Cecily Strong
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Springfield, Illinois, USA
Biography
Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress and comedian who was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022. She was born in Springfield, Illinois, and 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 Phil Hartman inspired her. 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
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Filmography
Plus One
Movie · as Summer
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self
Zootopia 2
Movie · as Little Judith (voice)
The Garfield Movie
Movie · as Marge Malone (voice)
An SNL Thanksgiving
Movie · as (archive footage)
Leo
Movie · as Mrs. Malkin (voice)
Sparring Partner
Movie
That Damn Michael Che
TV · 1 ep
Schmigadoon!
TV · as Melissa Gimble · 12 eps
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
TV · as Brenda · 1 ep
Love, Gilda
Movie · as Self
The Female Brain
Movie · as Zoe
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
Movie · as (voice)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie · as Self
Great News
TV · as Jessica · 1 ep
Detroiters
TV · as Roz Chunks · 1 ep
The Bronze
Movie · as Janice Townsend
The Meddler
Movie · as Jillian
Ghostbusters
Movie · as Jennifer Lynch
The Boss
Movie · as Dana Dandridge
Angie Tribeca
TV · as Samantha Stephens · 1 ep
Slow Learners
Movie · as Amber the Ex
Staten Island Summer
Movie · as Mary Ellen
Superstore
TV · as Missy Jones · 1 ep
Man Seeking Woman
TV · as CCN Reporter · 1 ep
Scream Queens
TV · as Catherine Hobart · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice), Facebook Employee · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 9 eps
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Megan Matheston (voice) · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 212 eps