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Birthday: Feb 08, 1984
Place of Birth: Springfield, Illinois, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cecily Strong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Leo Mrs. Malkin (voice) 2023
The Female Brain Zoe 2017
Sparring Partner 2022
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special Self / Total Bastard Airlines Flight Attendant / Piper 2015
The Garfield Movie Marge Malone (voice) 2024
Slow Learners Amber the Ex 2015
The Bronze Janice Townsend 2016
The Meddler Jillian 2016
Staten Island Summer Mary Ellen 2015
Ghostbusters Jennifer Lynch 2016
The Boss Dana Dandridge 2016
Plus One Summer 1970
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special 2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Self 2017
Love, Gilda Self 2018
Series Cast Year
Superstore Missy Jones 2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Man Seeking Woman CCN Reporter 2015
Tamron Hall Self - Guest 2019
Saturday Night Live Self - Various Characters 1975
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Great News Jessica 2017
The View Self - Guest 1997
Scream Queens Catherine Hobart 2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019
The Simpsons Megan Matheston (voice) 1989
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Self - Guest Judge 2012
Angie Tribeca Samantha Stephens 2016
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Brenda 2019
That Damn Michael Che 2021
Schmigadoon! Melissa Gimble 2021
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice) 2014
Saturday Night Live 1975
Saturday Night Live Self 1975
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