Cecily Strong

40, from Springfield, Illinois, USA

Artwork for The Garfield MovieImage of Cecily Strong

Biography

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.

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Timeline

2024Aged 40

  • Poster for The Garfield Movie

    Marge Malone (voice)

2023Aged 39

  • Poster for Leo

    Mrs. Malkin (voice)

2022Aged 38

  • Poster for Sparring Partner

    (Unknown)

2018Aged 34

  • Poster for Love, Gilda

    Self

2017Aged 33

  • Poster for The Female Brain

    Zoe

  • Poster for The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Self

2016Aged 32

  • Poster for The Bronze

    Janice Townsend

  • Poster for The Meddler

    Jillian

  • Poster for The Boss

    Dana Dandridge

  • Poster for Ghostbusters

    Jennifer Lynch

2015Aged 31

  • Poster for Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

    Self / Total Bastard Airlines Flight Attendant / Piper

  • Poster for Staten Island Summer

    Mary Ellen

  • Poster for Slow Learners

    Amber the Ex

Year unknown

  • Poster for Plus One

    Summer