
Paula Pell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 15, 1963
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- The Fifth Wheel
The Fifth Wheel TBA
Producer, Screenplay

The Cat in the Hat 2026
as Patty (voice)

Lorne 2026
as Self

Summer of 69 2025
as Betty Spaghetti

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 2025
as Self

Will & Harper 2024
as Self

Inside Out 2 2024
as Mom's Anger (voice)

The Slumber Party 2023
as Principal Petersen

Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl 2021
as Self

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine 2020
Writer, Executive Producer

30 Rock: A One-Time Special 2020
as Paula Hornberger

Wyrm 2019
as Tanya

Wine Country 2019
as Val

Brother Nature 2016
as Woman in Suit

Other People 2016
as Aunt Patti

Sisters 2015
as Dana, Screenplay

Riley's First Date? 2015
as Mom's Anger (voice)

Inside Out 2015
as Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014
as Lady in Bar

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013
as Crowd Member at Ice Rink

This Is 40 2012
Executive Producer

The Women of SNL 2010
Writer
- Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again 2010
as Self

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation 2007
as Self

NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002
Writer

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
Writer
Credits from TMDB.