Kristen Schaal

Kristen Joy Schaal (; born January 24, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, voice artist and writer. She is known for her roles of Mel on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, The Heart, She Holler as over-sexed Hurshe, Louise Belcher on FOX animated comedy Bob's Burgers, and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. Other roles include her appearances as a commentator on The Daily Show, Amanda Simmons on The Hotwives of Orlando, Hazel Wassername on 30 Rock, Victoria Best on WordGirl, Trixie from the Toy Story franchise, Anne on Wilfred and she has appeared on Celebrity Family Feud. Since 2015, she has co-starred alongside Will Forte in the Fox comedy The Last Man on Earth, playing the role of Carol. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for her role of Sarah Lynn in BoJack Horseman. 2Early life Schaal was born in Longmont, Colorado, to a Lutheran family of Dutch ancestry. She was raised on her family's cattle ranch, in a rural area near Boulder. Her father is a construction worker and her mother is a secretary. She has a brother, David, who is three years older. She graduated from Northwestern University and then moved to New York in 2000 to pursue a comedy caree