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Retta

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46 Years Old

Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her starring role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Retta is from New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She started working in the pharmaceutical research field before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy.Retta started performing stand-up comedy in 1996, although she said she did not start "earning money" until 1998, when she started touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get "really nauseated" before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends. She has also made jokes about her obesity. Retta has stated she would give up stand-up comedy for a full-time acting career if possible: "I'm not married to stand-up, just because it's a road thing. It's very lonely with all the traveling.

Born

New Jersey, U.S. on 12th July 1978

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Celebrity Name Game
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A Little Late with Lilly Singh
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Parks and Recreation
Donna Meagle
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Hardware Store Clerk
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DuckTales
Mystical Harp (voice)
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DuckTales
Harp (voice)
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The Morning Show
Retta
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Big Mouth
Duke's Mother (voice)
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Drunk History
Sylvia Robinson
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Match Game
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Bubble Guppies
General Yuck (voice)
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
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Good Girls
Ruby Hill
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Mother
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Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Barbara
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Elsbeth
Margo Clarke
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Key & Peele
Woman
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Ghost's Mom (voice)
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Hollywood Game Night
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The $100,000 Pyramid
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Where's Waldo?
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Duncanville
Makeover Station Employee (voice)
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To Tell the Truth
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Freddie
Joan
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Get Organized with The Home Edit
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Fracture
Evidence Room Cop
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Ugliest House in America
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Hit Man
Claudette
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Scariest House in America
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
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The Lego Ninjago Movie
Maggie the Cheerleader (voice)
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Good Boys
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80 for Brady
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Good Hang with Amy Poehler
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To the Bone
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The Greatest Hits
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Sex and Death 101
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Ida Stricker
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Operator
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Father Figures
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First Sunday
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First Sunday
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Dragon Wars: D-War
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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
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Sex Ed
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Slackers
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Band Aid
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The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Donna Meagle
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Where's the Money
Roberta
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A Parks and Recreation Special
Donna Meagle
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Other People
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The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie
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Lipshitz Saves the World
Virginia
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A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
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Muffin Top: A Love Story
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Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
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Come Simi
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Kissing Cousins
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Rebel on Ice
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