Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph is an American actress and comedian who is best known for her many roles on Saturday Night Live. She is the daughter of music producer Richard Rudolph and soul singer Minnie Riperton.

In May 2009, Rudolph revealed that she and her partner, director Paul Thomas Anderson, are expecting their second child. Rudolph's pregnancy follows production of the Sam Mendes film Away We Go, in which she plays a pregnant woman. The film is due for release on June 5, 2009; the due date for the birth of Rudolph's new baby was not reported.People: Maya Rudolph Is Expecting Baby No. 2 (May 11, 2009)

1. Beyonce Knowles
2. Christina Aguilera
3. Condoleeza Rice
4. Diana Ross
5. Donatella Versace
6. Ivanka Trump
7. Jennifer Lopez
8. Lisa Kudrow
9. Lucy Liu
10. Nicky Hilton
11. Paris Hilton
12. Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
13. Tyra Banks
14. Tina Turner
15. Vanessa Bryant
16. Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Minnie Riperton's hit song "Lovin' You" was reportedly written for her daughter, who would have been a toddler upon its 1975 release.Songfacts: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2496 Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton Riperton passed away when Rudolph was seven years old. While attending St. Augustine by the Sea School in Santa Monica, CA, Rudolph befriended a young actress by the name of Gwyneth Paltrow. Rudolph would go on to attend the University of California at Santa Cruz, were she majored in Photography. Rudolph joined the cast of Saturday Night Live on May 6, 2000.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• July 37, 1972: Born

• 1997: Gattaca

• 1997: As Good as It Gets

• 2006: Idiocracy

• 2000-2007: Saturday Night Live

• 2007: Shrek the Third