Paula Pell was a writer for Saturday Night Live for twenty years, starting in 1995. She also wrote for the sitcom “30 Rock.” Pell has collaborated numerous times with Judd Apatow, providing additional writing for the films “Bridesmaids” and “This is 40.” She is currently teamed with Judd in a recurring role on the Apatow-produced series “LOVE”, on Netflix. She also portrays Helen Henry DeMarcus in the upcoming NBC series “AP Bio”.
Pell has appeared in several episodes of “30 Rock” as the wife of Pete Hornberger, and played the mother of Ron Swanson in “Parks and Recreation.” She has also appeared in dozens of SNL sketches. Pell voices Gadget Gal in the Hulu original series “The Awesomes,” and voices a character (“Dream Director”) in the Pixar film “Inside Out.” She also had cameos in the 2013 film “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” and the 2015 Oscar-winning “Birdman.” She is currently voicing the character of Barbara in Nick Kroll’s upcoming Netflix animated series “Big Mouth”.
Pell co-created the web series “Hudson Valley Ballers” with Michelle Lawler and James Anderson, with whom she also co-starred. She and Michelle Lawler are currently developing a film script for Lorne Michaels and Paramount.
“Sisters” is Paula Pell’s first produced original screenplay and opened December 18, 2016 starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. It is based on the lives of Paula and her sister except for the filthy parts. It opened the same day as “Star Wars” and made double the box office. That’s a lie.
Paula lives with her partner, three rescue dogs and three cats so she can stay current with her lesbian certification.