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Cecily Strong Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1984-02-08

Birthplace:
Springfield, Illinois, USA

Credits:
40 Total Roles

Cecily Strong

Acting

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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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Zootopia 2 MOVIE Little Judith (voice)
2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert MOVIE Self
2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music MOVIE Self
2024 The Garfield Movie MOVIE Marge Malone (voice)
2023 Leo MOVIE Mrs. Malkin (voice)
2022 Sparring Partner MOVIE Self
2021 Schmigadoon! TV Melissa Gimble
2021 That Damn Michael Che TV Self
2019 Tamron Hall TV Self - Guest
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self

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