Noël Wells Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned degrees in Radio, T․V․ and Film Communications and Honors Liberal Arts at the University of Texas in Austin
• Was a magician's assistant, sketch actress and impersonator in the sketch and magic show "Esther's Follies" while she was in college
• Was salutatorian at her graduation from Memorial High School in Victoria, Texas
• Quote: "I guess technically I've always wanted to be an actor, but I thought that was a pipe dream, or that I had to do something serious․"
• Became a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with the sketch team New Money
• Joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 2013 on which she performed impressions of Britney Spears, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kristen Stewart, Emma Stone and Kendall Jenner
• Her film photography was featured on the cover of "Oxford America," as well as in exhibitions
• Appeared in a number of internet videos for Cracked․com and CollegeHumor
• Appeared in advertising for Skittles, Carmax and Funny or Die
• Used to do impressions of Shakira so much that a girl she barely knew gave her a Shakira Barbie doll as a high school graduation gift