Actor
Paula Pell
Paula Pell
- Date of birth
- Age
- 63
- Place of birth
- Joliet, Illinois, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- screenwriter, actor, television producer, television actor
- Languages
- English
Biography
Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American writer, actress, comedian, and producer. Pell is best known for her work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2020. For her work on SNL and 30 Rock, she has been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and six Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2019, Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.
Education
- Seminole State College of Florida
- University of Tennessee
Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2002 Saturday Night Live
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series2010 30 Rock
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series2010 30 Rock
Nominations
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2001 Saturday Night Live
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2002 Saturday Night Live
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2003 Saturday Night Live
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2008 Saturday Night Live
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series2010 30 Rock
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series2011 30 Rock
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series2012 Saturday Night Live
Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-23
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