Maria Bamford

Acting

Maria Bamford

Born September 3, 1970Port Hueneme, California, USA147 credits

Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Her work has drawn critical acclaim and controversy because her humor often uses self-deprecating and dark topics, including her dysfunctional family, depression, anxiety, suicide, and mental illness. She loves pugs, and typically owns at least one senior pug at any given time.

Known For

Kevin

Kevin

TV

2026

Micro Budget

Micro Budget

Movie

2026

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

Movie

2026

Adult Swim's The Elephant
8.5

Adult Swim's The Elephant

Movie

2025

The Bad Guys: The Series
6.6

The Bad Guys: The Series

TV

2025

Haunted Hotel
7.9

Haunted Hotel

TV

2025

Filmography

Kevin
2026KevinTV
Micro Budget
2026Micro Budgetas DarbyMovie
Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
2026Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Storyas SelfMovie
Adult Swim's The Elephant
2025Adult Swim's The Elephantas Various characters (voice)Movie
The Bad Guys: The Series
2025The Bad Guys: The Seriesas Peppy Sweet Pots (voice)TV
Haunted Hotel
2025Haunted Hotelas Additional Voices (voice)TV
A Whole Artist
2025A Whole Artistas NarratorMovie
Shifting Gears
2025Shifting Gearsas AmyTV
Mystery Cuddlers
2024Mystery Cuddlersas Helvetica DeathgurgleMovie
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!as Baby Doll / Little Girl / Mom 1 (voice)TV
The People's Joker
2024The People's Jokeras Lorne Michaels (voice)Movie
After Midnight
2024After Midnightas SelfTV
Maria Bamford: Local Act
2023Maria Bamford: Local Actas SelfMovie
Quiz Lady
2023Quiz Ladyas Marybeth WindlemoreMovie
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023Adventure Time: Fionna and Cakeas Starchy (voice)TV
Unicorn Boy
2023Unicorn Boyas Queen Junipero (voice)Movie
Dark Side of Comedy
2022Dark Side of Comedyas SelfTV
The Bubble
2022The Bubbleas Krystal's MomMovie
Human Resources
2022Human Resourcesas Tito the Anxiety Mosquito (voice)TV
Santa Inc.
2021Santa Inc.as Mrs. Claus / Big Candy (voice)TV
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2021Too Many Buddhasas Dr. StevensMovie
Teenage Euthanasia
2021Teenage Euthanasiaas Trophy Fantasy (voice)TV
I Heart Arlo
2021I Heart Arloas Tony's Mom (voice) / Family (voice) / Cats (voice)TV
Centaurworld
2021Centaurworldas Malangella / Maitre D / Opposumtaur (voice)TV
Flatbush Misdemeanors
2021Flatbush Misdemeanorsas MariaTV
Kenan
2021Kenanas GloryTV
Extinct
2021Extinctas Bo's Mom (voice)Movie
Mr. Mayor
2021Mr. Mayoras LeafTV
Animaniacs
2020Animaniacsas Tammy (voice)TV
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
2020Adventure Time: Distant Landsas Margaret / Chocoberry / Mother Worm / Additional Voices (voice)TV
This Is Stand-Up
2020This Is Stand-Upas SelfMovie
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
2020Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Blissas CultistMovie
Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand
2020Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brandas HerselfMovie
What's Your Ailment?!
2019What's Your Ailment?!as SelfTV
Harley Quinn
2019Harley Quinnas Frankette / Dutch Teacher (voice)TV
The Rocketeer
2019The Rocketeeras Laura (voice)TV
The Mind, Explained
2019The Mind, Explainedas HerselfTV
Lights Out with David Spade
2019Lights Out with David Spadeas Self - PanelistTV
Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desert
2019Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desertas ArielMovie
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrateas SelfMovie
Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super
2019Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Superas 金杰TV
Victor and Valentino
2019Victor and Valentinoas Guadelupe (voice)TV
Strong Independent Women
2019Strong Independent Womenas MomMovie
The Shivering Truth
2018The Shivering Truthas (voice)TV
Liverspots and Astronots
2018Liverspots and Astronotsas AbramsTV
Adventure Time: Come Along With Me
2018Adventure Time: Come Along With Meas Aunt Lolly/Slime Princess (voice)Movie
Summer Camp Island
2018Summer Camp Islandas Toothpaste (voice)TV
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
2018An Evening with Beverly Luff Linnas The Elegant WomanMovie
Big Mouth
2017Big MouthTV
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale
2017Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Taleas The Duchess (voice)Movie
Maria Bamford: Old Baby
2017Maria Bamford: Old BabyMovie
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017Bill Nye Saves the Worldas SelfTV
The History of Comedy
2017The History of Comedyas SelfTV
Dream Corp LLC
2016Dream Corp LLCas Norf Norf (voice)TV
A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus
2016A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcusas HerselfTV
Ask the Storybots
2016Ask the StorybotsTV
Lady Dynamite
2016Lady Dynamiteas Maria BamfordTV
Hell and Back
2015Hell and Backas Gloria (voice)Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas SelfTV
We Bare Bears
2015We Bare Bearsas Miss Chriss (voice)TV
Harvey Beaks
2015Harvey Beaksas Grada (voice)TV
Fresh Off the Boat
2015Fresh Off the Boatas Principal ThomasTV
Misery Loves Comedy
2015Misery Loves Comedyas SelfMovie
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015Star vs. the Forces of Evilas Make-Up Blast (voice)TV
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015The Adventures of Puss in Bootsas Feejee (voice)TV
Talking Tom and Friends
2014Talking Tom and Friendsas Ginger (voice)TV
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Heroas The President (voice)TV
Benched
2014Benchedas CherylTV
Muffin Top: A Love Story
2014Muffin Top: A Love Storyas AngeliqueMovie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Kelsey Jannings / Fan / Customer (voice)TV
Dead End
2014Dead Endas PaulineMovie
P
2014Play NiceMovie
I Am Road Comic
2014I Am Road Comicas SelfMovie
Clarence
2014Clarenceas Dilliss (voice)TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Timms Valley
2013Timms Valleyas Genia MyersMovie
Rick and Morty
2013Rick and Mortyas (voice)TV
Have You Been Paying Attention?
2013Have You Been Paying Attention?as Self - PanellistTV
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwickas SelfTV
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2013DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Lois"as Lois Lane (voice)Movie
Tales of Metropolis
2013Tales of Metropolisas Lois Lane (voice)TV
DC Super-Pets
2013DC Super-Petsas Robin Robin (voice)TV
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2013DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Bizarro"as Lois Lane (voice)Movie
Super F*ckers
2012Super F*ckersas Princess SunshineTV
Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!
2012Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!as HerselfMovie
Bravest Warriors
2012Bravest Warriorsas Lydia (voice)TV
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!as Claire CoulterTV
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2012From Nothing, Something: A Documentary on the Creative ProcessMovie
The Legend of Korra
2012The Legend of Korraas Pema (voice)TV
DC Nation Shorts
2012DC Nation Shortsas Robin Robin / Batcow (voice)TV
Unsupervised
2012Unsupervisedas Allie (voice)TV
WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power
2012WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. PowerMovie
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2011Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomenessas Chen (voice)TV
Bob's Burgers
2011Bob's Burgersas Kendra / Catherine (voice)TV
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
Held Up
2010Held Upas Rachel GonzalesMovie
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule
2010Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Bruleas Cynthia DriscollTV
Danger Planet
2010Danger Planetas CaptainMovie
Adventure Time
2010Adventure Timeas Manfried / Chocoberry / Candy Corn Girl (voice)TV
Ugly Americans
2010Ugly Americansas Dolores (voice)TV
Maria Bamford: Plan B
2010Maria Bamford: Plan Bas SelfMovie
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
2010Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevilas Jackie (voice)TV
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
2010John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Showas SelfTV
Worst Cooks in America
2010Worst Cooks in Americaas Self - ContestantTV
Maria Bamford's One-Hour Homemade Christmas Stand-up Special
2009Maria Bamford's One-Hour Homemade Christmas Stand-up Specialas HerselfMovie
C
2009Comedy.tvas SelfTV
Funny People: Live
2009Funny People: Liveas SelfMovie
The Room Before and After - Part 3: Maria Bamford
2009The Room Before and After - Part 3: Maria BamfordMovie
Sit Down Shut Up
2009Sit Down Shut Upas Mrs. GroheTV
Maruined
2009Maruinedas ZackMovie
An Evening with Dr. Katz: Live from the Comedy Central Stage
2007An Evening with Dr. Katz: Live from the Comedy Central Stageas SelfMovie
Heckler
2007Heckleras SelfMovie
Back at the Barnyard
2007Back at the Barnyardas Nora BeadyTV
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour
2007The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadouras SelfMovie
WordGirl
2007WordGirlas Violet (voice)TV
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!as TV HostTV
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007The Sarah Silverman Program.as May KadoodyTV
Comics Unleashed
2006Comics Unleashedas SelfTV
Barnyard
2006Barnyardas Mrs. Beady (voice)Movie
W
2006Where My Dogs At?TV
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey
2006The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Reyas SelfMovie
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge
2006Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edgeas SelfMovie
Comedians of Comedy
2005Comedians of Comedyas SelfTV
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island
2005Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Islandas The Waiting LadyTV
The Comedians of Comedy
2005The Comedians of Comedyas SelfMovie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004Tom Goes to the Mayoras Home Shopping Woman / Sandy (voice)TV
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas DebrieTV
S
2003Stella's Search for Sanityas LynnMovie
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure
2003Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventureas Aranea (voice)Movie
Hey Monie!
2003Hey Monie!as Sex Education TeacherTV
¡Mucha Lucha!
2002¡Mucha Lucha!TV
Stuart Little 2
2002Stuart Little 2as TeacherMovie
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
2000CatDog and the Great Parent Mysteryas Shriek Dubois (voice)Movie
Lucky Numbers
2000Lucky Numbersas WendyMovie
The Trouble with Normal
2000The Trouble with Normalas DoraTV
H
2000Hairballsas Little Girl / Mother (voice)Movie
Home Movies
1999Home MoviesTV
Futurama
1999Futuramaas Jambone (voice)TV
Los Enchiladas!
1999Los Enchiladas!as SarahMovie
Comedy Central Presents
1998Comedy Central Presentsas SelfTV
Fetch
1998Fetchas ShriekMovie
CatDog
1998CatDogas Shriek (voice)TV
Dharma & Greg
1997Dharma & Gregas SandyTV
T
1997The Tom Showas ChristyTV
Hey Arnold!
1996Hey Arnold!as Iggy's Mother (voice)TV
Laugh Factory
1979Laugh Factoryas SelfTV