Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 08, 1984
Place of Birth
Springfield, Illinois, USA
Credits
36 titles
Cecily Strong
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
Filmography
Zootopia 2
Little Judith (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
The Garfield Movie
Marge Malone (voice)
Leo
Mrs. Malkin (voice)
Sparring Partner
Schmigadoon!
Melissa Gimble
That Damn Michael Che
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Brenda
Love, Gilda
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
(voice)
The Female Brain
Zoe
Great News
Jessica
Detroiters
Roz Chunks
Ghostbusters
Jennifer Lynch
The Boss
Dana Dandridge
The Meddler
Jillian
The Bronze
Janice Townsend
Angie Tribeca
Samantha Stephens
Superstore
Missy Jones
Scream Queens
Catherine Hobart
Slow Learners
Amber the Ex
Staten Island Summer
Mary Ellen
Man Seeking Woman
CCN Reporter
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The View
Self - Guest
The Simpsons
Megan Matheston (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Plus One
Summer