
Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her starring role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend.
Retta is from New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She started working in the pharmaceutical research field before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy.Retta started performing stand-up comedy in 1996, although she said she did not start "earning money" until 1998, when she started touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get "really nauseated" before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends. She has also made jokes about her obesity. Retta has stated she would give up stand-up comedy for a full-time acting career if possible: "I'm not married to stand-up, just because it's a road thing. It's very lonely with all the traveling.

Fracture
2007 · as Evidence Room Cop

Hit Man
2024 · as Claudette

The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017 · as Maggie the Cheerleader (voice)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015 · as Party Planner

Good Boys
2019 · as Lucas' Mom

80 for Brady
2023 · as Self

Sex and Death 101
2007 · as Ethel Walters (#100)

Other People
2016 · as Nina

Slackers
2002 · as Bruna

Dragon Wars: D-War
2007 · as Receptionist Nurse

To the Bone
2017 · as Lobo

First Sunday
2008

Father Figures
2017 · as Annie

Sex Ed
2014 · as Sydney

The Greatest Hits
2024 · as Dr. Evelyn Bartlett

That Friend
2026 · as Christine

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
2016 · as Ida Stricker

The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
2020 · as Donna Meagle