Retta

Known for ActingBorn 1978-07-12 (age 47)Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Where's Waldo?

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation

Good Girls

DuckTales

Duncanville

The Morning Show

Bob's Burgers

A Parks and Recreation Special

Big Mouth

Key & Peele

Bubble Guppies

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

To the Bone

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

Fracture

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

The $100,000 Pyramid

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Moesha

Hit Man

Elsbeth

Good Boys

Drunk History

Comedy Central Presents

Get Organized with The Home Edit

The Greatest Hits

The Lego Ninjago Movie

Hollywood Game Night

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Match Game

Other People

Band Aid

80 for Brady

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong

Sex and Death 101

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Kissing Cousins

The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie

Father Figures

Operator

Ugliest House in America

To Tell the Truth

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Where's the Money