Retta
- Schauspiel
- 12. Juli 1978 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biografie
Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her starring role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Retta is from New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She started working in the pharmaceutical research field before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy.Retta started performing stand-up comedy in 1996, although she said she did not start "earning money" until 1998, when she started touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get "really nauseated" before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends. She has also made jokes about her obesity. Retta has stated she would give up stand-up comedy for a full-time acting career if possible: "I'm not married to stand-up, just because it's a road thing. It's very lonely with all the traveling.
Bekannt aus
Filmografie
- Bad Day
- That Friend · Christine, Ausführende Produktion
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler · Selbst
- Scariest House in America · Selbst, Ausführende Produktion
- The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie · Mrs. Bundy
- A Killer Romance · Claudette
- The Greatest Hits · Dr. Evelyn Bartlett
- Elsbeth · Margo Clarke
- Brady's Ladies · Selbst
- Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong · Selbst
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Selbst
- The Boys - Diabolical · Ghost's Mom (Stimme)
- Ugliest House in America · Selbst
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune · Selbst
- Get Organized with The Home Edit
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride · The Mother
- A Parks and Recreation Special · Donna Meagle
- The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation · Donna Meagle
- Duncanville · Makeover Station Employee (Stimme)
- The Morning Show · Retta
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh · Selbst
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Selbst
- Good Boys · Lucas' Mom
- Where's Waldo? · Wizard Nightingale (Stimme)
- A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy · Selbst
- Good Girls · Ruby Hill
- Wer ist Daddy? · Annie
- Where's the Money · Roberta
- Big Mouth · Duke's Mother (Stimme)
- The Lego Ninjago Movie · Maggie the Cheerleader (Stimme)
- DuckTales - Neues aus Entenhausen · Harp (Stimme), Mystical Harp (Stimme)
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series · Selbst
- Band Aid · Carol
- To the Bone · Lobo
- Operator · Pauline 'Roger' Rogers
- School Survival - Die schlimmsten Jahre meines Lebens · Ida Stricker
- Other People · Nina
- The $100,000 Pyramid · Selbst
- Match Game · Selbst
- To Tell the Truth · Selbst
- Darby Forever · Evelyn
- Alvin und die Chipmunks - Road Chip · Party Planner
- Come Simi · Nurse Lipps
- Rebel on Ice · Selbst, Regie
- Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce · Barbara
- The Sex Teacher · Sydney
- Hüftgold - Eine zuckersüße Liebesgeschichte · Leah
- Celebrity Name Game · Selbst
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Selbst
- Hollywood Game Night · Selbst
- Drunk History · Sylvia Robinson
- Key & Peele · Woman
- Critics' Choice Television Awards · Selbst
- Bubble Guppies · General Yuck (Stimme)
- Bob's Burgers · Animal Control Officer (Stimme)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Selbst
- Parks and Recreation · Donna Meagle
- Kissing Cousins · Shawna the Chef
- First Sunday · Roberta
- Dragon Wars · Receptionist Nurse
- Der Aufreißer · Ethel Walters (#100)
- Das perfekte Verbrechen · Evidence Room Cop
- Lipshitz Saves the World · Virginia
- Freddie · Joan
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia · Hardware Store Clerk
- Dickie Roberts - Kinderstar · Sad Eye Sadie
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Heckler
- Slackers · Bruna
- Comedy Central Presents · Selbst
- Moesha
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark · Selbst