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Cecily Strong

1984-02-08 (40 years old) in Springfield, Illinois, USA

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 "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 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.

Movies

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The Garfield Movie
71 %|Apr 30, 2024
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure, Action
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Leo
74.67 %|Nov 17, 2023
Animation, Comedy, Family
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Sparring Partner
0 %|Jun 8, 2022
Drama
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Love, Gilda
72 %|Apr 18, 2018
Documentary
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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
62 %|Nov 18, 2017
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
50 %|Oct 28, 2017
Animation, Comedy, TV Movie
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The Female Brain
56 %|Jun 17, 2017
Comedy
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Ghostbusters
54 %|Jul 14, 2016
Action, Fantasy, Comedy
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The Boss
58.3 %|Apr 7, 2016
Comedy
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The Meddler
59.400000000000006 %|Apr 5, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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The Bronze
60.44 %|Jan 22, 2016
Drama, Comedy
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Slow Learners
58 %|Aug 19, 2015
Romance, Comedy
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Staten Island Summer
57 %|Jun 30, 2015
Comedy
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Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
82 %|Feb 15, 2015
Comedy, TV Movie
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Plus One
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy

Series

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Schmigadoon!
72 %|Jul 16, 2021
Comedy
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That Damn Michael Che
68.75 %|May 6, 2021
Comedy
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Tamron Hall
51 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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Great News
66.62 %|Apr 25, 2017
Comedy
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Angie Tribeca
64.65 %|Jan 17, 2016
Comedy, Action & Adventure, Crime
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Superstore
75.42 %|Nov 30, 2015
Comedy
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Scream Queens
79 %|Sep 22, 2015
Mystery, Comedy
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Man Seeking Woman
70 %|Jan 14, 2015
Comedy
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
78.92999999999999 %|Apr 27, 2014
Talk, Comedy, News
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
74 %|Oct 22, 2012
Reality
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
50 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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The View
44.21 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Simpsons
80.16999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News