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  • BIRTH 08/02/1984
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 15
  • MOVIES 9

Cecily Strong

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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Cecily Strong

Shows (15)

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Megan Matheston (voice)
Superstore
Superstore
Missy Jones
Scream Queens (2015)
Scream Queens (2015)
Catherine Hobart
Man Seeking Woman
Man Seeking Woman
CCN Reporter
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon!
Melissa Gimble
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Brenda
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self / Self - Various Characters
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice)
Angie Tribeca
Angie Tribeca
Samantha Stephens
The View
The View
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest

Movies (9)

The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
Marge Malone (voice)
Leo
Leo
Mrs. Malkin (voice)
The Boss
The Boss
Dana Dandridge
The Bronze
The Bronze
Janice Townsend
The Female Brain
The Female Brain
Zoe
The Meddler
The Meddler
Jillian
Slow Learners
Slow Learners
Amber the Ex
Staten Island Summer
Staten Island Summer
Mary Ellen
Plus One
Plus One
Summer