Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 8, 1984
Place of Birth:
Springfield, Illinois, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Self |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 | Little Judith (voice) |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie | Marge Malone (voice) |
| 2023 | Leo | Mrs. Malkin (voice) |
| 2022 | Sparring Partner | |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda | Self |
| 2017 | The Female Brain | Zoe |
| 2017 | The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special | (voice) |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs | Self |
| 2016 | The Bronze | Janice Townsend |
| 2016 | The Meddler | Jillian |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Jennifer Lynch |
| 2016 | The Boss | Dana Dandridge |
| 2015 | Slow Learners | Amber the Ex |
| 2015 | Staten Island Summer | Mary Ellen |
| Plus One | Summer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | That Damn Michael Che | |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon! | Melissa Gimble |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Brenda |
| 2017 | Great News | Jessica |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Samantha Stephens |
| 2015 | Superstore | Missy Jones |
| 2015 | Man Seeking Woman | CCN Reporter |
| 2015 | Scream Queens | Catherine Hobart |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice) |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Facebook Employee |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Megan Matheston (voice) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |