Biography
Sarah Jane Vowell (born December 27, 1969) is an American historian, author, journalist, essayist, social commentator, and actress. She has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture. Vowell was a contributing editor for the radio program This American Life on Public Radio International from 1996 to 2008, where she produced commentaries and documentaries. She was the voice of Violet Parr in the 2004 animated film The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel. Description above from th...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird
2018
as Self
A profile of the acclaimed animator and director Brad Bird featured on the Incredibles 2 Blu-Ray.
Incredibles 2
2018
as Violet Parr (voice)
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three child...
A.C.O.D.
2013
as Lorraine
A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and...
Hit So Hard
2012
as Self
The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band, Hole. Given a Hi-8 video camera ju...
Please Give
2010
as Shopper
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl
2007
as Self
In this second installment of comedian Robert Wuhl's take on American history, "Professor Wuhl" removes the wool covering the eyes of his "students" i...
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006
Emmy-winning actor-comedian Robert Wuhl assumes the role of college professor in this hilarious history lesson conducted in front of an audience of ac...
Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand
2005
as Self
"Man in the Sand" is a 1999 music documentary that chronicles the collaboration between Billy Bragg and Wilco, which involved the musicians creating n...
Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell
2005
as Self
This Pixar documentary short follows Sarah Vowell, who plays herself as the title character, on why she is a superhero in her own way. (This short pie...
Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell
2005
Writer
This Pixar documentary short follows Sarah Vowell, who plays herself as the title character, on why she is a superhero in her own way. (This short pie...
The Incredibles
2004
as Violet Parr (voice)
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbi...
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
2003
as Self
John Flansburgh & John Linnell met in the 1970s as junior high students in Lincoln, Massachusetts. A decade later, their band—They Might Be Giants—wou...