Maya Rudolph puts ‘big ol’ belly’ back on

Published 5:00 am Saturday, June 13, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Maya Rudolph is pregnant again, both in real life and on the big screen in “Away We Go.”

But don’t think for a minute that a feature film career or a second baby would stop her from returning to NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”

Rudolph, perhaps best known as part of producer Lorne Michaels’ ensemble, has returned for occasional guest shots after leaving the show in 2007 following a seven-year run.

“I talk to Lorne a lot, and he knows where my heart is,” Rudolph said. “And he knows he’s got a real hold on me. And he knows my weakness. I always tell him, ‘I’m an addict. I’m an “SNL” addict.’ And I will use again. Oh, I will.”

In film, Rudolph has experience playing a pregnant character. In what is widely considered her first standout feature-film performance, she was an expectant radio-show stage manager in Robert Altman’s 2006 ensemble piece “A Prairie Home Companion.”

— From wire reports

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