Kristen Schaal
Biography
Life Story
Kristen Schaal is an American actress, voice artist, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Mel on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, Louise Belcher on FOX animated comedy Bob's Burgers, and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. Other notable roles include her appearances as a commentator on The Daily Show, Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie from the Toy Story franchise, and Anne on Wilfred. Since 2015, she has co-starred alongside Will Forte in the Fox comedy The Last Man on Earth, playing the role of Carol.
Family
Rich Blomquist (14 September 2012 - present) ( 1 child)
Trivia
Her last name is pronounced shôl.
Married to Rich Blomquist, former writer for The Daily Show (1996). The couple has a daughter.
Has a brother David who is three years older.
Graduated from Northwestern University.
She was raised in a Lutheran family.
She has German, English, and Dutch ancestry.
Kristen was the 2005 winner of the Andy Kaufman Award.
Daughter Ruby Blomquist was born in February 2018.
Her father is a construction worker and her mother is a secretary.
She was raised on her family's cattle ranch, in a rural area near Boulder, Colorado.
Born in Longmont, Colorado.
Personal Quotes
I'm not really a control person, and I'm a big believer in collaboration. I like to have a friend.
I would like to be known as someone who was really sweet but also knowledgeable in all areas of life.
I thought I would either be an epidemiologist or a 'Price Is Right' model.
I think I've always had a disconnect from what I'm supposed to be like.
I think growing up on a farm in a certain amount of isolation, with not a lot of friends nearby, makes you entertain yourself and kind of grows your imagination - being alone is quite good for all that. You make up stories, talk to the animals, let them be an audience, a bunch of cows.
Sometimes I try to sell shows with a female lead to networks, and that isn't something that's been a proven formula for them, so they reject it. I do feel like men get the funniest roles in movies.
My parents are pretty religious, devout, but did they force it on me? No, I don't think so. I still think of myself as a Lutheran, just one who doesn't go to church.
I would be an actress for the rest of my life just because it's really relaxing. Writing is hard work, and stand-up is so stressful before you get on stage, but acting is a complete ensemble experience.
No one knows who the real me is, so I can be a hundred different kinds of me.
In high school, I was doing a skit for forensics and people started laughing, more than I was prepared to deal with. It was a surprise.
