Retta
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Marietta Sangai Sirleaf (born April 12, 1970), known professionally as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known for her roles as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation and Ruby Hill on NBC's Good Girls. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend.
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Top works
- Keep Calm It's an American Akita Not a Freakin Shark
- I Just Want to Drink Beer and Hang with My Akita
- Yes I Really Do Love My Akita As Much As You Love Your Kids
- Pround Akita Owner
- Always Be Yourself Unless You Can Be an Akita Then Always Be an Akita
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- Listeners
- 230
- Total plays
- 3,129
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Platinum nanozymes recover cellular ROS homeostasis in an oxidative stress-mediated disease model
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- Retta
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- Retta 2012 (cropped).jpg
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- Retta in 2012
- Person.birth_name
- Marietta Sangai Sirleaf
- Person.birth_place
- Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Person.education
- Duke University (BA)
- Person.years_active
- 1997–present
- Person.relatives
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (aunt)
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- date of birth
- 1970-04-12
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- Marietta Sirleaf
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Marietta Sangai Sirleaf (born April 12, 1970), known professionally as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known for her roles as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation and Ruby Hill on NBC's Good Girls. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend.
==Early life and education== Retta was born in Newark, New Jersey. She is of Liberian descent. She grew up in Edison and in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, where she attended Matawan Regional High School, graduating in 1988. In 1992, Retta graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where she was pre-med and graduated with a degree in sociology.