I learned the enormous power of writing for yourself, especially now that people seem to be receptive to the fact that women can write.

Rudolph guest starred as character Athena Scooberman in NBC's Kath & Kim and starred in the film Away We Go with The Office star John Krasinski. She returned on October 25 2008 in a featured guest appearance as Michelle Obama and sang a duet with Kenan Thompson about Amy Poehler's newborn. A.

Since her tenure on SNL Maya Rudolph has appeared in several films most notably Idiocracy Away We Go Grown Ups and Bridesmaids. She is the daughter of R&B and soul singer Minnie Riperton and music producer/composer Richard Rudolph. Rudolph received an Emmy Award nomination in 2012 for returning to host an episode of SNL and is currently starring in the second season of the NBC sitcom Up All Night.