Kristen Schaal
Kristen Joy Schaal (/ʃɑːl/;) 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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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
![My Spy The Eternal City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Bf3vCfM94bSJ1saZlyi0UW0e0U.jpg)
My Spy The Eternal City
![Thelma the Unicorn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yutiEZ7taGDNau2jGjKIdDwQpDw.jpg)
Thelma the Unicorn
![After Midnight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aW7fvVFZEa15ndAdECH8IO5NnIW.jpg)
After Midnight
![The Muppets Mayhem](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fxJrS7cXn5hK09xDuqp7isQOFXX.jpg)
The Muppets Mayhem
![The Bob's Burgers Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AvV2nHEDQMWuRqAUrpcx2fB97CB.jpg)
The Bob's Burgers Movie
![My Butt Has a Fever](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/brSpzZ1WVwtgcHR1XFycq472h3i.jpg)
My Butt Has a Fever
![Our Flag Means Death](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k6CAdKXyR9RMWXZrWAETlSk7b7v.jpg)
Our Flag Means Death
![Seal Team](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yPZ3I27oeSm4zVesgMxXlhW8GDe.jpg)
Seal Team
![Teenage Euthanasia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f0g3CYX31s5LUAw882h6r4QbpeT.jpg)
Teenage Euthanasia
![The Mysterious Benedict Society](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1DVum8mKqi1YNwtSpix1kSOV5d4.jpg)
The Mysterious Benedict Society
![Celebrity Wheel of Fortune](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g9TVgnXUHsc1bwL91VyNpeVRAE4.jpg)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
![Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xvoxuozDkw43hGP4CAmoSSW1cnq.jpg)
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
![Bill & Ted Face the Music](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4V2nTPfeB59TcqJcUfQ9ziTi7VN.jpg)
Bill & Ted Face the Music
![Dicktown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/flOtMTQoUw7JhBDhMnCbzcZPeoq.jpg)
Dicktown
![My Spy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n2C6jRK9PtPIs99RQhKtqGlsnsO.jpg)
My Spy
![Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qcOHwNLu0ugj32a3llVLTm9ZA8X.jpg)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
![Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/96LdEzSi7yncjYkroo7gNCY5SKQ.jpg)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
![Forky Asks a Question](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eS4KWmoJyly6UIRtMzFmCL9a9q4.jpg)
Forky Asks a Question
![Bless the Harts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/havvMQWenLDVRMF46ncF1vVoLLU.jpg)
Bless the Harts
![Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dJl8T4oCm1xRuvqK1cjpaPm0kDe.jpg)
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
![Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g7vQXsELihik4oHJwqhL6WuTJ3j.jpg)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
![Toy Story 4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w9kR8qbmQ01HwnvK4alvnQ2ca0L.jpg)
Toy Story 4
![What We Do in the Shadows](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/chckIPxBbvyFCcCFz8VPHgWCIHL.jpg)
What We Do in the Shadows
![It Started As a Joke](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oLWKjGOUyTmsAudK2182njVCVBC.jpg)
It Started As a Joke
![UnMade](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/amOfSagDL8n6Qm2R149eGXVJdy8.jpg)
UnMade
![One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rSNKbrdO2O76Nuu2enwWPP9InX3.jpg)
One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls
![Boundaries](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7HcKCHQe9FfU2xCDBYzDWpkQJ0u.jpg)
Boundaries
![Squinters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qsXcZdfSXUlbaFV6waYwg7JOUOp.jpg)
Squinters
![Future Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/49mOgAEa4eKpPsoBH8UvvXwEMDT.jpg)
Future Man
![Big Mouth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v0WrnCkqwXAVhVOu0bGo5ljaZJV.jpg)
Big Mouth
![Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x1XJNsV77AFOCb8iJM5YDN3nGS1.jpg)
Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
![Austin Found](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mQrwpYJ7qsAb0rjIoD117aaJPfI.jpg)
Austin Found
![The Gong Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/61L3YhmBjwZW39tZEwhHxiCb3Og.jpg)
The Gong Show
![Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AjHZIkzhPXrRNE4VSLVWx6dirK9.jpg)
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
![Literally, Right Before Aaron](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4fdjQ5lFbkSWlAUv7px6KSEOdxP.jpg)
Literally, Right Before Aaron
![All Nighter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ciNUrbNv871umQ3IqvIOjet4s4E.jpg)
All Nighter
![Ask the Storybots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6IY8bmJcUGmgcB9ERnx8hLw7Qz5.jpg)
Ask the Storybots
![Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6CDvz6OVnOrmlP3mIaRfyrpQ8bs.jpg)
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio
![To Tell the Truth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v4GTvwZ90Er0xGx9fGK3XMLHsAD.jpg)
To Tell the Truth
![The Boss](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q6TAy2EWMpuT6gpxlO3ofj0RYrq.jpg)
The Boss
![Great Minds with Dan Harmon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wvmrTACstFfr4sfBQrcxCDBg7dG.jpg)
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
![Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vy28pjIwIGwjDLSa47CI6wdvEYQ.jpg)
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
![Not Safe with Nikki Glaser](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9yFBKegu06yXUc1lRYiCS2Eo6f4.jpg)
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
![A Walk in the Woods](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2TiaYwYeGRsYsfqH8dNjlYbIu1Z.jpg)
A Walk in the Woods
![Celebrity Family Feud](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ylt6w9U9JVD4Ma5HMUeY9Z6csw5.jpg)
Celebrity Family Feud
![The Last Man on Earth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9TcvdOIBEnIDXbLvFUKluRDa3tZ.jpg)
The Last Man on Earth
![Toy Story That Time Forgot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pw1YgzcBw4GmwylrFlXMzLdELRo.jpg)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
![BoJack Horseman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pB9L0jAnEQLMKgexqCEocEW8TA.jpg)
BoJack Horseman
![The Hotwives of Orlando](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nJCtT1aWvjNEVKqrqpPaTxnOpPq.jpg)
The Hotwives of Orlando
![Last Week Tonight with John Oliver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b12eM3FXNjN7yM7XYTIdmeQRud9.jpg)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
![@midnight with Chris Hardwick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eVvxhRtJzl8nom2rAFxg60QkaYo.jpg)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
![Toy Story of Terror!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oPBEnNP4Fg4gv9c0KBhchmtoG4H.jpg)
Toy Story of Terror!
![Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oIGVrLzhtO47kLgf3TN0zswvdut.jpg)
Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales
![Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ss5NcK2NWFg2YcKKYXLrk8q1myS.jpg)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
![Wander Over Yonder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ow88KmFUXMb6S4EKOWyTBy8ta7O.jpg)
Wander Over Yonder
![Despicable Me 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5Fh4NdoEnCjCK9wLjdJ9DJNFl2b.jpg)
Despicable Me 2
![RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uwQzZ7TnPkOYBrl2T6LVinjyHAu.jpg)
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
![Welcome to the Jungle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wRHaPGBBmQhUVgYofPoaqTEdUWq.jpg)
Welcome to the Jungle
![Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tWrCLxgxrYSF3RBY3WewJbkGOY8.jpg)
Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore
![The Jeselnik Offensive](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/clDYMUXIdtmUyPnltpnVbp0pVaG.jpg)
The Jeselnik Offensive
![Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ph9xUKjEXagJh0cqQWbvbRYCUjz.jpg)
Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory
![Eugene](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rXZqIkt3PdVWCcQdNXBWr8v37AD.jpg)
Eugene
![Sleepwalk with Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vs2wxfMrV48VWKTGbsYstIWrwI1.jpg)
Sleepwalk with Me
![Gravity Falls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pnoGOBtkffH64hhI5GPdsQ218d1.jpg)
Gravity Falls
![Comedy Bang! Bang!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5undCFoglpvKYFmu404ve9mh6on.jpg)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
![FOX 25th Anniversary Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kAP8adm7nfF09f0KQxSSVgwE89O.jpg)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
![Transformers: Rescue Bots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wtugHPxksnORftAs7EOGK3Oy0I5.jpg)
Transformers: Rescue Bots
![The Muppets](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rsNbxonO8gtylIXwiv7JeqwJ4Kb.jpg)
The Muppets
![The Heart, She Holler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u66sIx8NdukVRFFyYVGxsnT4LWh.jpg)
The Heart, She Holler
![Butter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mWTD0GpIBws3ywdzfFosOk88HvF.jpg)
Butter
![Conan O'Brien Can't Stop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nRxb5WsKnOIdkjecBRSKksRL4ia.jpg)
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
![Wilfred](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2cUYCkmHEWsxaNiVTQnFqxyq5Ij.jpg)
Wilfred
![Hawaiian Vacation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tByW10AkjWG0DtZwN2E2trT88DD.jpg)
Hawaiian Vacation
![Soul Quest Overdrive](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qz2GPX2B38rJ01vlj0Bwvj5es8d.jpg)
Soul Quest Overdrive
![Bob's Burgers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/couFnWryh9JRmmfDyPU6hUyTKIa.jpg)
Bob's Burgers
![Conan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oQxrvUhP3ycwnlxIrIMQ9Z3kleq.jpg)
Conan
![Scared Shrekless](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aAQQJhX8NqKZ7ZNDUPQQKi1wK8h.jpg)
Scared Shrekless
![Going the Distance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tTllmSew3nsizpzWNWKUkOuANhm.jpg)
Going the Distance
![Dinner for Schmucks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/djwkUFhkM81gIsI9ZZ7I6ajZAKY.jpg)
Dinner for Schmucks
![Toy Story 3](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AbbXspMOwdvwWZgVN0nabZq03Ec.jpg)
Toy Story 3
![Get Him to the Greek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6g0li87w8LIK77QRUtOkQkM6bD7.jpg)
Get Him to the Greek
![Shrek Forever After](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6HrfPZtKcGmX2tUWW3cnciZTaSD.jpg)
Shrek Forever After
![Adventure Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qk3eQ8jW4opJ48gFWYUXWaMT4l.jpg)
Adventure Time
![Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lX57YxsaWPuTj47p6NKdw9u8Mk2.jpg)
Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
![Valentine's Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zUsPcR71j1hz3fVwv6kuebyUS9Z.jpg)
Valentine's Day
![When in Rome](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pteIGpJpgh2aUh3jMqZnomB1rw1.jpg)
When in Rome
![Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xRpiAj7IWjpypR03EkttQbyi2ix.jpg)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
![Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Z2f50SKyHMWLLFH8OsV6hFoKLF.jpg)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
![Modern Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/klL4yhwiU8aF4AuF5dCfJA9sRnS.jpg)
Modern Family
![Archer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o51NY5Zjgh7ridCu93dKOdKftVy.jpg)
Archer
![The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1nEd4aLuRlAPFqUdcCYekAAjWsn.jpg)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
![Glee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/62T2vsZYTje3KhdCsiLR1K1RFJW.jpg)
Glee
![Flight of the Conchords: On Air](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oWO0qcbrP6lmK7j8jVFBSJQuheg.jpg)
Flight of the Conchords: On Air
![The Penguins of Madagascar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yyCJrurVD3ZfBn9Zo5kfnSvmNZ1.jpg)
The Penguins of Madagascar
![Xavier: Renegade Angel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8RPL4LlvjlrrqDx7SFCseMcweC.jpg)
Xavier: Renegade Angel
![FCU: Fact Checkers Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/61xjuOOTSfzQefq5OMP5IBXp7Ua.jpg)
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
![Mad Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7v8iCNzKFpdlrCMcqCoJyn74Nsa.jpg)
Mad Men
![Flight of the Conchords](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ynboK8qiOTz0X44r59LpfF8jBP5.jpg)
Flight of the Conchords
![Human Giant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vEuSf6Ur9EobO1i2vW5VJJJHQyr.jpg)
Human Giant
![Norbit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/adBqvVwyzHgDzZJnNCqe8RWImxV.jpg)
Norbit
![30 Rock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eYYQWACx7ttUzRwTNYuo6zveqpE.jpg)
30 Rock
![Freak Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pmlWYlX4jZvmTwzMdLQnEXeXUiT.jpg)
Freak Show
![Ugly Betty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/prGylxnFpIWMcvHh9sUC46hmiIC.jpg)
Ugly Betty
![Delirious](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gO1rApi3dfHYUjKnB5JXOMvXxUd.jpg)
Delirious
![Six Degrees](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dAx7Ox4CXrmKXpzTyqoiowfJgPr.jpg)
Six Degrees
![Live at Gotham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j0sJCd8Qo6g6rX8Hvy7EzVNbpZf.jpg)
Live at Gotham
![Conviction](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d6DGaL0vv1NztWSImbGDwHQsDB5.jpg)
Conviction
![How I Met Your Mother](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b34jPzmB0wZy7EjUZoleXOl2RRI.jpg)
How I Met Your Mother
![Adam & Steve](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/peATXTLxUsLkWTa7S7R9dtLxbRF.jpg)
Adam & Steve
![American Dad!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
![Big Fat Quiz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AoscbFCK12Nhfhf6DXCkFRbL2Vd.jpg)
Big Fat Quiz
![From Other Worlds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oHqjqCeEROzXZUlG5bJejaS7EJ5.jpg)
From Other Worlds
![The Soup](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kUCMWgkia4jnGUmbQkHpk9L95VK.jpg)
The Soup
![Poster Boy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bDx4n2ZrQeeJJyJ2k6O2PVP4oO6.jpg)
Poster Boy
![Kate & Leopold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mUvikzKJJSg9khrVdxK8kg3TMHA.jpg)
Kate & Leopold
![Law & Order: Criminal Intent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/68MUdrxeokhmd8pvlAjkD6yIfHR.jpg)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
![Aqua Teen Hunger Force](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jCWOkfMLsT2sGHadCkmR65MWtJu.jpg)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![Comedy Lab](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hicfVTnht0OFXaJhDewSGr3R42Q.jpg)
Comedy Lab
![Never Mind the Buzzcocks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ez0fX5nA68BJWL8jfP6dYr5WrcL.jpg)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
![The Simpsons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons