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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 Gremloids (1984).
BornDecember 29, 1959
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    • 3 wins

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Paula Poundstone, Elayne Boosler, Larry David, Richard Lewis, Steven Wright, and Ed Bluestone
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Paula Poundstone at an event for The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Paula Poundstone at an event for Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
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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
  • Forgetter Paula(voice)
  • 2015
Gremloids (1984)
Gremloids
4.7
  • Karen
  • 1984
Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff
8.4
TV Special
  • Writer
  • 1990

Credits

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Actress

  • The Fungies (2020)
    The Fungies
    • Queen Antagonista
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Summer Camp Island (2018)
    Summer Camp Island
    • Paulette
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 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
    • Paula Poundstone
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • The HOA (2015)
    The HOA
    • Lorraine
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
    Inside Out
    • Forgetter Paula (voice)
    • 2015
  • Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious (2013)
    Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious
    • Usher
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • H. Jon Benjamin and Brendon Small in Home Movies (1999)
    Home Movies
    • Paula Small (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Science Court (1997)
    Science Court
    • Judge Stone (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1999
  • Hercules (1998)
    Hercules
    • Armageddon Bow (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Cybill Shepherd, Alicia Witt, Christine Baranski, Dedee Pfeiffer, and Alan Rosenberg in Cybill (1995)
    Cybill
    • Minnie Arbogast
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996)
    Adventures from the Book of Virtues
    • The Djinn (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    • The Computer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin in Reasonable Doubts (1991)
    Reasonable Doubts
    • Betty Tannebaum
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Mitchell Laurance, Stuart Pankin, and Lucy Webb in Not Necessarily the News (1982)
    Not Necessarily the News
    • Commentator
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)
    It's Garry Shandling's Show.
    • Paula Poundstone
    • TV Series
    • 1989

Writer

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

Soundtrack

  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    • music: "Return to Paradise"
    • TV Series
    • 1961

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Exclusive Clip: "Shoes of Doom"
Clip 1:04
Exclusive Clip: "Shoes of Doom"
Inside Out
Featurette 6:51
Inside Out
In Theaters June 19
Video 0:18
In Theaters June 19

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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