Marietta Sangai Sirleaf[1][2] (born April 12, 1970), known professionally as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress.

[4] She grew up in Edison and the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey,[5] where she attended Matawan Regional High School, graduating in 1988.

[13] Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends.

Entertainment Television's The Soup,[14] Freddie, Moesha, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,[15] and the "Comedy Divas Showcase" segment of The Jenny Jones Show.

[14] Alan Sepinwall, a television columnist with The Star-Ledger, said season 2 episodes of Parks and Recreation afforded more personality and funnier jokes to Donna and other minor characters.

[20] In 2014, she appeared on Hollywood Game Night as a contestant along with the other celebrities Paget Brewster, Michael Chiklis, Mario Lopez, Thomas Lennon, and Alyssa Milano.

[21] In 2015, Retta was one of the audiobook narrators for Welcome to Night Vale, a novel tie-in to the eponymous podcast series in which she is the voice of Old Woman Josie.

[18] In 2018, Retta co-starred in the NBC series, Good Girls, opposite Christina Hendricks and Mae Whitman.