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Kristen Schaal

Acting

Born January 24, 1978 · Longmont, Colorado, USA

Also known as Kristen Joy Schaal · Frannie Hood

Biography

Kristen Joy Schaal is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Known for her distinctive high-pitched, childlike voice, she voices Louise Belcher in Bob's Burgers and voiced Mabel Pines in Gravity Falls. She also played Mel in Flight of the Conchords, The Guide in What We Do in the Shadows, Hurshe Heartshe in The Heart, She Holler, and Carol Pilbasian in The Last Man on Earth. She provided several voices for BoJack Horseman; for the character of Sarah Lynn, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Other roles include Amanda Simmons in The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername in 30 Rock, Victoria Best in WordGirl, Trixie in the Toy Story franchise (2010–present), Bobbi in My Spy, Shannon in Despicable Me 2, Number Two in The Mysterious Benedict Society, Barb in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and Anne in Wilfred. She was an occasional commentator in The Daily Show from 2008 to 2016. She voiced Sayrna in the 2019 EA video game Anthem. She also voiced Taffy from The Simpsons

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Awards & recognition

  • Lucille Lortel Award — Outstanding Featured Actress · 2011
  • Annie Award

Filmography50+ titles

Gravity Falls

2012as Mabel Pines (voice)

BoJack Horseman

2014as Sarah Lynn / Sabrina (voice)

Adventure Time

2010as Jake Jr (voice)

Xavier: Renegade Angel

2007as (voice)

The Whitest Kids U'Know

2007

Toy Story 5

2026as Trixie (voice)

Toy Story 3

2010as Trixie (voice)

Mad Men

2007as Nannette

How I Met Your Mother

2005as Laura

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019as Kristen Schaal (voice)

What We Do in the Shadows

2019as Floating Woman / The Guide

Flight of the Conchords

2007as Mel

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Abby

The Simpsons

1989as Taffy (voice)

Archer

2009as Tiffy (voice)

Modern Family

2009as Whitney

Bob's Burgers

2011as Louise Belcher (voice)

Celebrity Family Feud

2015as Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014as Self

Big Mouth

2017as Bernie Sanders (voice)

Not Safe with Nikki Glaser

2016as Herself

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Alana Binder

Our Flag Means Death

2022as Antoinette

Toy Story 4

2019as Trixie (voice)

Wander Over Yonder

2013as Mavis (voice)

Wilfred

2011as Anne

The Penguins of Madagascar

2008as The Bunnies (voice)

30 Rock

2006as Hazel Wassername

Bubble Guppies

2006as Agnes the Dragon (voice)

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000as Tammy Tangerine (voice)

The Jeselnik Offensive

2013as Self

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2023as Tempest

Toy Story of Terror!

2013as Trixie (Voice)

Transformers: Rescue Bots

2011as Chickadee (voice)

And Just Like That...

2021as Lois Fingerhood

Future Man

2017as Screw

Conan

2010as Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021as Self - Contestant

Toy Story That Time Forgot

2014as Trixie (voice)

The Heart, She Holler

2011as Hurshe

Is It Cake? Halloween

2025as Self - Judge

Broken Karaoke

2019as Mabel Pines (voice)

Ask the StoryBots

2016

Despicable Me 2

2013as Shannon (voice)

Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation

2011as Trixie (voice)

American Dad!

2005as Girl (voice)

Comedy Central Presents

1998as Self

President Curtis

2026as Amelia Earhart (voice)

Thelma the Unicorn

2024as Goat Girl (voice)

The Bob's Burgers Movie

2022as Louise Belcher (voice)