Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian, known as a former cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is the daughter of late soul singer Minnie Riperton (Lovin' You) and song writer/music producer Richard Rudolph. R&B singer Teena Marie is Rudolph's godmother.

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Family

Maya Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida, the daughter of Soul singer Minnie Riperton and composer, songwriter and producer Richard Rudolph.Maya Rudolph Biography (1972-) Her father is Jewish and her mother was African American.news.google.com/newspapers?id=vTgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UAgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5271,2678552&dq=essence-of-lucinda Maya Rudolph was in the studio with her mother on the day Riperton recorded, "Lovin' You," which Rudolph's parents had written as a lullaby for her. The listener can hear her mother sing, "Maya, Maya, Maya," to her daughter near the end of the track. Riperton died on July 12, 1979 at age 31 from cancer, short of her daughter's seventh birthday. Rudolph lives with director Paul Thomas Anderson and their daughter, Pearl Bailey (born October 2005). The couple is expecting their second child in November 2009.