Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress and comedienne who is currently a cast member of Saturday Night Live, starting in September 2012. Raised in Oak Park, IL, Strong graduated from the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Strong attended California Institute for the Arts graduating with a BFA in theater. After college, she received training and experience working with The Groundlings, Second City, and Improv Olympic.
Prior to the start of season 39, it was announced that she would become coanchor of Weekend Update, beside existing anchor Seth Meyers, who was slated to leave the show around Christmas break of that season. Colin Jost premiered on Weekend Update on March 1, 2014.[1] Strong has been romantically linked to writer and former-cast member Mike O'Brien.[2]
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Characters/Impressions[edit | edit source]
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Animal Nurse
- Cathy Ann
- Councilor
- Dana
- Donna Fingerneck
- Gemma
- The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At A Party
- Gracelynn Chisholm
- Heather (One-Dimensional Female Character from a Male-Driven Comedy)
- Janet Johnson-Luna
- Joelle LaRue
- Kyra
- Model (Ex-Porn Star)
- Oceana
- Sharon
Impressions[edit | edit source]
- Alanis Morissette
- Allison Williams
- Anjelica Huston
- Ariana Grande
- Ava Gardner
- Brooke Baldwin
- Carly Fiorina
- Christina Aguilera
- Diana DeGette
- Dianne Feinstein
- Erin Burnett
- Fran Drescher
- Gloria Borger
- Gloria Estefan
- Hope Hicks
- Huma Abedin
- Ivana Trump
- Jeanine Pirro
- Jill Kelley
- Karen Santorum
- Khloé Kardashian
- Kendall Jenner
- Lana Del Rey
- Lara Stone
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Liza Minnelli
- Lydia Callis
- Malia Zimmerman
- Maria Bartiromo
- Marilyn Milian
- Marion Cotillard
- Martha Raddatz
- Megyn Kelly
- Melania Trump
- Michele Tafoya
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Olivia Colman
- Paula Broadwell
- Rachel Maddow
- Rosie Perez
- Sarah Koenig
- Scottie Nell Hughes
- Sheri Dillon
- Sofia Vergara
- Star Burton
- Stormy Daniels
- Susie Essman
- Tara Lipinski
SNL Career[edit | edit source]
- 2012-2013: Featured Player
- 2013-Present: Repertory Player
- 2013-2014: Weekend Update Anchor
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The dog seen with her during the Season 40's opening credits (also used for Season 41 and Season 42) is actually her dog Lucy. Her original credits for Season 43 did not include Lucy, but she was added back in later episodes.
- She hosted the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2015.
- A home video of her at age 13 was shown during one of the SNL Mothers Day monologues.
- Her mother appeared on the SNL Mothers Day monologue 2015.
- A new opening credits sequence for announcing the actors was taped before season 44. During the premiere episode, the announcement of Cecily Strong's name was accidentally omitted, her "cast clip" was silently shown, and then followed by the announcement of "Kyle Mooney", however this error was fixed by the next episode.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
| Preceded by: Seth Meyers alone |
Weekend Update anchor with Seth Meyers (September 28, 2013 - February 1, 2014) |
Followed by: with Colin Jost |
| Preceded by: with Seth Meyers |
Weekend Update anchor with Colin Jost (March 8, 2014 - May 17, 2014) |
Followed by: Michael Che and Colin Jost |
