Pamela Adlon has starred in many feature films, television shows, and video games. She is known for her performances in Lucky Louie (2006), Louie (2010–2015), and Better Things (2016–2022). She also has had major performances in The Facts of Life (1983–1984), Californication (2007–2014), and guest appearances in The Jeffersons (1984), Boston Legal (2007–2008), Parenthood (2012), and This Is Us (2020). She is also a well known voice artist. Her voice credits include the animated programs Bobby's World (1992–1998), Rugrats (1992–2004), Recess (1997–2001), King of the Hill (1997–2010), Phineas and Ferb (2010–2013), Bob's Burgers (2012–2020), and Milo Murphy's Law (2016–2019).
Live-action filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Grease 2 | Dolores Rebchuck | |
| 1984 | Bad Manners | Girl Joey | |
| 1986 | SpaceCamp | Girl in Launch Control Gallery | Uncredited |
| Willy/Milly | Willy / Milly Niceman | ||
| 1989 | Say Anything... | Rebecca | |
| After Midnight | Cheryl | Segment: "Allison's Story" | |
| 1990 | The Gate II: Trespassers | Liz | |
| The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Pussycat | ||
| 1996 | Bed of Roses | Kim | |
| Sgt. Bilko | Sgt. Raquel Barbella | ||
| Father Frost | Marphuska | ||
| Two Guys Talkin' About Girls | Tracy | Direct-to-video | |
| 1997 | Plump Fiction | Vallory Cox | |
| Eat Your Heart Out | Samantha | Directed by Felix Adlon[1] | |
| 1998 | Some Girl | Jenn | |
| Waiting for Woody | Lyza | Short film | |
| 2000 | Dirk and Betty | Daisy | |
| Net Worth | Unknown | ||
| 2005 | Lucky 13 | Brenda | |
| 2011 | Conception | Tay | |
| 2013 | 9 Full Moons | Rachel Stevens | |
| I Know That Voice | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2014 | Truckin' | Perri Pinkston | Short film |
| 2016 | First Girl I Loved | Sharon | |
| 2017 | I Love You, Daddy | Maggie | |
| 2018 | All Square | Debbie | |
| Bumblebee | Sally Watson | ||
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Gina | |
| Holler[2] | Rhonda | ||
| 2024 | Babes | N/A | Director |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Little Darlings | Angel Bright | Television film |
| 1983–1984 | The Facts of Life | Kelly Affinado | 12 episodes |
| 1984 | The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Tatyana | Television film |
| Night Court | Andy / Stella | Episode: "Bull Gets a Kid" | |
| The Jeffersons | Stevie | Episode: "Try a Little Tenderness" | |
| 1984–1985 | E/R | Jenny Sheinfeld | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | The Redd Foxx Show | Toni Rutledge | 7 episodes |
| Pleasures | Claudia | Television film | |
| Disneyland | Jesse | Episode: "The Leftovers" | |
| 1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Lisa | Episode: "Ties That Bind" |
| ABC Afterschool Special | Jill | Episode: "A Family Again" | |
| 1989 | Wiseguy | Tanya Medley | 3 episodes |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Oji | Episode: "Who Watches the Watchers" | |
| 21 Jump Street | Dori the Psychic | Episode: "Old Haunts in the New Age" | |
| 1991 | Life Goes On | Ruth Beale | Episode: "Armageddon" |
| 1992 | Down the Shore | Miranda Halpern | 13 episodes |
| The Heights | Rosie | Episode: "Splendor in the Past" | |
| 1996 | Murder One | Amy Scott | Episode: "Chapter Fourteen" |
| Relativity | Marcy Sedaris | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Breast Men | Margaret | Television film |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Nathaniel / Isabel / Evil Nurse | Episode: "Everyone Leaves" |
| The Making of King of the Hill | Herself | Television documentary | |
| 2005 | Unscripted | Pam | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Lucky Louie | Kim | 13 episodes; also writer |
| 2007 | The Wedding Bells | DeDe Stoller | 2 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Boston Legal | Attorney Emma Path | 4 episodes |
| 2007–2014 | Californication | Marcy Runkle | 80 episodes |
| 2009 | Monk | Sarah Longson | Episode: "Mr. Monk On Wheels" |
| Ace in the Hole | Susanna Morella | Unsold pilot | |
| 2010 | True Jackson, VP | Babs | Episode: "Little Buddies" |
| 2010–2015 | Louie | Pamela | 14 episodes; also writer and producer |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Colleen Rouscher | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Parenthood | Marleise Deigan | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Rake | Glenn Shepard | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Playing House | Pam | Episode: "Celebrate Me Scones" |
| 2016–2022 | Better Things | Sam Fox | 44 episodes; also creator, writer, director, executive producer |
| 2019 | Young Sheldon | Mrs. Wolowitz | Episode: "A Swedish Science Thing and the Equation for Toast" |
| 2020 | This Is Us | Dr. Leigh | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Fanny Mudman | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Chef Genevieve "Veev" Hale | season2 episode5 "Elsbeth Flips the Bird" |
Voice-over filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Fairy #2 | [3] |
| 1997 | Princess Mononoke | Additional voices | English dub |
| 1998 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Ket | English Disney dub[3] |
| 1999 | O' Christmas Tree | Baby Bear | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2000 | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | Leila | [3] |
| Gen13 | Additional voices | Direct-to-video | |
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out | Ashley Spinelli[3] | |
| Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | Direct-to-video | ||
| The Trumpet of the Swan | A.G. Skinner | [3] | |
| 2003 | The Animatrix | Jue / Manabu | [3] |
| Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | Ashley Spinelli | Direct-to-video | |
| Recess: All Growed Down | |||
| Brother Bear | Geese in flight formation | ||
| 2004 | Teacher's Pet | Trevor / Taylor / Tyler | [3] |
| 2008 | Tinker Bell | Vidia | [3] |
| 2009 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Uncredited | |
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | [3] | |
| A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Female Turtle #1 | [3] | |
| 2012 | Secret of the Wings | Vidia | [3] |
| Dino Time | Ernie Fitzpatrick | English dub[3] | |
| 2014 | The Pirate Fairy | Vidia | [3] |
| Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | [3] | ||
| 2017 | Best Fiends: Boot Camp[4] | Hank | Short film |
| Best Fiends: Visit Minutia[5] | |||
| 2018 | Best Fiends: Fort of Hard Knocks[6] | Bandit Slug | Short film |
| 2019 | Best Fiends: The Immortal Cockroach | Hank | |
| Trouble | Rousey | [3] | |
| 2023 | Leo | Sandy |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Darkwing Duck | Heatwave | Episode: "The Frequency Fiends" |
| 1992–98 | Bobby's World | Derek Generic (season 7) | 13 episodes |
| 1992–04 | Rugrats | Dean, young Drew Pickles, additional voices | 7 episodes[3] |
| 1993 | The Addams Family | Mortimer | Episode: "Sweetheart of a Brother" |
| 1993–94 | Problem Child | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
| 1994 | Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle | Irene | Television special |
| Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home | |||
| Duckman | Unknown voice | Episode: "Ride the High School" | |
| 1994–96 | Phantom 2040 | Sparks | 26 episodes[3] |
| 1995 | Capitol Critters | Violet | Episode: "If Lovin' You Is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Rat" |
| 1996–97 | Jumanji | Rock | 5 episodes |
| 1996–98 | Jungle Cubs | Baloo | 21 episodes |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Zach Nichols / Boy | 26 episodes | |
| 1996 | Quack Pack | Dewey Duck | 37 episodes |
| Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël) | Irene / Tomas | Television special | |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Mother | Episode: "Never Fear"[3] |
| The Blues Brothers Animated Series | Bobby G. | 8 episodes | |
| 1997–98 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Lucky | 41 episodes |
| 1997–2000 | Pepper Ann | Moose Pearson Additional voices |
30 episodes |
| 1997–2001 | Recess | Ashley Spinelli | 127 episodes |
| 1997–2010 | King of the Hill | Bobby Hill Clark Peters Additional voices |
258 episodes |
| 1998 | Cow and Chicken | Cousin Sow | 3 episodes[3] |
| Hercules | Brutus | Episode: "Hercules and the Kids" | |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Otto | Episode: "Kameleon Kid"[3] | |
| 1998–03 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald | McNugget #1 | 6 episodes[3] |
| 1999 | The Woody Woodpecker Show | Lester the Termite | 3 episodes |
| Todd McFarlane's Spawn | Judy | 2 episodes[3] | |
| Godzilla: The Series | Animal's Son, Female Soldier | Episode: "Future Shock" | |
| Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain | Andrew Loam | Episode: "Wag the Mouse"[3] | |
| 1999–2001 | Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | Rusty | 26 episodes |
| 1999–2002 | Rocket Power | Young Tito, Schoolgirl, Bawling Kid | 5 episodes |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet | Tyler / Tayler / Trevor | 3 episodes |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Tano | Episode: "Cheetahs Never Prosper"[3] | |
| 2000–01 | Zombie College | Zelda Cruz | 12 episodes |
| 2001 | The Oblongs | Milo Oblong, Jared Klimer, The Debbies | 13 episodes |
| The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Saiful | Television film | |
| 2001–02 | Dexter's Laboratory | Beau / Doo Dee / Kid | 3 episodes |
| 2001–03 | Lloyd in Space | Zoit / Additional Voices | 3 episodes |
| Time Squad | Otto Osworth Additional voices |
17 episodes | |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo | Scooter Lad, Timmy, Patty Perkin | 2 episodes |
| As Told by Ginger | Dustin | Episode: "April Fools"[3] | |
| 2003–07 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | Hector MacBadger | 46 episodes |
| 2002–03 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Chris / Eddie, Janey Miller, Bobby Blather | 2 episodes |
| Kid Notorious | Unknown voice | Episode: "The Nazi Party" | |
| 2003–04 | All Grown Up! | Sean Butler | 7 episodes |
| 2005 | Bratz | Roberta | Episode: "It's Not About Me Week" |
| Rugrats Pre-School Daze | Lucas | 4 episodes[3] | |
| 2006 | Danger Rangers | Martin | Episode: "Safe and Sound"[3] |
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Ashley Spinelli | Episode: "Lax: Experiment #285" | |
| 2006–07 | Squirrel Boy | Andy Johnson, additional voices | 18 episodes |
| 2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Unknown voice | Episode: "Troy Ride" |
| American Dragon: Jake Long | Monica | Episode: "Game On" | |
| 2007–14 | WordGirl | Eileen / Birthday Girl, additional voices | 8 episodes |
| 2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Tattoo / Marni | Episode: "Wrong and Dance/Love and War"[3] |
| 2008–09 | The Drinky Crow Show | Mademoiselle DeBoursay, Claire, additional voices | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Kevin's Mom | Episode: "Vendetta" |
| Zevo-3 | Angel | 2 episodes | |
| 2010–13 | Pound Puppies | Gwen / Taboo, additional voices | 9 episodes[3] |
| Phineas and Ferb | Melanie, Blonde Girl, additional voices | 8 episodes[3] | |
| 2011 | The Mighty B! | Murdock | Episode: "Gorillas in the Midst" |
| Mongo Wrestling Alliance | Acid Alice Kleberkuh | 8 episodes | |
| Pixie Hollow Games | Vidia | Television special | |
| The Problem Solverz | Sweetie Creamie, additional voices | Episode: "The Mayan Ice Cream Caper" | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | Crystal / Sapphire, additional voices | 3 episodes | |
| Unsupervised | One-Eyed Donnie | Episode: "Field of Dreams... and Dogs" | |
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Fang | Episode: "Challenge Day"[3] | |
| 2012 | ThunderCats | Pumyra | 6 episodes[3] |
| 2012–20 | Bob's Burgers | Olsen Benner, additional voices | 16 episodes[3] |
| 2013 | Out There | Joanie Novak (Chris' mom) | 10 episodes |
| Pixie Hollow Bake Off | Vidia | Television special | |
| 2013–17 | Uncle Grandpa | Mary / Additional voices | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Chozen | Unknown voice | Episode: "Beef" |
| Sofia the First | Rosey | Episode: "The Enchanted Feast"[3] | |
| 2014–16 | TripTank | Donnie / Wanda / Tina Additional voices |
11 episodes[3] |
| 2015–19 | Teen Titans Go! | Rose Wilson | 4 episodes[3] |
| 2015 | Stone Quackers | Binky / Mean Cop / Hawk | 2 episodes |
| Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Drab Lieutenant | Episode: "It's a Colorful Life"[3] | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | Ma Raccoon Sis Raccoon |
Episode: "We Are Family"[3] | |
| 2015–16 | Adventure Time | Gunther | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Mr. Pickles | Mary | Episode: "Cops and Robbers" |
| Sanjay and Craig | Chido | 2 episodes[3] | |
| The Loud House | Tabby | Episode: "Dance Dance Resolution/A Fair to Remember"[3] | |
| 2016–19 | Milo Murphy's Law | Brigette Murphy | 24 episodes[3] |
| The Big Bang Theory | Halley Wolowitz | 10 episodes | |
| 2017 | Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Elan / Ymojin | Episode: "The Lost Crysals of Qalydon" |
| Jeff & Some Aliens | Kiki / Alice Additional voices |
Episode: "Jeff & Some Love Simulations" | |
| 2017–19 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Various voices | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Costume Quest | Jackie Carver Additional voices |
3 episodes |
| Rick and Morty | Angie Flynt Vermigurber's Child |
2 episodes[7] | |
| 2019–21 | Pete the Cat | Mrs. Toad / Grumpy's Mom | 8 episodes |
| 2020–21 | Archer | Sandra | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Devil May Care | Regina | 7 episodes |
| Tuca & Bertie | Dr. Joanne | 5 episodes | |
| Fairfax | Phyllis | 4 episodes | |
| Big Mouth | Sonya | 7 episodes | |
| 2021–2024 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Leah Stein-Torres | 7 episodes[3] |
| 2022 | Human Resources | Sonya | Recurring role |
| 2022–present | Hamster & Gretel | Nordle Ampersand | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Rabbi Ryda | Episode: "Today, I Am a Woman"[3] |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Day by Day | Ms. Carol | Podcast series, episode: "Relocation" | [8] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside | Pajama Sam | [3] |
| 1997 | Fallout | Nicole | [3] |
| 1998 | Grim Fandango | Carla / Pugsy | [3] |
| Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening | Pajama Sam | ||
| Pajama Sam's Lost and Found | |||
| 1998 | Arthur's Math Carnival | Arthur Read[3] | |
| 1999 | Arthur's Thinking Games | ||
| 2000 | Arthur's Reading Games | ||
| Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet | Pajama Sam | ||
| Escape from Monkey Island | Dainty Lady Figurehead | ||
| King of the Hill | Bobby Hill | ||
| 2001 | Pajama Sam's Games to Play on Any Day | Pajama Sam | [3] |
| 2002 | Run Like Hell | Jinx | [3] |
| LeapFrog: Phonics Program Series | Leap | ||
| 2003 | LeapFrog: Fiesta in the House/Town | ||
| Final Fantasy X-2 | Shinra | [3] | |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Abby Mallard | |
| 2013 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Madam | |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Rose Wilson | Uncredited |
| 2022 | Warped Kart Racers | Bobby Hill | Archival Recording |
References
edit- ^ "Eat Your Heart Out". tcm.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Deburge, Peter (September 9, 2020). "'Holler' Review: Indie Director Returns to Her Ohio Hometown to Show Why Getting Out Was the Only Option". Variety. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "Pamela Adlon (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 17, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Boot Camp – A Best Fiends Animation". May 25, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Visit Minutia – A Best Fiends Animation". September 1, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Fort of Hard Knocks – A Best Fiends Animation". July 19, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Plante, Corey (November 17, 2019). "Here's who every confirmed 'Rick and Morty' Season 4 guest star could play". Inverse.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Day by Day: Relocation". YouTube. Retrieved May 21, 2020.