Maya Rudolph was raised by her father Richard Rudolph after her mother Minnie Riperton died in 1979 Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Maya Rudolph was in a courthouse when Donald Trump's guilty verdict was announced on Friday. The actress and comedian told Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night show that she was attending her daughter's ...

Maya Rudolph is known for her comedic genius, but too many comic greats find themselves grappling with circumstances that are far from funny. It's no surprise she rose to fame during her time on ...

Maya Rudolph as Beyoncé in a 'Hot Ones' sketch on the March 27, 2021 episode of 'Saturday Night Live'. Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Although Maya Rudolph has hilariously appeared ...

If you want to take an alpha-and-omega approach to understanding Maya Rudolph, you could look to two songs performed half a century apart. In May, Rudolph returned to “Saturday Night Live ...

We celebrate our staff's pick for the greatest pop star of the 21st century so far with 100 of her most iconic career moments. Today, after months of counting down, our editorial staff finally ...

Like so many of us, Maya Rudolph is having a “Girly Pop Summer.” The musically minded “Loot” star, “Saturday Night Live” icon and “Big Mouth” standout says her household has been a ...

Maya Rudolph was in a courthouse when Donald Trump’s guilty verdict was announced on Friday. The actress and comedian told Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night show that she was attending her daughter ...