Maya Rudolph's "Hollywood mom" girl crush is not Angelina JolieSaturday Night Live alum Maya Rudolph, best known for her outrageous impersonations of Donatella Versace and Oprah, talks gay marriage and girl crushes in the new issue of The Advocate.
Amongst talking about her role in Sam Mendes's new dramedy Away We Go, which is now playing in select theaters, Maya reminisces with the magazine about her involvement with FunnyorDie.com's Prop. 8: The Musical: Filming that was an amazing experience because we got to put our anger into something fun and have this really beautiful day. I grew up in California, and I’m a proud Californian, but I was really offended and surprised at how many people feel differently [about marriage equality] than I do just in California alone. I was ashamed of my state.
The infamous Star Spangled Banner botcher tells the magazine that she's not surprised she has such a large gay fan base, because she feels like she's part of it, feeling like an outsider growing up without a mom and being mixed race: I went to a super-duper hippie college, University of California, Santa Cruz, and most of my friends there were either gay or mixed. We were all "others" together. I feel most at home with people who need each other as a family and understand what it’s like to be different. A large part of the interview focuses on Maya's role on NBC's Kath and Kim, where she played the spiritual life coach Athena, who she said "doesn't see any boundaries when it comes to sexuality." The role had her reunited with fellow SNL alum Molly Shannon, and the two shared a fascination with Hollywood moms. ("You know those actresses who look like a million bucks carrying around their babies, and you’re like, 'Really?'") Rudolph as part of a 'Vanity Fair' photoshoot with female comedians Kristen Wiig and Tina Fey Asked if she had any girl crushes on any of the perfect-looking Hollywood moms, Maya fesses up: Michelle Williams immediately comes to mind. She’s so beautiful, and there’s something very special about her. I’ve never met her, but I’m always like, "She’s a really f-----g good actress." Finally — a girl crush on a celeb mom other than Angelina Jolie. Thanks for being original, Maya Rudolph! Submitted by on July 13, 2009 - 12:00pm. |
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i really want to see away
i really want to see away we go ... anyone see it yet?
maya rudolph, amy poehler and tina fey were definitely highlights of SNL for me [too bad they're gone] but at least there's still kristen wiig.
Away We Go
is really good. I loved it and recommend it to all. And Maya Rudolph is fantastic in it.
Second!
I love Maya!
I love Maya Rudolph! She is so talented :) I can't wait to see Away We Go
Michelle
Michelle Williams was my first crush when I realized I was lesbian.
Love&Peace
I saw "Away We Go" last
I saw "Away We Go" last night. It was absolutely adorable. I love Maya. When she was on SNL with Amy and Tina, it was too much good.
Michelle Williams is beautiful and amazing, I'm with Mya.
Maya Rudolph
I'm glad an entertainment publication is paying attention to Maya. After seeing the movie Away We Go,which I truly love and yes people should go see it, I am putting her in my favorite Actress category. She's a great actress and a beautiful womyn. She's on my top ten hot list.
That PIC!
"We are, each of us, angels with only one wing, and we can only fly embracing each other." - Luciano Decrescenzo
Saw Away We Go last week and
Michelle Williams
She is the Late Minnie Ripperton's...
Does anyone remember?
Her semi-recurring sketch on SNL called "Time Travelling Scott Joplin"--wherein she played Scott Joplin travelling through time, playing ragtime on a piano and criticizing womens tennis?
So funny.