Maya Rudolph pregnant for third time

Actress Maya Rudolph is expecting her third child with husband Paul Thomas Anderson, director of There Will be Blood, according to People.

The couple are already parents to five-year-old Pearl and one-year-old Lucille.

The actress has yet to announce her due date, and has previously admitted that she prefers not to know the baby's sex until it is born.

"We didn't find out with [Pearl], which was kind of fun, Rudolph told David Letterman, while pregnant with Lucille in 2009.

Rudolph appeared regularly on Saturday Night Live between 2000 and 2007, and is also well known for her critically acclaimed performance as a pregnant wife opposite John Krasinski in 2009 film Away We Go.

The actress will next be seen in the upcoming comedy Bridesmaids, due for release in cinemas on May 13.