Marietta Sirleaf who is popularly known as Retta is a gorgeous American stand-up comedian as well as an actress who hails from Newark, New Jersey, USA. Retta is popularly known for her portrayals of the character Donna Meagle on NBC’s Parks and Recreation and the character Ruby Hill on NBC’s popular series called Good Girls. Retta has made her appearance in various TV and television series and has functioned as a stand-up comedian on Premium Blend by Comedy Central.
Quick Facts concerning Retta
Retta was born and mostly raised in Newark, New Jersey, USA, and comes of Liberian descent.
Retta completed her graduation from Duke University.
Retta has been surrounded and raised as an active member of the New Apostolic Church and has often mentioned her spiritual upbringing and faith.
Retta’s stand-up comedy usually circles around her everyday life, family, and friends.
Retta is very active on her various social media account and has amassed 735 thousand followers on her official Instagram handle.
What are the roots of Retta?
Retta when living in New Jersey, grew up mostly around Edison and Cliffwood Beach. Retta used to attend the Matawan Regional High School which was located in Aberdeen Township from where she completed her graduation in 1988. In the year 1992, Retta completed her graduation from Duke University which was located in Durham, North Carolina, and there Retta pursued her studies in pre-med and a degree in sociology.
What was Retta’s beginning of her career like?
After completing her graduation from Duke, Retta used to work as a chemist, whereas whenever free she used to perform stand-up at Charlie Goodnights Comedy Club which was located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Eventually, Retta decided to move to Los Angeles in order to follow a vocation in comedy. Even though Retta started doing stand-up comedy in 1996, Retta finally started getting money for her vocation in the year 1998.
One of Retta’s major breaks was performing the opening act for well-known comedians such as Shirley Hemphill as well as Bobby Collins. Subsequently, Retta has made her appearance on Bravo’s series called Welcome to the Parker, E! Entertainment Television’s show called
The Soup, Freddie as Joan released in 2005, Moesha which was released in 1997, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia which was released in 2008, Sec Ed as Sydney released in 2014, Other people as Nina and Operator as Pauline Rogers both of which released in 2016, To the Bone released in 2017, and Good Boys which was released in 2019.
What else has Retta accomplished during her rise to prominence?
Retta was asked to host the 3rd Critics’ Choice Television Awards which took place in the year 2013. In the year 2014, Retta made her appearance as a contestant on Hollywood Game Night along with popular celebrities such as Thomas Lennon, Paget Brewster, Mario Lopez, and Alyssa Milano. In the year 2015, Retta functioned as one of the narrators for the audiobook called Welcome to Night Vale, where Retta voiced the Old Woman Josie.
In the same year, 2015, Retta made her appearance second season of Bravo’s series called Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce as Babara. In the year 2018, Retta was cast to co-star in the NBC series titled Good Girls as Ruby Hill, alongside well-known actresses Christina Hendricks and Mae Whitman.
In the year 2018, Retta printed a series of essays which was compiled in a book titled ‘So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know. Retta is working as a host in the series called Ugliest House in America which was released in 2022.