Melissa Anne Villaseñor (born October 9, 1987 in Whittier, California) is an American comedian, actor, impressionist, voice artist, visual artist, and singer-songwriter of Mexican descent.
She's best known for having been a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2016–22. She was SNL's second Latina cast member (following Noël Wells), as well as its first cast member who was previously a contestant on a reality show (having appeared on America's Got Talent in 2011).
Villaseñor has become well-known for her spot-on celebrity impressions. Some examples include: Nora Ephron, Macaulay Culkin (as his character Kevin MacCallister from the Home Alone movies), Sally Hawkins from The Shape of Water, New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, and former SNL writer John Mulaney. She also hosts a podcast (Laughing with Myself), has recorded a number of songs, and has drawn and published a series of art prints.
Filmography:
- The 41 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall And Felt Superbad About It (2010) as Sarah
- Laid In America (2016) as Ms. Hopkins
- Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017) as Tawny Rogers (voice)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) as Taffyta Muttonfudge (voice)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) as Karen Beverly (voice)
- Hubie Halloween (2020) as Cat Owner Karen
- America's Got Talent (2011) as Herself/contestant
- Family Guy (2012) as Nora Ephron (episode "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream")
- Adventure Time (2014–16) as various (voice)
- TripTank (2014–16) as various (voice, 4 episodes)
- Pickle and Peanut (2016) as Darla (voice, 1 episode)
- First Impressions (2016) as Herself/contestant (1 episode)
- Saturday Night Live (2016–present) as Herself/various
- F is for Family (2017) as various (voice, 2 episodes)
- The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special (2017) as performer (voice)
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (2017–19) as various (voice, 13 episodes)
- Alone Together (2018) as Cammy (1 episode)
- Crashing (US) (2018) as Herself (1 episode)
- Barry (2018) as Waitress (1 episode)
- American Dad! (2018–19) as various (voice, 2 episodes)
- Awkwafina is Nora from Queens (2020) as performer (1 episode)
- Summer Camp Island (2020) as Psychic (voice, 1 episode)
- Crank Yankers (2021) as Jennifer Lopez (1 episode)
- Archibald's Next Big Thing (2021) as various (voice, 2 episodes)
- The Chicken Squad (2021–22) as Wheeze (voice, 4 episodes)
- Ultra City Smiths (2021) as Sister Mary Margaret (voice, 4 episodes)
- Amphibia (2021–22) as Ally (voice, 3 episodes)
- Duncanville (2021) as performer (voice, 2 episodes)
- Jellystone! (2021) as Susan the Guitar (voice, 1 episode)
- Q-Force (2021) as performer (voice, 5 episodes)
- Star Trek: Prodigy (2021) as Nandi (voice, 1 episode)
- Ten Year Old Tom (2021–23) as Casey (voice, 3 episodes)
- Reindeer in Here (2022) as Candy (voice)
- Night Court (2023) as Gabby (1 episode)
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2022) as various (voice, 2 episodes)
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2023) as Alma (voice, 7 episodes)
- Rock Paper Scissors (2024) as Pencil (voice)
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Herself (1 episode)
- Laughing With Myself (2020–21) as Herself/host
- Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021) as Robin (voice, 1 episode)
