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Retta

Retta

Acting July 12, 1978 (48 years old) Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her starring role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Retta is from New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She started working in the pharmaceutical research field before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy.Retta started performing stand-up comedy in 1996, although she said she did not start "earning money" until 1998, when she started touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get "really nauseated" before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends. She has also made jokes about her obesity. Retta has stated she would give up stand-up comedy for a full-time acting career if possible: "I'm not married to stand-up, just because it's a road thing. It's very lonely with all the traveling.

Movies 32

TV Shows 41

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
Bob's Burgers 7.8

Bob's Burgers

as Animal Control Officer (voice)

2011
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Heckler

2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show 5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

2022
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 8.2

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Hardware Store Clerk

2005
Parks and Recreation 8.0

Parks and Recreation

as Donna Meagle

2009
Moesha 6.9

Moesha

1996
DuckTales 7.9

DuckTales

as Harp (voice)

2017
DuckTales 7.9

DuckTales

as Mystical Harp (voice)

2017
Elsbeth 6.7

Elsbeth

as Margo Clarke

2024
Big Mouth 7.6

Big Mouth

as Duke's Mother (voice)

2017
A Little Late with Lilly Singh 3.4

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

2019
The Morning Show 7.7

The Morning Show

as Retta

2019
Bubble Guppies 7.5

Bubble Guppies

as General Yuck (voice)

2011
Good Girls 7.8

Good Girls

as Ruby Hill

2018
Key & Peele 7.7

Key & Peele

as Woman

2012
The $100,000 Pyramid 7.0

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

2016
Drunk History 6.9

Drunk History

as Sylvia Robinson

2013
Carpool Karaoke: The Series 6.1

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

2017
To Tell the Truth 5.8

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

2016
Match Game 6.5

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

2016
Comedy Central Presents 7.0

Comedy Central Presents

as Self

1998
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7.1

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

2021
Celebrity Name Game 5.3

Celebrity Name Game

as Self

2014
Good Hang with Amy Poehler 5.5

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

as Self - Guest

2025
Hollywood Game Night 6.5

Hollywood Game Night

as Self

2013
The Boys Presents: Diabolical 7.1

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

as Ghost's Mom (voice)

2022
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce 5.7

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

as Barbara

2014
Duncanville 7.7

Duncanville

as Makeover Station Employee (voice)

2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride 7.4

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as The Mother

2020
Where's Waldo? 10.0

Where's Waldo?

as Wizard Nightingale (voice)

2019
Freddie 4.7

Freddie

as Joan

2005
Get Organized with The Home Edit 6.6

Get Organized with The Home Edit

2020
Ugliest House in America 6.1

Ugliest House in America

as Self - Host

2022
Scariest House in America 3.0

Scariest House in America

as Self - Host

2024
Critics' Choice Television Awards

Critics' Choice Television Awards

as Self - Host

2011
Lipshitz Saves the World 1.0

Lipshitz Saves the World

as Virginia

2007

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