Details
Alternate Names: Pam Adlon, Pamela Segall, Pam Segall, Pamela Segall Adlon, Pamela S. Adlon
Physical Characteristics: - Height: 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
- Eye Color: brown
- Hair Color: dark brown hair
Career
First Appearances: - Little Darlings (1982) as Angel Bright
Most Important Roles: - Say Anything... (1989) as Rebecca
- Bed of Roses (1996) as Kim
- Final Flight of the Osiris (2003) as Jue (voice)
- Grease 2 (1982) as Dolores Rebchuck
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) as Pussycat
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) as Fairy (voice)
- Tinker Bell (2008) as Vidia (voice)
- Gate II (1990) as Liz
- Pleasures (1986) as Claudia
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) as Vidia (voice)
Career Highlights: - Say Anything... (1989)
- Bed of Roses (1996)
- Final Flight of the Osiris (2003)
- Grease 2 (1982)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
- Tinker Bell (2008)
- Gate II (1990)
- Pleasures (1986)
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Annie - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production (2001)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Jordan Ressler First Feature Award (2024)
- Nominated for 1 PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Audience Award - Headliners (2024)
- Nominated for 1 TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Comedy (2022)
- Nominated for 1 TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Comedy (2020)
- Nominated for 1 TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Comedy (2019)
- Nominated for 1 TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Comedy (2018)
- Nominated for 1 TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Comedy (2017)
- Nominated for 1 WGA Award (TV) - New Series (2017)
Full Biography
Pamela Adlon (née Segall; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, screenwriter, producer, director, and creator.
She voiced Bobby Hill on the animated comedy series King of the Hill (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award, Ashley Spinelli on the animated comedy series Recess (1997–2003), and the title character from the Pajama Sam video game series. Her other voice work for cartoon series includes Bobby's World, Quack Pack, Jumanji (1996), Jungle Cubs, Recess, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, The Oblongs, Kid vs. Kat, Squirrel Boy, Pound Puppies, Bob's Burgers, Thundercats (2011), Rick and Morty, Big Mouth, and Human Resources. She provided the voice of Vidia in several Tinker Bell movies. She has also voiced for other animated movies including FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Trumpet of the Swan and The Animatrix, as well as the movies from the TV cartoon series Recess.
Notably, she provided the cry of Halley Wolowitz, Howard's daughter, which sounds near identical to the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz, Howard's mom, on The Big Bang Theory. She also provided the voice of Mrs Wolowitz on one episode of Young Sheldon.
She is known for her roles on the comedy-drama series Californication (2007–2014) and Louie (2010–2015), on which she was also a writer and producer. Since 2016, she has starred as Sam Fox on the FX comedy-drama series Better Things, which she also co-created, writes, produces and directs.
Her movies include Say Anything..., The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Bed of Roses, Sgt. Bilko, Bumblebee, and The King of Staten Island.
