Cecily Strong
Acting
Born February 8, 1984 · Springfield, Illinois, USA
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 commer…
Known For · 36 titles
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Simpsons
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The View
Zootopia 2
Tamron Hall
Superstore
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Angie Tribeca
Schmigadoon!
Scream Queens
The Garfield Movie
Great News
Man Seeking Woman
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Ghostbusters
Leo
Detroiters
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
The Boss
That Damn Michael Che
The Meddler
The Bronze
Staten Island Summer
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
The Female Brain
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Slow Learners
Love, Gilda
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
Plus One
Sparring Partner