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Pamela Adlon

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.

Filmography

2024
Reverse the Curse

as Blauner

Movie
2018
Bumblebee

as Sally Watson

Movie
2010
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures

as Female Turtle (voice)

Movie
2010
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

as Vidia (voice)

Movie
2009
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

as Vidia (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
2008
Tinker Bell

as Vidia (voice)

Movie
2003
The Animatrix

as Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)

Movie
2025
Shifting Gears

as Molly

TV Show
2011
Bob's Burgers

as Olsen Benner (voice)

TV Show
2007
The Big Bang Theory

as Halley Wolowitz (voice)

TV Show