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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 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.
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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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Cecily Strong Filmography
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 · as Little Judith (voice) |
| 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 | That Damn Michael Che (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Loafy (TV Series) · as Becca |
| 2019 | The X Change Rate (TV Series) · as Special Guest |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (TV Series) · as Brenda |
| 2017 | The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special · as (voice) |
| 2017 | The Female Brain · as Zoe |
| 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 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Various |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Facebook Employee |
| 2014 | SNL Shorts · as Anjelica Huston |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live: Halloween · as Hayley |
| 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) |
Vought Rising (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote That · as Self - Snl Cast |
| 2025 | Trainwreck: Poop Cruise · as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · as Self |
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| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda · as Self |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars · as Self |
| 2016 | Netflix Presents: The Characters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner · as Self - Host |
| 2014 | Years of Living Dangerously (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Various Characters |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1954 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1947 | Meet the Press (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon! (TV Series) |
| 2015 | 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner · as Written By |