Cecily Strong
Born: 1984-02-08 in Springfield, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Zootopia 2 as Little Judith (voice)
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
2024
- The Garfield Movie as Marge Malone (voice)
2023
- Leo as Mrs. Malkin (voice)
2022
2021
- Schmigadoon! as Melissa Gimble
- That Damn Michael Che
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson as Brenda
2018
- Love, Gilda as Self
2017
- Great News as Jessica
- Detroiters as Roz Chunks
- Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- The Female Brain as Zoe
- The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special as (voice)
2016
- Angie Tribeca as Samantha Stephens
- Ghostbusters as Jennifer Lynch
- The Boss as Dana Dandridge
- The Bronze as Janice Townsend
- The Meddler as Jillian
2015
- Superstore as Missy Jones
- Scream Queens as Catherine Hobart
- Man Seeking Woman as CCN Reporter
- Staten Island Summer as Mary Ellen
- Slow Learners as Amber the Ex
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice)
2012
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Megan Matheston (voice)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters