Cecily Strong
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Feb 8, 1984 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf | |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf | |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2Little Judith (voice) | |
| 2024 | The Garfield MovieMarge Malone (voice) | |
| 2023 | LeoMrs. Malkin (voice) | |
| 2022 | Sparring Partner | |
| 2021 | That Damn Michael Che | |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon!Melissa Gimble | |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSelf - Guest | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf | |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonBrenda | |
| 2018 | Love, GildaSelf | |
| 2017 | The Female BrainZoe | |
| 2017 | The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special(voice) | |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism ProgramsSelf | |
| 2017 | Great NewsJessica | |
| 2017 | DetroitersRoz Chunks | |
| 2016 | The BronzeJanice Townsend | |
| 2016 | The MeddlerJillian | |
| 2016 | GhostbustersJennifer Lynch | |
| 2016 | The BossDana Dandridge | |
| 2016 | Angie TribecaSamantha Stephens | |
| 2015 | Slow LearnersAmber the Ex | |
| 2015 | Staten Island SummerMary Ellen | |
| 2015 | SuperstoreMissy Jones | |
| 2015 | Man Seeking WomanCCN Reporter | |
| 2015 | Scream QueensCatherine Hobart | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John OliverGinger (voice) / Orange (voice) | |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John OliverFacebook Employee | |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf - Guest | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsMegan Matheston (voice) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| - | Plus OneSummer | |
| - | The Nanny Squatter |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon!Producer | |
| - | The Nanny SquatterExecutive Producer |














