Kristen Schaal

Kristen Schaal

Acting
Born Jan 24, 1978
From Longmont, Colorado, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Toy Story 3
7.8
2010

Toy Story 3

Trixie (voice)

Toy Story 5
2026

Toy Story 5

Trixie (voice)

Toy Story 4
7.5
2019

Toy Story 4

Trixie (voice)

Shrek Forever After
6.4
2010

Shrek Forever After

Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)

Norbit
5.7
2007

Norbit

Event Organizer

Despicable Me 2
6.9
2013

Despicable Me 2

Shannon (voice)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
6.5
2013

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Barb (voice)

My Spy The Eternal City
6.6
2024

My Spy The Eternal City

Bobbi

Valentine's Day
5.9
2010

Valentine's Day

Ms. Gilroy

Dinner for Schmucks
5.7
2010

Dinner for Schmucks

Susana

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
6.3
2017

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Edith (voice)

My Spy
6.9
2020

My Spy

Bobbi

The Muppets
6.7
2011

The Muppets

Moderator

The Boss
5.8
2016

The Boss

Scout Leader Sandy

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
5.8
2009

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Gertha Teeth

Thelma the Unicorn
6.9
2024

Thelma the Unicorn

Goat Girl (voice)

Toy Story That Time Forgot
7.0
2014

Toy Story That Time Forgot

Trixie (voice)

Bill & Ted Face the Music
5.9
2020

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Kelly

Get Him to the Greek
6.0
2010

Get Him to the Greek

Today Show Production Assistant

Welcome to the Jungle
5.0
2013

Welcome to the Jungle

Brenda

When in Rome
5.9
2010

When in Rome

Ilona (Waitress)

The Bob's Burgers Movie
7.0
2022

The Bob's Burgers Movie

Louise Belcher (voice)

Kate & Leopold
6.3
2001

Kate & Leopold

Miss Tree

A Walk in the Woods
6.1
2015

A Walk in the Woods

Mary Ellen

Hawaiian Vacation
7.0
2011

Hawaiian Vacation

Trixie (voice)

Going the Distance
6.1
2010

Going the Distance

Female Bartender

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
5.4
2009

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Stewardess Stacey

Seal Team
6.9
2021

Seal Team

Beth (voice)

Scared Shrekless
6.7
2010

Scared Shrekless

Sugar (voice)

Butter
5.9
2012

Butter

Carol-Ann Stevenson

Literally, Right Before Aaron
4.8
2017

Literally, Right Before Aaron

Talula

Boundaries
5.6
2018

Boundaries

JoJo Jaconi

All Nighter
5.7
2017

All Nighter

Roberta

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
5.4
2016

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

Gloria

Delirious
6.3
2007

Delirious

Joelle

Adam & Steve
5.5
2005

Adam & Steve

Ruth

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
6.5
2011

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

Self

FOX 25th Anniversary Special
7.3
2012

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)

Sleepwalk with Me
6.5
2012

Sleepwalk with Me

Cynthia

Poster Boy
5.3
2004

Poster Boy

Bookstore Lady

From Other Worlds
3.6
2004

From Other Worlds

Information Librarian

Austin Found
5.5
2017

Austin Found

Nancy

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
6.4
2019

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

Trixie (voice)

My Butt Has a Fever
8.7
2022

My Butt Has a Fever

Louise Belcher (voice)

One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls
8.2
2018

One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls

Self

Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales
8.3
2013

Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales

Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)

It Started As a Joke
4.8
2019

It Started As a Joke

Self

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008

7.0
2015

The Comments

Kelly

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
5.9
2019

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?

Trixie (voice)

2011

Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!

Self

Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love
7.0
1999

Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love

Andy Kaufman Is Me
2025

Andy Kaufman Is Me

Self

Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
5.0
2010

Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge

Emily (voice)

Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
9.0
2016

Gravity Falls: Between the Pines

Mabel (Voice)

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

Self (archive footage)

Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore
6.4
2013

Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore

Herself

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
4.5
2007

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory
5.2
2012

Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory

Herself

Flight of the Conchords: On Air
10.0
2009

Flight of the Conchords: On Air

Self

Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
5.8
2017

Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special

Self

RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
7.0
2013

RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013

Herself

Snake 'n' Bacon
2009

Snake 'n' Bacon

The Green Fairy

2015

Welcome to Bridgetown

Self

Toy Story of Terror!
7.2
2013

Toy Story of Terror!

Trixie (Voice)

2015

Marcel, Marcel

Most Beautiful Girl in the World