'SNL' Alum & 'Bridesmaids' Star Maya Rudolph Turns 43 Today!

"It's happening. It's happening!" The Bridesmaids star, Maya Rudolph turns 43 today, July 27! Rudolph, who was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007, is still on all of our minds when it comes to great impressions! Help us wish the star actress a happy birthday!

Recently, fans of the iconic sketch show were disappointed that Rudolph couldn't be on the show to perform the skit of Rachel Dolezal (the woman who very deliberately masqueraded herself as an African-American woman whilst being a Washington representative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--NAACP). When on the Late Show with Seth Meyers, she gave her fans what they wanted and it most certainly was worth the wait!

As if we could pick only one instance this year that Rudolph made us laugh!

Not long ago she was a speaker at Tulane University in Louisiana and gave the attendees at graduation quite a show by singing the National Anthem as Beyonce. Hollywood Life reported, "Doing her hilarious over-the-top gestures and insane vocal inflections, she had the audience roaring with laughter. The best part was that she also broke into classic Beyonce hits 'Single Ladies' and 'Drunk In Love!' Totally unexpected and random, but it worked perfectly." This wasn't the first time that Rudolph has done her infamous Beyonce impression. When the 40th anniversary of SNL came about this year, "It was only fitting that she return for the show's milestone 40th anniversary celebration, along with legions of its other famous alums. Maya stole the show, though, doing her spot-on Beyonce impression in an amazing bit with Martin Short, as they presented the highlights of SNL's many years of musical sketches," reports Hollywood Life.

Rudolph has been keeping herself busy with film projects as well. She is filming Angry Birds, where she lends her vocal talent as Matilda and recently completed a number of films including Sisters starring Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, Maggie's Plan, Mr. Pig and The Greens Are Gone. A TV series is also in the pre-production phase called Brothers in Atlanta.

Check out both her on-the-spot skit with Seth Meyers and her dazzling graduation performance as Beyonce here!