Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedienne. The daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and music composer Richard Rudolph, she was raised in Santa Monica, California and graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1995. Following her graduation, she was a background singer and keyboardist for rock band The Rentals until they disbanded, and became a member of improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings.