Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty ImagesMaya Rudolph i Paul Thomas AndersonHollywood love story is one of Hollywood’s ages.
Rudolph Anderson has been together for more than two decades. After meeting in 2001, the couple welcomed four children: Pearl, Lucille, Jack and Minnie.
Despite not being legally married, Rudolph still refers to Anderson as her husband. In a September 2018 interview with The New York Timesthe comedian shared how she had been calling Anderson her husband since the birth of their first child.
“People know what that means,” he said at the time. “It means that he is the father of my child, that I live with him, that we are a couple and we are not going anywhere.”
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Despite his extensive breeding, Rudolph previously said Us Weekly who never imagined having four children.
“It’s like this extra layer of life that you never knew about,” she said. “Triumph is people who love each other. I mean, I feel blessed to have, I never imagined I would have four children, that was never the goal. I feel so blessed that everyone is healthy and amazing,” she also said at the time.
While Rudolph and Anderson have tackled parenthood side by side, so has the duo worked together professionally. Rudolph appeared in Anderson’s 2014 film Inherent vice as well as his 2022 film Licorice pizza next to his children. In June 2022, Rudolph shared how excited his kids were to work with Anderson during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
“They loved it. Like, it just made their worship of their father stronger,” Rudolph said at the time. “They just think he’s a stud and a cool guy.”
Keep scrolling for a timeline of Rudolph and Anderson’s relationship:
2001
Rudolph and Anderson were first linked in 2001, though neither has shared exactly how they met. In a December 2015 interview with the guardianRudolph was asked how they had met and she replied, “No, it’s a sweet thing… Too personal. I don’t want to share.”
2005
The two welcomed daughter Pearl in October 2005. After giving birth, Rudolph he stayed SNL until leaving in 2007.
“Before I was a mom, the show was the most important thing to me,” Rudolph said the guardian in December 2015. “And it was a strange experience, to go from having a love, and I really loved this job, it was everything to me, to this love being secondary.”
2009
The big ones The actress was pregnant while filming the 2010 comedy film and gave birth in November 2009 to her daughter Lucille months after production had begun.
Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas
Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage2011
Rudolph was pregnant with baby number 3 while filming The bridesmaids. The actress’ character often wore belts with her outfits hide her pregnancy. More than two months after the film premiered in April, Rudolph gave birth to son Jack in July.
2013
Rudolph and Anderson welcomed their fourth child, Minnie, named after Rudolph’s late mother Minnie Riperton — in August 2013. Rudolph starred in Anderson’s film Inherent vice (2014) and returned to the set four days after giving birth to reshoot scenes.
“I knew he could make me do it,” Rudolph said today in January 2015. “These are the things you do for the people you love.”
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2014
Rudolph played Nurse Petunia Leeway in Anderson’s 2014 film Inherent vice and only praised his partner when he appeared today in January 2015.
“It was really nice to play dress-up and go to work together,” Rudolph said at the time. “When you see someone do what they do so well, it’s really a pleasure, and Paul is such an incredible director.”
Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas
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The two attended the 87th Academy Awards together in February 2015. Anderson wore a black dress while Rudolph donned a navy blue gown with black pearls.
2018
During a question and answer session at the 33rd edition Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February 2018, Anderson revealed that Rudolph, who cared for him while he was ill, was the inspiration behind his 2017 film. ghost thread.
“I remember being very sick, just with the flu,” the director said at the time. “And I looked up and my wife looked at me with a tenderness that made me think, ‘I wonder if she wants to keep me like this, maybe a week or two.’
In September of that same year, Rudolph opened we about making an effort and being present is what has helped her romance with Anderson stay afloat.
“Showing up every day is the most romantic part because you can bail at any time,” Rudolph said at the time.
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2021
Rudolph, along with her and Anderson’s four children, made an appearance in Anderson’s 2021 film Licorice pizza. During an appearance a Late Night with Seth Meyers in June 2022, Rudolph revealed how “magical” it was to be surrounded by family and family while filming.
“We were all there,” he said at the time. “And so we had, like, a little world. Like, we were living in the ’70s in the San Fernando Valley for about three months. It was beautiful.”
Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas
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The couple walked the red carpet at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022. Anderson wore a black tuxedo and Rudolph wore a bright orange Valentino gown with orange feather trim.
2024
In a May 2024 interview with City and CountryRudolph revealed that Anderson told him yes love at first sight.
“He said he saw me in a sketch and said, ‘That’s the girl I’m going to marry,'” Rudolph revealed at the time. “But I don’t know. I wasn’t there. Maybe he just told me to be sweet.”
2026
Rudolph shared a sweet kiss with Anderson after winning Best Director at the 2026 Golden Globes One battle after another.