Biography for
Maria Bamford More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

3 September 1970, Port Hueneme, California, USA

Birth Name

Maria Elizabeth Sheldon Bamford

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Maria was born in Port Hueneme, California at the Naval Base. Her parents are Joel (dermatologist) and Marilyn (therapist) of Duluth, MN. She attended Chester Park Elementary and Marshall High School in Duluth MN and went on to attend Bates College (Lewiston, ME), University of Edinburgh (Scotland) and received a degree in Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She started stand-up in Minneapolis at the age of 19 at Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret and 10 years later, made her first appearance on the Tonight Show!

IMDb Mini Biography By: Maria Bamford (niceladyla@earthlink.net)

Trade Mark

Wide vocal range

Portraying the rabid Target Black Friday Shopper in the ads.

Trivia

Both her parents and her sister are doctors.