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Retta

Retta

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 12, 1978 (47)
Birthplace New Jersey, U.S.
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

Hit Man

Hit Man

2024

as Claudette

The Greatest Hits

The Greatest Hits

2024

as Dr. Evelyn Bartlett

A Parks and Recreation Special

A Parks and Recreation Special

2020

as Donna Meagle

Good Boys

Good Boys

2019

as Lucas' Mom

Band Aid

Band Aid

2017

as Carol

Where's the Money

Where's the Money

2017

as Roberta

Father Figures

Father Figures

2017

as Annie

To the Bone

To the Bone

2017

as Lobo

The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

2017

as Maggie the Cheerleader (voice)

Operator

Operator

2016

as Pauline 'Roger' Rogers

Other People

Other People

2016

as Nina

Come Simi

Come Simi

2015

as Nurse Lipps

Sex Ed

Sex Ed

2014

as Sydney

First Sunday

First Sunday

2008

as Roberta

Kissing Cousins

Kissing Cousins

2008

as Shawna the Chef

Sex and Death 101

Sex and Death 101

2007

as Ethel Walters (#100)

Fracture

Fracture

2007

as Evidence Room Cop

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003

as Sad Eye Sadie

Slackers

Slackers

2002

as Bruna

No data available

Rebel on Ice

Rebel on Ice

2015

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Parks and Recreation

as Donna Meagle

Episodes: 118

First Aired: Apr 09, 2009

Good Girls

as Ruby Hill

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Feb 26, 2018

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

as Barbara

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Dec 02, 2014

Freddie

as Joan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2005

DuckTales

as Harp (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2017

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Hardware Store Clerk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 04, 2005

Lipshitz Saves the World

as Virginia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 01, 2007

Duncanville

as Makeover Station Employee (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 16, 2020

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as The Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2020

The Morning Show

as Retta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 2019

Where's Waldo?

as Wizard Nightingale (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 2019

Elsbeth

as Margo Clarke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 29, 2024

DuckTales

as Mystical Harp (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2017

Drunk History

as Sylvia Robinson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2013

Big Mouth

as Duke's Mother (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

Bubble Guppies

as General Yuck (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 2011

Key & Peele

as Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 2012

Ugliest House in America

as Self - Host

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Jan 03, 2022

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Scariest House in America

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 04, 2024

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2019

Parks and Recreation

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2009

Celebrity Name Game

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2014

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

as Ghost's Mom (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 2022

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 27, 2016

Hollywood Game Night

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 11, 2013

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 26, 2016

Sons of Anarchy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2008

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 14, 2016

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 08, 2017

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Get Organized with The Home Edit

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2020

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