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".
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Andy Kaufman Is Me
Self
2025
Hollywood Squares
Self · (2 episodes)
2025
My Spy The Eternal City
Bobbi
2024
Thelma the Unicorn
Goat Girl (voice)
2024
After Midnight
Self · (2 episodes)
2024
The Muppets Mayhem
Jenny Henderson · (1 episode)
2023
Chibiverse
Mabel Pines (voice) · (1 episode)
2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Louise Belcher (voice)
2022
My Butt Has a Fever
Louise Belcher (voice)
2022
Our Flag Means Death
Antoinette · (2 episodes)
2022
And Just Like That…
Lois Fingerhood · (1 episode)
2021
Seal Team
Beth (voice)
2021
Teenage Euthanasia
(1 episode)
2021
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Number Two · (16 episodes)
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · (1 episode)
2021
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Dishwasher · (1 episode)
2020
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Dishwasher (voice) · (6 episodes)
2020
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Kelly
2020
Dicktown
Kendra · (1 episode)
2020
My Spy
Bobbi
2020
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
Trixie (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Trixie (voice)
2019
Broken Karaoke
Mabel Pines (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Bless the Harts
Stacey (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Kristen Schaal (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Toy Story 4
Trixie (voice)
2019
What We Do in the Shadows
Floating Woman / The Guide · (35 episodes)
2019
It Started As a Joke
Self
2019
UnMade
Herself · (1 episode)
2019
One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls
Self
2018
Boundaries
JoJo Jaconi
2018
Squinters
Tina · (6 episodes)
2018
Future Man
Screw · (1 episode)
2017
Big Mouth
Bernie Sanders (voice) · (1 episode)
2017
Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
Self
2017
Austin Found
Nancy
2017
The Gong Show
Self - Judge · (1 episode)
2017
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Edith (voice)
2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Talula
2017
All Nighter
Roberta
2017
Ask the Storybots
(1 episode)
2016
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
(voice) · (1 episode)
2016
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2016
The Boss
Scout Leader Sandy
2016
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
Amelia Earhart · (1 episode)
2016
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Gloria
2016
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
Herself · (1 episode)
2016
The Comments
Kelly
2015
A Walk in the Woods
Mary Ellen
2015
Welcome to Bridgetown
Self
2015
Celebrity Family Feud
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Marcel, Marcel
Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2015
The Last Man on Earth
Carol Pilbasian · (67 episodes)
2015
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Trixie (voice)
2014
BoJack Horseman
Sarah Lynn (voice) · (8 episodes)
2014
BoJack Horseman
Sarah Lynn / Harper / Tori Spelling Fan (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
BoJack Horseman
Sabrina (voice) · (2 episodes)
2014
BoJack Horseman
Sarah Lynn / Sabrina (voice) · (2 episodes)
2014
The Hotwives of Orlando
Amanda Simmons · (7 episodes)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · (1 episode)
2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self · (4 episodes)
2013
Toy Story of Terror!
Trixie (Voice)
2013
Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales
Mabel Pines (voice) (archive footage)
2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Barb (voice)
2013
Wander Over Yonder
Mavis (voice) · (1 episode)
2013
Despicable Me 2
Shannon (voice)
2013
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
Herself
2013
Welcome to the Jungle
Brenda
2013
Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore
Herself
2013
The Jeselnik Offensive
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory
Herself
2012
Butter
Carol-Ann Stevenson
2012
Sleepwalk with Me
Cynthia
2012
Gravity Falls
Mabel Pines (voice) · (40 episodes)
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Gina Guppies · (1 episode)
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · (1 episode)
2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Louise Belcher (voice) (uncredited)
2012
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Chickadee (voice) · (1 episode)
2012
The Muppets
Moderator
2011
The Heart, She Holler
Hurshe · (6 episodes)
2011
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
2011
Wilfred
Anne · (2 episodes)
2011
Hawaiian Vacation
Trixie (voice)
2011
Soul Quest Overdrive
Tammy (voice) · (5 episodes)
2011
Bubble Guppies
Agnes the Dragon (voice) · (1 episode)
2011
Bob's Burgers
Louise Belcher (voice) · (295 episodes)
2011
Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!
Self
2011
Conan
Self · (2 episodes)
2010
Scared Shrekless
Sugar (voice)
2010
Going the Distance
Female Bartender
2010
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Paula · (8 episodes)
2010
Dinner for Schmucks
Susana
2010
Toy Story 3
Trixie (voice)
2010
Get Him to the Greek
Today Show Production Assistant
2010
Shrek Forever After
Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
2010
Adventure Time
Jake Jr (voice) · (3 episodes)
2010
Adventure Time
Jack Jr (voice) · (1 episode)
2010
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
Emily (voice)
2010
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
Emily · (1 episode)
2010
Valentine's Day
Ms. Gilroy
2010
When in Rome
Ilona (Waitress)
2010
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Self (archive footage)
2010
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Gertha Teeth
2009
Modern Family
Whitney · (1 episode)
2009
Archer
Tiffy (voice) · (2 episodes)
2009
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Stewardess Stacey
2009
Glee
Mary Halloran · (1 episode)
2009
Flight of the Conchords: On Air
Self
2009
The Penguins of Madagascar
The Bunnies (voice) · (1 episode)
2008
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Xavier: Renegade Angel
(voice) · (1 episode)
2007
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2007
Mad Men
Nannette · (1 episode)
2007
Delirious
Joelle
2007
Flight of the Conchords
Mel · (22 episodes)
2007
Human Giant
Girl in Doritos Commercial · (1 episode)
2007
The Whitest Kids U' Know
(1 episode)
2007
Norbit
Event Organizer
2007
30 Rock
Hazel Wassername · (11 episodes)
2006
Freak Show
Various · (7 episodes)
2006
Ugly Betty
Nancy · (1 episode)
2006
Six Degrees
Gail · (1 episode)
2006
Live at Gotham
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Conviction
Allie Rubinoff · (1 episode)
2006
How I Met Your Mother
Laura · (1 episode)
2005
Adam & Steve
Ruth
2005
American Dad!
Girl (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Librarian (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Contestant · (1 episode)
2004
From Other Worlds
Information Librarian
2004
The Soup
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Poster Boy
Bookstore Lady
2004
Kate & Leopold
Miss Tree
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Alana Binder · (1 episode)
2001
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
(1 episode)
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Abby · (1 episode)
1999
Hello Kitty’s Paradise: Learn With Love
1999
Comedy Lab
Penelope · (85 episodes)
1998
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Simpsons
Louise Belcher (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons
Taffy (voice) · (1 episode)
1989