Retta
Acting
Born 1978-07-12
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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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.
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Acting
58 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Bob's Burgers
Elsbeth
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Parks and Recreation
Big Mouth
Good Girls
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Morning Show
DuckTales
Bubble Guppies
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Key & Peele
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Drunk History
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Match Game
To Tell the Truth
Hit Man
Hollywood Game Night
Comedy Central Presents
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Celebrity Name Game
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
The $100,000 Pyramid
Duncanville
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Good Boys
Fracture
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Ugliest House in America
Scariest House in America
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
80 for Brady
Dragon Wars: D-War
Freddie
Father Figures
Where's Waldo?
To the Bone
First Sunday
Sex and Death 101
Other People
Slackers
The Greatest Hits
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Band Aid
Sex Ed
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
That Friend
Where's the Money
A Parks and Recreation Special
Lipshitz Saves the World
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