Cecily Strong
Known For
Acting
Born
1984-02-08 in 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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Megan Matheston (voice)
Zootopia 2
as Little Judith (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Facebook Employee
The View
as Self - Guest
Superstore
as Missy Jones
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Angie Tribeca
as Samantha Stephens
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
Scream Queens
as Catherine Hobart
The Garfield Movie
as Marge Malone (voice)
Great News
as Jessica
Ghostbusters
as Jennifer Lynch