Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress and comedian who was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022. She was born in Springfield, Illinois, and 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 Phil Hartman inspired her. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cecily Strong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2025Zootopia 2 — Little Judith (voice)
• 2024An SNL Thanksgiving — (archive footage)
• 2024The Garfield Movie — Marge Malone (voice)
• 2023Leo — Mrs. Malkin (voice)
• 2022Sparring Partner
• Schmigadoon! — Melissa Gimble, Producer
• That Damn Michael Che
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson — Brenda
• Detroiters — Roz Chunks
• Great News — Jessica
• 2017The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special — (voice)
• 2017The Female Brain — Zoe
• Angie Tribeca — Samantha Stephens
• 2016Ghostbusters — Jennifer Lynch
• 2016The Boss — Dana Dandridge
• 2016The Bronze — Janice Townsend
• 2016The Meddler — Jillian
• Man Seeking Woman — CCN Reporter
• Scream Queens — Catherine Hobart
• 2015Slow Learners — Amber the Ex
• 2015Staten Island Summer — Mary Ellen
• Superstore — Missy Jones
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Ginger (voice) / Orange (voice), Facebook Employee
• The Simpsons — Megan Matheston (voice)
• Plus One — Summer

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2018Love, Gilda — Self
• 2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The View — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited)