Many fans are curious about Paula Pell's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What Is Paula Pell's Net Worth?
Paula has more than 40 acting credits to her name, including the films "Sisters" (2015), "Other People" (2016), and "Wine Country" (2019) and the television series "TheColin QuinnShow" (2002), "Funny or Die Presents" (2011), "Documentary Now!" (2015; 2019), "Love" (2017–2018), and "Die Hart" (2023); she also wrote the screenplay for "Sisters." She voiced Dream Director / Mom's Anger in the Disney Pixar film "Inside Out" (2015), and she has lent her voice to the TV shows "The Awesomes" (2013–2015), "Big Mouth" (2017–present), "Duncanville" (2022), and "Monsters at Work" (2023). Paula also executive produced the 2012 film "This Is 40," and she has served as a co-executive producer on the HBO series "Camping" (2018) and a consulting producer on the Apple TV+ comedy "Loot" (2024).
Paula and James Anderson, her friend and fellow "SNL" writer, co-created the 2013 web series "Hudson Valley Ballers," and she wrote and appeared in 2015's "Sisters," which starredTina FeyandAmy Poehler. She reunited with Fey and Poehler for 2019's "Wine Country," which was directed by Poehler and also starredRachel Dratch,Ana Gasteyer,Maya Rudolph, and Emily Spivey. Pell has guest-starred on "Monkey Love" (2014), "The Mindy Project" (2015), "Documentary Now!" (2015; 2019), "SMILF" (2017), "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (2017), and "Not Dead Yet" (2023), and she had a recurring role as Erika on Netflix's "Love" from 2017 to 2018. From 2018 to 2021, she played Helen Henry Demarcus on NBC's "A.P. Bio" alongsideGlenn HowertonandPatton Oswalt, and in 2020, she starred as Abigail Mapleworth on "Mapleworth Murders," which she co-created with "30 Rock" alum John Lutz." In 2021, Paula began co-starring withSara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, andBusy Philippsas Gloria McManus on the musical comedy "Girls5eva." In 2023, she appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie "The Slumber Party," voiced Sunny on the Disney Channel animated series "Monsters at Work," and had a recurring role as Cynthia on The Roku Channel's "Die Hart."
Paula Pell was born on April 15, 1963, in Joliet, Illinois. She became interested in acting at an early age. Paula attended Seminole Community College in Orlando and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and she studied both acting and visual art in college. Pell worked atWalt DisneyWorld in the adults-only nightclubs in the theme park's Pleasure Island area.
Paula is openly gay, and she was previously married for 17 years. She told "Interview" magazine of her divorce, "It was very hard, and like all terrible, hard things, it changed me in a lot of ways and some for the good. It taught me a lot about myself and my faults and my flaws, but it also taught me what I want my life to look like. I'm still friends with the person I got divorced from and I'm grateful for that." On November 13, 2020, Pell married Janine Brito. She announced the news on Instagram, writing, "On Friday the 13th I had the extreme luck of marrying my beloved and extraordinary @j9burrito We had to cancel wedding plans this last year but we wanted to be legally and emotionally linked in every deep and possible way until we can celebrate with our love circle that we miss so much. It was a sparkling day full of hastily purchased clothes from Target and joy tears. And of course all of our dog babies were witnesses. ❤️🌈❤️🌈❤️🌈❤️L O V E. W I N S."
Paula Pell is an American comedy writer, actress, and producer who has a net worth of $2 million. Paula Pell is best known for being a writer on the NBC television series "Saturday Night Live" (1995–2023) and for starring as Gloria McManus on the Peacock/Netflix musical comedy series "Girls5eva" (2021–present). Pell has produced and written for the NBC television series "30 Rock," and she had a recurring role as Paula Hornberger from 2007 to 2013. Pell played Helen Henry Demarcus on the NBC series "A.P. Bio" (2018–2021), and she wrote the 2019 episode "Handcuffed." She starred on and co-created the 2020 Quibi series "Mapleworth Murders," and she was a writer and executive producer on the show.
Paula joined the writing staff of "Saturday Night Live" in 1995 and created memorable recurring characters such as the Spartan Cheerleaders and Debbie Downer. Pell was a producer on "30 Rock," and she wrote the 2010 episodes "Floyd" and "Argus." She also appeared in six episodes as Paula Hornberger, the wife ofScott Adsit'sPete Hornberger. In 2006, NBC picked up a pilot she wrote called "Thick and Thin," but according to Pell, "it never saw the light of day." Paula provided additional material for theJudd Apatowfilms "Bridesmaids" (2011) and "This is 40" (2012), and she has written for a few Academy Award and Golden Globe ceremonies. She played the mother ofNick Offerman'sRon Swanson in the 2011 "Parks and Recreation" episode "Ron and Tammys," and from 2013 to 2015, she voiced Gadget Gal on the animated series "The Awesomes." Pell has appeared in the films "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" (2013), "Birdman" (2014), "Other People" (2016), and "Brother Nature" (2016), and she voiced Dream Director / Mom's Anger in 2015's "Inside Out," which grossed $858.8 million at the box office.
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