--- title: Maya Rudolph Is on the 2024 TIME100 List description: Find out why Maya Rudolph is one of the 100 most influential people of 2024. canonical: https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964633/maya-rudolph-2024/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-04-17T10:56:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:28:54.639Z og:title: Maya Rudolph: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024 og:description: Find out why Maya Rudolph is on this year’s list og:url: https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964633/maya-rudolph-2024/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4c9a150d55552cb/698a558d47ca3881b83bd658/time-100-2024-maya-rudolph.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Maya Rudolph: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Maya Rudolph: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024 twitter:description: Find out why Maya Rudolph is on this year’s list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4c9a150d55552cb/698a558d47ca3881b83bd658/time-100-2024-maya-rudolph.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 17, 2024 # Maya Rudolph ## Video: See Everyone on the TIME100 2024 list [Watch (HLS stream): See Everyone on the TIME100 2024 list](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/73p9kgIN.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2024-04-17_ by Amy Poehler  Mary Ellen Matthews [Maya Rudolph](https://time.com/5906947/maya-rudolph-kamala-harris/) is a super talent who is lit from within. A performing polymath, she is able to deliver big laughs and deep emotions at the same time. We all fell in love with her on _Saturday Night Live,_ where her characters were not only funny, they were having fun. Her work constantly reminds us that we shouldn’t be taking ourselves or our lives too seriously. For a comedy genius, she is a giant comedy fan. She is generous with her laughter. She loves being part of a team, but she can make the winning shot if you pass her the ball. And let’s not forget her voice, a special gift given to her by her mother Minnie. This voice can sing lead in a [Prince cover band](https://www.thecut.com/2016/09/maya-rudolph-on-princess-her-prince-cover-band.html), deliver a ridiculous version of the national anthem, or give shape to animated characters that win Emmys. In Apple TV’s _Loot,_ she plays Molly Novak, a billionaire who learns to give back. In life, Maya has already figured that out. She gives to us over and over again. We should count ourselves lucky that we get to live in a world where the hilarious California mama named Maya Rudolph is here to soothe our pain. _Poehler is a writer, producer, and Emmy-winning actor_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964633/maya-rudolph-2024/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964633/maya-rudolph-2024/"},"headline":"Maya Rudolph","datePublished":"2024-04-17T10:56:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:28:54.639Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964633/maya-rudolph-2024/","keywords":["TIME100","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","2024TIME100","T100Innovators2024"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4c9a150d55552cb/698a558d47ca3881b83bd658/time-100-2024-maya-rudolph.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4c9a150d55552cb/698a558d47ca3881b83bd658/time-100-2024-maya-rudolph.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964633/maya-rudolph-2024/","name":"Maya Rudolph"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See Everyone on the TIME100 2024 list","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/73p9kgIN/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-04-17T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/73p9kgIN.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964633/maya-rudolph-2024/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964633/maya-rudolph-2024/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```