Vanessa Bayer was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended Orange High School. She is best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. During her college career, she worked as an intern for Sesame Street and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Filmography

• 2027The Comeback King
• 2026Hoppers — Diane (voice)
• 2026Maddie's Secret — Julie
• Mating Season — Meredith (voice)
• Scrubs — Sibby Wilson
• Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Jerica (Pre-Tape Segment)
• 2025Freakier Friday — Madame Jen
• Iron Man and His Awesome Friends — Swarm (voice)
• Meet Iron Man and His Awesome Friends — Swarm (voice) (uncredited)
• Mid-Century Modern — Liz
• 2025The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2025 — Rodudu
• Elsbeth — DeeDee Dashers
• No Good Deed — Cynthia
• Alice's Wonderland Bakery — Daff (voice)
• 2022DC League of Super-Pets — PB (voice)
• I Love That for You — Joanna Gold, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2021Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar — Debbie
• 2020Wander Darkly — Maggie
• Helpsters — Rita Reader
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson — Brenda
• What We Do in the Shadows — Evie Russell
• Barry — Morgan Dawn-Cherry
• 2018Ibiza — Nikki
• Single Parents — Mia
• 2017Carrie Pilby — Tara
• 2017The Polka King — Bitsy Bear
• Will & Grace — Amy, Friday
• Love — Sarah
• 2016Office Christmas Party — Allison
• 2015An SNL Valentine — (archive footage)
• Man Seeking Woman — Laura Ferber
• 2015Trainwreck — Nikki
• TripTank — Cheryl (voice)
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Officer Debbie Fogle
• 2013Despicable Me 2 — Flight Attendant (voice)
• Drunk History — Mary Gillespie
• 2013Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving — Rosa
• 2012Adventures in the Sin Bin — Superdawg Waitress
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Susan Armhold
• The Mindy Project — Mary
• Portlandia — Speaker System Customer, Ms. Praeger
• Modern Family — Marjorie
• 2009Off the Cuff — Kate Clark
• The Simpsons — Clarity Hoffman-Roth (voice)
• A Hundred Percent
• Stewie — Morgan (voice)

Appearances as themselves (8)

• Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self
• The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge — Self - Guest Judge
• 2019Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online — Self
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• Celebrity Family Feud — Self - Contestant
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited)