Heidi Gardner

Biography

Heidi Lynn Gardner (born July 27, 1983) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since season 43 in 2017, when she debuted as a featured player. In 2014, Gardner joined the Sunday Company and a year later after a promotion to the Main Company, she quit her job as a hairstylist to focus on acting. During that time, she became a voice actress, regularly appearing on animated series incuding Bratz, SuperMansion, and Mike Tyson Mysteries. In 2017, she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL) along with Luke Null and Chris Redd for its forty-third season. After her first year on SNL, Gardner was hired to play Leonor in the Ben Falcone-directed film Life of the Party, alongside Melissa McCarthy, Falcone's wife. On August 28, 2019, TVLine reported that Gardner would have a guest role on the NBC comedy series Superstore, playing Dina Fox's nemesis Colleen who is transferred to Store 1217 after Cloud 9's Bel-Ridge location is shut down.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

American Dad!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

You

Scary Movie

Conan

All Movies (17)

• You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...2026 · as Self
• Scary Movie2026 · as Agent Berger
• Lorne2026 · as Self (uncredited)
• I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story2024 · as Self
• Leo2023 · as Eli’s Mom (voice)
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022 · as Last Baker (voice)
• Hustle2022 · as Kat Merrick
• See You in the Sky2021 · as Woman
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend2020 · as Jenny
• Otherhood2019 · as Erin
• Making Babies2019 · as Meg
• Life of the Party2018 · as Leonor
• Übermansion2013 · as Cooch
• Judgment Day—
• Transcending—
• The Sham—
• The Swimming Lesson— · as Tay

All TV Shows (25)

• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins2026 · as Tisha Basmati
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025 · as Self
• Second Chance Stage2024 · as Self - Judge
• Good Times2024 · as White Lady (voice)
• Good Times2024 · as Elon's Mama / Zombie (voice)
• Good Times2024 · as Brittany / Guests (voice)
• Good Times2024 · as Kari (voice)
• Shrinking2023 · as Grace
• Is It Cake?2022 · as Self - Judge
• Girls5eva2021 · as Cara
• Close Enough2020 · as Becca (voice)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Alien News Desk2019 · as Tuva Van Void (voice)
• The Other Two2019 · as Mona
• You2018 · as Kim Kramer
• Superstore2015 · as Colleen
• SuperMansion2015 · as Cooch
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Beat Bobby Flay2013 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Veep2012 · as Amanda White
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• American Dad!2005 · as Realtor / Daughter on Pier (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters