Paula Pell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 15 April 1963 · Joliet, Illinois, USA
Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American writer, actress, comedian, and producer. Pell is best known for her work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2020. For her work on SNL and 30 Rock, she has been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and six Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2019, Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.
Known for
Acting 21
- 2026The Cat in the Hat as (voice)
- 2026Lorne as Self
- 2025Summer of 69 as Betty Spaghetti
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2024Will & Harper as Self
- 2024Inside Out 2 as Mom's Anger (voice)
- 2023The Slumber Party as Principal Petersen
- 2021Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl as Self
- 202030 Rock: A One-Time Special as Paula Hornberger
- 2019Wyrm as Tanya
- 2019Wine Country as Val
- 2016Brother Nature as Woman in Suit
- 2016Other People as Aunt Patti
- 2015Sisters as Dana
- 2015Riley's First Date? as Mom's Anger (voice)
- 2015Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee as Patti Skrowaczeski
- 2015Inside Out as Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)
- 2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Lady in Bar
- 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Crowd Member at Ice Rink
- 2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
- 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
Production 3
- 2026The Fifth Wheel · producer
- 2020Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine · executive producer
- 2012This Is 40 · executive producer
Writing 7
- 2026The Fifth Wheel · screenplay
- 2025Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special · writer
- 2020Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine · writer
- 2015Sisters · screenplay
- 2010The Women of SNL · writer
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special · writer
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special · writer