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Paula Poundstone

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Paula Poundstone
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Paula Poundstone was born on 29 December 1959 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Home Movies (1999), Inside Out (2015) and Hyperspace (1984).
BornDecember 29, 1959
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BornDecember 29, 1959
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      • 3 wins total

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    Known for

    H. Jon Benjamin and Brendon Small in Home Movies (1999)
    Home Movies
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Paula Small(voice)
    Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
    Inside Out
    8.1
    Movie
    • Forgetter Paula(voice)
    • 2015
    Hyperspace (1984)
    Hyperspace
    4.7
    Movie
    • Karen
    • 1984
    Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Maya Hawke, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ayo Edebiri in Inside Out 2 (2024)
    Inside Out 2
    7.5
    Movie
    • Forgetter Paula(voice)
    • 2024

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    Actress

    • Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Maya Hawke, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ayo Edebiri in Inside Out 2 (2024)
      Inside Out 2
      7.5
      • Forgetter Paula (voice)
      • 2024
    • Interrupting Chicken (2022)
      Interrupting Chicken
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Witch (voice)
      • 2023
    • The Fungies (2020)
      The Fungies
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Queen Antagonista
      • 2020
    • Summer Camp Island (2018)
      Summer Camp Island
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Paulette
      • Additional Voices (voice)
      • 2019–2020
    • Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, Jon Tenney, Phillip P. Keene, and Kearran Giovanni in Major Crimes (2012)
      Major Crimes
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Paula Poundstone
      • 2016
    • The HOA (2015)
      The HOA
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Lorraine
      • 2015
    • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
      Inside Out
      8.1
      • Forgetter Paula (voice)
      • 2015
    • Kings of New York, Season 2
      Video
      • 2013
    • Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious (2013)
      Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Usher
      • 2013
    • Science Court (1997)
      Science Court
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Judge Stone (voice)
      • 1997–2000
    • H. Jon Benjamin and Brendon Small in Home Movies (1999)
      Home Movies
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Paula Small (voice)
      • 1999
    • James Woods, Sandra Bernhard, Tate Donovan, Robert Costanzo, and French Stewart in Hercules (1998)
      Hercules
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Armageddon Bow (voice)
      • 1998
    • Cybill Shepherd in Cybill (1995)
      Cybill
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Minnie Arbogast
      • 1997
    • Jim Cummings, Kevin Michael Richardson, Pamela Adlon, Kath Soucie, and Frank Welker in Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996)
      Adventures from the Book of Virtues
      7.0
      TV Series
      • The Djinn (voice)
      • 1996
    • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
      Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
      6.7
      TV Series
      • The Computer (voice)
      • 1995

    Writer

    • Paula Poundstone: Look What the Cat Dragged In (2006)
      Paula Poundstone: Look What the Cat Dragged In
      7.8
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • H. Jon Benjamin and Brendon Small in Home Movies (1999)
      Home Movies
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard (1996)
      Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard
      8.7
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff (1990)
      Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff
      8.4
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1990
    • Poison (1988)
      Poison
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1988
    • On Location: Women of the Night
      7.4
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 1987

    Producer

    • Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard (1996)
      Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard
      8.7
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 1996

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    Inside Out
    Featurette 6:51
    Inside Out
    Inside Out
    Featurette 6:51
    Inside Out
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • December 29, 1959
      • Huntsville, Alabama, USA
    • Children
        Tashia
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Coverna Direct Insurance (1999)
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles

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    • Trivia
      She became a foster mother in 1990's to eight children and eventually adopting three children in 1997 - two daughters, Tashia and Allison (b. 1991), and a son Thomas (b. 1993).
    • Trademark
        Wears suits and ties

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