Cecily Strong is an American actress and comedian best known for her decade-long tenure on NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 2012 to 2022. She holds the distinction of being the longest-tenured female cast member in the history of the show. Her work on SNL involved creating memorable characters and performing in sketches that often satirized contemporary culture and politics.
On February 8, 1984, Cecily Legler Strong was born. She is an American actress and comedian.
In 1985, Lily Tomlin starred in the play The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, which Cecily Strong would later perform in.
In 2002, Cecily Strong graduated from the Chicago Academy for the Arts.
In 2006, Cecily Strong graduated from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) with a BFA in theatre.
On September 15, 2012, Cecily Strong debuted as a featured player on Saturday Night Live.
In 2012, Cecily Strong became a cast member on Saturday Night Live.
As of 2013, Cecily Strong's father ran his own public-relations firm.
Cecily Strong's voice work on The Awesomes was from 2013-2015.
In September 2014, Cecily Strong was replaced on Weekend Update to focus on doing sketches.
In 2015, Cecily Strong hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
In 2016, Cecily Strong appeared in an Old Navy commercial and joined Years of Living Dangerously as a correspondent. She also guest starred on Angie Tribeca and Scream Queens in 2016.
Since 2017, Cecily Strong has appeared in a series of commercials for Triscuit.
In 2020, Cecily Strong was nominated for her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
In 2020, Cecily Strong wrote an essay about grieving the loss of her cousin which was published on Vulture.com; this essay was then developed into her memoir.
Starting in 2020, Cecily Strong starred in a series of Prego Spaghetti sauce commercials.
On August 10, 2021, Cecily Strong's memoir, "This Will All Be Over Soon", was published.
On November 6, 2021, Cecily Strong appeared in a comedy skit, "Goober the Clown Who Had An Abortion When She Was 23," on Weekend Update, which received both praise and backlash.
In 2021, Cecily Strong appeared in HBO Max's That Damn Michael Che and starred in/produced Schmigadoon!.
In 2021, Cecily Strong had a starring role on "Schmigadoon!" and co-produced it. Her memoir "This Will All Be Over Soon" was also published in 2021.
In 2021, Cecily Strong was nominated again for a Primetime Emmy Award.
In a 2021 interview, Cecily Strong mentioned that due to her uncle's career as a Broadway producer, she attended shows and met casts backstage as a child.
On January 11, 2022, Cecily Strong made her New York stage debut in an Off Broadway revival of Jane Wagner's one-woman play The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.
On October 29, 2022, Cecily Strong returned to SNL for season 48 after missing the first three shows.
On November 5, 2022, Cecily Strong appeared as "Tammy the Trucker on Gas Prices and Definitely Not Abortion" on Weekend Update before the 2022 midterm elections.
On December 17, 2022, Cecily Strong's last SNL episode aired, marking the end of her tenure as the longest-running female cast member.
In 2022, Cecily Strong left Saturday Night Live after being a cast member since 2012.
In 2022, Cecily Strong was in several Verizon commercials featuring Apple+ TV with several co-stars including Adam Scott and Julian Edelman.
In December 2023, it was announced that Cecily Strong would co-star in the off Broadway play Brooklyn Laundry.
In 2023, Cecily Strong's show Schmigadoon! ended.
On February 28, 2024, the off Broadway play Brooklyn Laundry, in which Cecily Strong co-starred, opened at the New York Center.
In March 2024, Cecily Strong revealed that she is engaged to her partner Jack.
In November 2024, Cecily Strong announced on her Instagram page that she was pregnant with her first child, a girl, via IVF.
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