Cecily Strong
Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress and comedian who has been a cast member of Saturday Night Live since 2012. She was born in Springfield, Illinois, and was raised in Oak Park, Illinois, an inner ring suburb of Chicago.She is the daughter of Penelope and William "Bill" Strong, who worked as an Associated Press bureau chief and is now managing partner at a Chicago public relations firm.Strong's parents are divorced.Strong grew up adoring SNL as a child, reenacting sketches with her friend and watching old SNL commercials on VHS. "I had a tape of the best commercials, and I wore it out, every day." She has stated that she was inspired by Phil Hartman. She attended Oak Park and River Forest High School before transferring for her senior year to the Chicago Academy for the Arts, where she graduated in 2002.She then studied acting at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), graduating in 2006 with a BFA in theatre. After graduating from CalArts, Strong returned to Chicago, where she studied at the Second City Conservatory and iO Chicago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cecily Strong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Garfield Movie as Marge Malone (voice)
- 2023 · Leo as Mrs. Malkin (voice)
- 2022 · Sparring Partner as
- 2021 · Schmigadoon! as Melissa Gimble
- 2021 · That Damn Michael Che as
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson as Brenda
- 2018 · Love, Gilda as Self
- 2017 · Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2017 · The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special as
- 2017 · The Female Brain as Zoe
- 2017 · Great News as Jessica
- 2016 · Ghostbusters as Jennifer Lynch
- 2016 · The Boss as Dana Dandridge
- 2016 · The Meddler as Jillian
- 2016 · The Bronze as Janice Townsend
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Samantha Stephens
- 2015 · Superstore as Missy Jones
- 2015 · Scream Queens as Catherine Hobart
- 2015 · Slow Learners as Amber the Ex
- 2015 · Staten Island Summer as Mary Ellen
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self / Total Bastard Airlines Flight Attendant / Piper
- 2015 · Man Seeking Woman as CCN Reporter
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Megan Matheston (voice)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- Future · Plus One as Summer