Maya Rudolph was raised by her father Richard Rudolph after her mother Minnie Riperton died in 1979 Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

getty (2) Maya Rudolph is reflecting ... with Dax Shepard and discussed her father, American songwriter and musician Richard Rudolph, 77, and her mother, late singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton ...

Maya Rudolph returned to Saturday Night Live as host for the Mother’s Day show. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Rudolph said as she took the stage of Studio 8H.

Maya Rudolph is ready to claim her rightful title of Mother. And what better way to do it than with a musical number fit for a motherly pop icon? This weekend, the actress-comedian made her ...

Rudolph and Riperton wed in 1970 ... Throughout her career, Maya has infused her mother's legacy into her work, including through recreating her mother's album covers, which she did each time ...

Yang then said, “But Maya, look, you’re not just a mom, you’re Mother.” Sherman concurred, calling Rudolph a 30 Rock “legend.” With the help of Kenan Thompson, the monologue then ...

When Maya Rudolph returned to her old stomping grounds to host Saturday Night Live this weekend, the cast members Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman popped in during her monologue to declare her ...

“Maya, look, you’re not just a mom. You’re ‘mother ... referencing her father, musician Richard Rudolph. “There was no direct line. I knew I had to get there myself.” ...

It was all about mothers at the top of this week's pre-Mother's Day Saturday Night Live. After a cold open that featured SNL castmembers sharing moments with their moms, host Maya Rudolph took the ...