)
TVWander Over Yonder
2013
as Mavis (voice)
MovieDespicable Me 2
2013
as Shannon (voice)
MovieRiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
2013
as Herself
MovieWelcome to the Jungle
2013
as Brenda
MovieKristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore
2013
as Herself
TVThe Jeselnik Offensive
2013
as Self
MovieEugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory
2012
as Herself
MovieButter
2012
as Carol-Ann Stevenson
MovieSleepwalk with Me
2012
as Cynthia
TVGravity Falls
2012
as Mabel Pines (voice)
TVComedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Gina Guppies
MovieFOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)
TVTransformers: Rescue Bots
2012
as Chickadee (voice)
MovieThe Muppets
2011
as Moderator
TVThe Heart, She Holler
2011
as Hurshe
MovieConan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
as Self
TVWilfred
2011
as Anne
MovieHawaiian Vacation
2011
as Trixie (voice)
TVSoul Quest Overdrive
2011
as Tammy (voice)
TVBubble Guppies
2011
as Agnes the Dragon (voice)
TVBob's Burgers
2011
as Louise Belcher (voice)
Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!
2011
as Self
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieScared Shrekless
2010
as Sugar (voice)
MovieGoing the Distance
2010
as Female Bartender
TVFCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2010
as Paula
MovieDinner for Schmucks
2010
as Susana
MovieToy Story 3
2010
as Trixie (voice)
MovieGet Him to the Greek
2010
as Today Show Production Assistant
MovieShrek Forever After
2010
as Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
TVAdventure Time
2010
as Jake Jr (voice)
MovieCheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
2010
as Emily (voice)
TVCheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
2010
as Emily
MovieValentine's Day
2010
as Ms. Gilroy
MovieWhen in Rome
2010
as Ilona (Waitress)
MovieGavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009
as Gertha Teeth
TVModern Family
2009
as Whitney
TVArcher
2009
as Tiffy (voice)
MovieThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
as Stewardess Stacey
TVGlee
2009
as Mary Halloran
MovieSnake 'n' Bacon
2009
as The Green Fairy
MovieFlight of the Conchords: On Air
2009
as Self
TVThe Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as The Bunnies (voice)
MovieThe Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
TVXavier: Renegade Angel
2007
as (voice)
MovieFCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007
TVMad Men
2007
as Nannette
MovieDelirious
2007
as Joelle
TVFlight of the Conchords
2007
as Mel
TVHuman Giant
2007
as Girl in Doritos Commercial
TVThe Whitest Kids U' Know
2007
MovieNorbit
2007
as Event Organizer
TV30 Rock
2006
as Hazel Wassername
TVFreak Show
2006
as Various
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Nancy
TVSix Degrees
2006
as Gail
TVLive at Gotham
2006
as Self
TVConviction
2006
as Allie Rubinoff
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as Laura
MovieAdam & Steve
2005
as Ruth
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Girl (voice)
TVBig Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Contestant
MovieFrom Other Worlds
2004
as Information Librarian
TVThe Soup
2004
as Self
MoviePoster Boy
2004
as Bookstore Lady
TVDreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003
as Sugar (voice)
MovieKate & Leopold
2001
as Miss Tree
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Alana Binder
TVAqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Tammy Tangerine (voice)
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Abby
MovieHello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love
1999
TVComedy Central Presents
1998
as Self
TVComedy Lab
1998
as Penelope
TVNever Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Louise Belcher (voice)
Welcome to Bridgetown
as Self
