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Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. Born in Gainesville, Florida and raised in Los Angeles , Rudolph is the daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph .
Sep 17, 2011 · Ethnicity: *Ashkenazi Jewish (father) *African-American (mother) Maya Rudolph is an American film and television actress and comedian. She has appeared in the films A Prairie Home Companion, Grown Ups, and Sisters (2015), and on Saturday Night Live.
Jul 15, 2022 · In an episode of “Finding Your Roots,” Maya shared that her Lithuanian great-grandfather changed his last name from “Rudashevsky” to “Rudolph” and was a founding member of Congregation Beth Shalom in Pittsburgh.
Maya Rudolph was born on July 27, 1972 in Gainesville, Florida, to Richard Rudolph, a music producer, and soul singer Minnie Riperton. Her mother was African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Lithuania, Russia, Germany, and Hungary).
Maya Rudolph. Actress: Bridesmaids. Maya Rudolph was born on July 27, 1972 in Gainesville, Florida, to Richard Rudolph, a music producer, and soul singer Minnie Riperton. Her mother was African-American and her father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Lithuania, Russia, Germany, and Hungary).
Sep 14, 2018 · In a recent profile with The New York Times, Maya Rudolph talked about the challenges of growing up biracial after losing her Black mother.
Maya Rudolph has been nominated for the prestigious ‘Emmy Awards’ and ‘Screen Actors Guild Awards’ for her performances. She has a Jewish ancestry from her father’s side and African-American lineage from her mother’s side.
Sep 14, 2018 · Her mother, the famed soul soprano Minnie Riperton, was raised a black Presbyterian on the South Side of Chicago. Her father, the songwriter and producer Richard Rudolph, came from a family...
Jan 19, 2016 · Actress Maya Rudolph will be one of three celebrities featured in a PBS documentary show that traces the ancestry of pop culture personalities, uncovering familial histories they themselves are...
In the process, she opened up about growing up as a biracial child–the child of R&B singer Minnie Riperton and songwriter/producer Richard Rudolph–and how her experiences inform the characters ...
