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Cecily Strong

Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn February 8, 1984 (41 years)
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.

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Known For

  • Leo
  • Schmigadoon!
  • The Boss
  • The Garfield Movie
  • The Meddler
  • The Bronze
  • Staten Island Summer
  • The Female Brain
  • That Damn Michael Che
  • The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

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    Filmography

    2025
    SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At A Party
    2024
    The Garfield Movie · as Marge Malone (voice)
    2023
    Leo · as Mrs. Malkin (voice)
    2021
    Schmigadoon! (TV Series) · as Melissa Gimble
    2021
    2020
    Loafy (TV Series) · as Becca
    2019
    2019
    The X Change Rate (TV Series) · as Special Guest
    2019
    2017
    2017
    2017
    Great News (TV Series) · as Jessica
    2017
    Detroiters (TV Series) · as Roz Chunks
    2016
    Ghostbusters: Answer the Call · as Jennifer Lynch
    2016
    Maya & Marty (TV Series) · as Various
    2016
    The Boss · as Dana Dandridge
    2016
    Angie Tribeca (TV Series) · as Samantha Stephens
    2015
    The Meddler · as Jillian
    2015
    The Bronze · as Janice Townsend
    2015
    Superstore (TV Series) · as Missy Jones
    2015
    Nature Cat (TV Series) · as Cast
    2015
    Scream Queens (TV Series) · as Catherine Hobart
    2015
    Slow Learners · as Amber The Ex
    2015
    Staten Island Summer · as Mary Ellen
    2015
    Man Seeking Woman (TV Series) · as Ccn Reporter
    2014
    2014
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Facebook Employee
    2014
    SNL Shorts · as Anjelica Huston
    2013
    2013
    The Awesomes (TV Series) · as Tim's Mom
    2008
    Weekend Update (TV Series) · as Cathy Anne
    1989
    The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Megan Matheston (voice)

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