Strong with former SNL colleagues in 2015 at SNL 40th anniversary celebration.
Born
Cecily Legler Strong[1]
(1984-02-08) February 8, 1984 (age 40)
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Education
California Institute of the Arts (BFA)
Occupation(s)
Actress, comedian
Years active
2012–present
Known for
Saturday Night Live (2012–2022) Schmigadoon! (2021–2023)
Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984)[2][3] is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022.[4] She is the longest-tenured female cast member in the show's history.[5]
Strong has a starring role in the Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023), which she also co-produced. Her other roles include voice work on The Awesomes (2013–2015), supporting roles in films like Ghostbusters, The Meddler, and The Female Brain. She hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2015. Her first book, the memoir This Will All Be Over Soon, was published in 2021.
For her work on Saturday Night Live, Strong was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 72nd and 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
^"News of the Alumni" (PDF). St. Andrew's. Spring 1984. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^Dettro, Chris (January 19, 2013). "New SNL Comedian has shallow Springfield roots". The State Journal-Register. Springfield, Illinois. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2013. Strong's father, Bill Strong, was the Associated Press bureau chief at the Statehouse when Cecily was born in February 1984.
^Night Live – SNL [@nbcsnl] (February 8, 2013). "Happy Birthday Cecily Strong!! So glad we get to spend the day w/ her and a bunch of snow and @justinbieber! tinyurl.com/apxz6pn #SNL #Fun" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via Twitter.
^Metz, Nina (September 10, 2012). "Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, Cecily Strong join cast of 'SNL'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^Schneider, Michael (June 20, 2023). "Cecily Strong and Ego Nwodim on Knowing When to Leave 'SNL' and Learning Not to Take Anything Personal". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night...
Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, CecilyStrong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein, Bowen Yang, and Snoop Dogg. Development...
surpassing her cast mates CecilyStrong and Aidy Bryant by five episodes. Both Bryant and McKinnon departed the series after season 47. Strong passed McKinnon's...
2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023. Roe, Mike (December 10, 2023). "CecilyStrong Pulled From 'SNL' Cold Open Following Dress Rehearsal". The Wrap. Retrieved...
Seth Meyers Season 39 (2013–2014) Seth Meyers and CecilyStrong (Last: February 1, 2014) CecilyStrong and Colin Jost (First: March 1, 2014) Season 40–46...
40th season of Saturday Night Live alongside Colin Jost, replacing CecilyStrong. Michael Che Campbell was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York...
Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer (January 23, 2014). "'SNL' head writer to join CecilyStrong as 'Weekend Update' co-anchor". The Today Show. Retrieved January 23...
Girlfriends Talk Show (Aidy Bryant, CecilyStrong) – November 10, 2012 Niff and Dana (Bobby Moynihan, CecilyStrong) – November 10, 2012 The Ellen Show...
Michaels called this season a "transition year". Returning cast member CecilyStrong took a temporary leave of absence early in the season due to her commitments...
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Meyers anchored solo between 2008 and 2013. In the 2013–2014 season, CecilyStrong joined Meyers as co-anchor until his departure mid-season. On SNL, Meyers...
one of the two unintelligent kids (the other being Lonnie, played by CecilyStrong) in the Science Room sketches. Day and his writing partner Streeter...
Zack Pearlman, John DeLuca, Bobby Moynihan, Will Forte, Fred Armisen, CecilyStrong, Owen Benjamin and Ashley Greene. It was released for digital download...
first seven episodes of the season, as she was filming Joe vs. Carole. CecilyStrong was absent from the first three episodes of 2022 due to her appearance...
necessarily 50% of the episodes of the partial season Strong is listed ahead of McKinnon because Strong appeared in 9 episodes in her partial season, whereas...
"CecilyStrong: From the CalArts School of Theater to Saturday Night Live". 24700. California Institute of the Arts. Retrieved July 1, 2023. Strong said...
Butters, Ayo Edebiri, Will Forte, Paul Walter Hauser, Bob Odenkirk, CecilyStrong, Jason Schwartzman, Brandon Wardell, Fred Willard and Steven Yeun. The...
member of the Apple TV+ musical comedy series Schmigadoon! starring CecilyStrong. Krakowski became engaged to Robert Godley in 2009. They have a son...
employee at the supermarket where Tribeca shops ("Tribeca's Day Off") CecilyStrong as Samantha Stevens, a fancy lady addicted to plastic surgery who works...
Steve Carell, Jordan Peele, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Stephen Colbert, CecilyStrong, Mae Martin, and Aidy Bryant. The Second City chose its self-mocking...
member CecilyStrong and directed by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman. It would run from January to February 2022. This production with CecilyStrong played...
and Lauren Holt Exit; Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and CecilyStrong All Return". Yahoo. Retrieved December 19, 2021. "'SNL' COVID-19 outbreak...
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