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Cecily Strong

Cecily Strong

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 08, 1984 (41)
Birthplace Springfield, Illinois, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Sep 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 "Bil ... l" 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.

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The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie

2024

as Marge Malone (voice)

Leo

Leo

2023

as Mrs. Malkin (voice)

The Female Brain

The Female Brain

2017

as Zoe

The Meddler

The Meddler

2016

as Jillian

The Bronze

The Bronze

2016

as Janice Townsend

The Boss

The Boss

2016

as Dana Dandridge

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

2016

as Jennifer Lynch

Staten Island Summer

Staten Island Summer

2015

as Mary Ellen

Slow Learners

Slow Learners

2015

as Amber the Ex

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Schmigadoon!

as Melissa Gimble

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jul 16, 2021

Superstore

as Missy Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 30, 2015

Man Seeking Woman

as CCN Reporter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 2015

Great News

as Jessica

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 25, 2017

Scream Queens

as Catherine Hobart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2015

The Simpsons

as Megan Matheston (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Angie Tribeca

as Samantha Stephens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 2016

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

as Brenda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 23, 2019

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2014

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

Episodes: 212

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 22, 2012

That Damn Michael Che

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2021

Saturday Night Live

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

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