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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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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The Garfield Movie
Marge Malone (voice)
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Leo
Mrs. Malkin (voice)
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Sparring Partner
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Schmigadoon!
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That Damn Michael Che
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Tamron Hall
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
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Love, Gilda
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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
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The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
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2017
The Female Brain
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Great News
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Ghostbusters
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The Boss
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The Bronze
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Angie Tribeca
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Superstore
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Slow Learners
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Staten Island Summer
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Scream Queens
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2015
Man Seeking Woman
CCN Reporter · (1 episode)
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Facebook Employee · (1 episode)
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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2014
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
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2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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The View
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1997
The Simpsons
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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live
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