Noël Wells

Noël Kristi Wells (born December 23, 1986)[1][2] is an American actress, comedian, musician, director, and writer. She is known for her television roles as Rachel Silva in Netflix comedy-drama Master of None, as the voice of Kelsey Pokoly in the Cartoon Network animated television series Craig of the Creek, as the voice of Ensign D’Vana Tendi in the Paramount+ animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, and as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, as well as for writing, directing, and starring in the film Mr. Roosevelt. Outside of comedy and acting, Wells has also ventured into music; her debut album It’s So Nice! was released in 2019.

Wells was born in San Antonio, Texas.[3] Her father is a Tunisian immigrant, and her mother is of half Mexican descent.[4][5][6] She says her parents named her Noël because she was born two days before Christmas.[7]

Wells attended Memorial High School in Victoria, Texas, where she was active in speech and debate and graduated as salutatorian.[8] She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010[9] with degrees in Plan II Honors and Radio-Television-Film.[10] While attending college, she was a cast member of Esther’s Follies,[11] Austin’s long-running musical satire show, where she performed in sketches and as a magician’s assistant.[12] Before becoming an actress, she worked as an editor and did motion graphics.