Maya Khabira Rudolph is a popular American actor, musician, and comedian. Maya followed in her mother’s footsteps and started making appearances in local theatre during her childhood. She was also drawn towards music. As she grew older, Maya Rudolph began exploring areas, such as acting. Over the course of her career, she has tried her hand at playing the keyboard, singing, acting, and voice acting. Other than playing the keyboard, she also plays ukulele. She has stated in interviews that comedy is the most exciting thing that one could do. It was her dream from the age of five to appear on the ‘Saturday Night Live’ television show and her dream was realized in the year 2000. Maya Rudolph has been nominated for the prestigious ‘Emmy Awards’ and ‘Screen Actors Guild Awards’ for her performances. She has a Jewish ancestry from her father’s side and African-American lineage from her mother’s side.