Actor · Writer

Paula Pell

48 credited titles on WatchWise

Paula Pell (born April 15, 1963) is an American writer, actress, comedian, and producer. Pell is best known for her work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2020. For her work on SNL and 30 Rock, she has been recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and six Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2019, Pell was honored with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence.

Associated lifetime gross

$105M

Combined reported budget

$28M

Gross / budget

3.7x

Bankability Index

42 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Comedy

$89M · 2 films · 100% hit

Drama

$15M · 1 film · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

42/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

2013 · Comedy

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Hit

Hit

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Minor role

B $17M | G $103M

Blockbuster

Based on 3 of 43 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.