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

Known For

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Zootopia 2

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (17)

• Zootopia 22025 · as Little Judith (voice)
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self
• The Garfield Movie2024 · as Marge Malone (voice)
• Leo2023 · as Mrs. Malkin (voice)
• Sparring Partner2022
• Love, Gilda2018 · as Self
• Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs2017 · as Self
• The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special2017 · as (voice)
• The Female Brain2017 · as Zoe
• Ghostbusters2016 · as Jennifer Lynch
• The Boss2016 · as Dana Dandridge
• The Meddler2016 · as Jillian
• The Bronze2016 · as Janice Townsend
• Slow Learners2015 · as Amber the Ex
• Staten Island Summer2015 · as Mary Ellen
• Plus One— · as Summer

All TV Shows (23)

• Schmigadoon!2021 · as Melissa Gimble
• That Damn Michael Che2021
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson2019 · as Brenda
• Great News2017 · as Jessica
• Detroiters2017 · as Roz Chunks
• Angie Tribeca2016 · as Samantha Stephens
• Superstore2015 · as Missy Jones
• Scream Queens2015 · as Catherine Hobart
• Man Seeking Woman2015 · as CCN Reporter
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Facebook Employee
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars2012 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The Simpsons1989 · as Megan Matheston (voice)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)