Retta Net Worth – What is Retta Worth Now?

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Net Worth of Retta

Retta Net Worth: Retta is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and author who has a net worth of $3 million. She is best known for playing Donna Meagle on the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation” (2009–2015) and Ruby Hill on NBC’s “Good Girls” (2018-present). Retta began her professional stand-up career in 1996, and two years later, she became a popular fixture on the college comedy touring circuit. She had her own “Comedy Central Presents” special in 2004, and she has more than 50 acting credits to her name, including “Slackers” (2002), “First Sunday” (2008), “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life” (2016), “Good Boys” (2019), and “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” (2015–2018). Retta earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for the web series “Vampire Mob” at the 2012 Indie Series Awards, and she published the book “So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know” in 2018.

Career

Career: Retta worked as a chemist after graduating from Duke, and she performed stand-up at Raleigh’s Charlie Goodnights Comedy Club in her free time. She later moved to Los Angeles to pursue a comedy career, and she started touring the college circuit in 1998. After two years of touring, Retta decided to focus on auditioning for acting roles, and she made her big screen debut in 2002’s “Slackers.” She then appeared in the 2003 David Spade comedy “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star,” the television movies “$5.15/Hr” (2004), “Complex” (2005), and “Grand Union” (2006), and the TV series “Freddie” (2005) and “Rodney” (2006). In 2006, Retta appeared in seven episodes of the series “7 Deadly Hollywood Sins,” and the following year, she appeared in the films “Fracture” and “Sex and Death 101.” In 2008, Retta guest-starred on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and co-starred with Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan in the film “First Sunday.” In 2009, she began playing Donna Meagle on “Parks and Recreation” on a recurring basis, and she was promoted to a full-time cast member during season three. Retta appeared in 119 episodes over seven seasons, and the cast reunited virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic for 2020’s “A Parks and Recreation Special.”

Personal Life

Personal Life: On her decision to go by one name, Retta told “Essence” magazine, “That was me just being lazy. I remember doing stand-up at an open mic a long time ago and the MC was like ‘Who’s next?’ I said, Marietta Sirleaf and he was like ‘What?’ And I was like, ‘Ugh, okay, just Retta.’ It stuck with me ever since.” She is a fan of the hockey team Los Angeles Kings and has presented awards at NHL award ceremonies. In 2014, Retta and her “Parks and Recreation” co-star Jenny Slate teamed up to film a video for Planned Parenthood about the importance of STD testing. Retta had knee replacement surgery in November 2020.

Retta Quotes

How is it that Retta has a net worth of $3 Million? These quotes by the actor may indicate the character traits that led to her financial situation:

My obsession is TV and movies, so I order an obscene amount of DVDs. And I have an obsession with handbags. So once a year, I treat myself to a luxury handbag.

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I love a lot of television and live-tweet a lot of TV.

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I love a sexy caper show, and I love shows about con artists.

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When I started, it was all meter maids or the sassy nurse, or the sassy receptionist in the hospital. And I felt like: Are those the only jobs that large, black women have?

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Glee' is very easy to clown because I feel like it's just crumbling. 'Smash!' 'Smash' is the ultimate. I love it because I'm all about theater. I did plays in high school and college, and it totally brings me back to that feeling: how excited you get on opening night, how it sucks when you're not learning the dance moves.

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