Cheri Oteri (born September 19, 1962) is an American actress and comedian. A Primetime Emmy Award nominee, she is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000 and for her role as Gail Hailstorm in the Scary Movie franchise.

Filmography

• 2026Mock Trial
• 2026Moments of Youth — Mrs. Popodopolous
• 2026Scary Movie — Gail Hailstorm
• 2025Dog Man — Mayor (voice)
• Haha, You Clowns — Brianne (voice)
• Mid-Century Modern — Denise Buckley
• The Bad Guys: The Series — Beverly (voice)
• 2025The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday 2025
• 2024Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation — Gwendolyn Zapp (voice)
• 2024Discovering Love — Iris Porter
• Happy's Place — Monica Ulrich
• 2024The Line — Jackie Backster
• 2023Love Virtually — Dr. Evelyn
• 2023The Zombie Wedding — Cindy Porter
• 2022Give or Take — Patty King
• 2022Out of Office — Janet
• 2022Steppin' into the Holiday — Dallas
• 2022The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
• 2022Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called — (archive footage)
• And Just Like That… — Sydney Cherkov
• 2021Drama Drama — Miss Macy
• Inside Job — Additional Voices (voice), Sitcom Mom (voice), Kate / Dupli-Kate / Stemantha / Carrie Bradshaw (voice), Kate / Dupli-Kate (voice)
• 2021Last Call — Dr. Baba Brown
• 2021Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! — Lazlo the Mechanic
• The Great North — Sherry (voice)
• Close Enough — Dr. Glandz (voice)
• 2020Endangered — Doctor
• 2019Benjamin — Clarice
• 25 Words or Less
• Big City Greens — Gwendolyn Zapp (voice)
• Mayans M.C. — Piper
• 9JKL — Patty
• 2017F the Prom — Christine
• 2017Men Don't Whisper — Dr. Jocelyn Verdoon
• Puppy Dog Pals — Esther Exposition (voice)
• Bad Internet — The Rachel
• Scream Queens — Sheila Baumgartner
• The 7D — Gingersnaps (voice)
• 2014Wishin' and Hopin' — Sister Dymphna
• 2013Christmas in Conway — Gayle Matthews
• 2013Grown Ups 2 — Penny
• 2012Bad Parents — Melissa
• The New Normal — Carla
• 2011And They're Off — Dee Johanssen
• Jessie — Mrs. Falkenberg
• Glory Daze — Joel's Mother
• Hot in Cleveland — Dr. Deb
• 2010The Women of SNL — Various (archive footage)
• Sit Down Shut Up
• 2008Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous — Private Jeter
• 2008Surveillance — Mom
• The Life & Times of Tim — Blobsnark (voice)
• 2007Shrek the Third — Sleeping Beauty / Actress (voice)
• 2007Southland Tales — Zora Charmichaels
• 2006Park — Claire
• 2006The Ant Bully — Doreen Nickle (voice)
• 2005Smile — Linda
• Boston Legal — Martha Headly
• 2004Surviving Eden — Maria Villanova
• 2003Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd — Ms. Heller
• 2003Sol Goode — Bernadette Best
• Primetime Glick
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Martine
• 2000Love & Sex — Mary
• 2000Scary Movie — Gail Hailstorm
• 1999Inspector Gadget — Mayor Wilson
• 1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas — Rita Delvecchio (archive footage)
• Strangers with Candy — Hillary
• 1998Lured Innocence — Molly
• 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman — Acting Class Student
• 1998Small Soldiers — Globotech Telephone Operator (uncredited)
• Ally McBeal — Melissa
• 1997Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery — Flight Attendant (uncredited)
• Just Shoot Me! — Cindy
• 1997Liar Liar — Jane
• Grown Ups 3 — Penny
• Intimacy Party

Appearances as themselves (22)

• 2026Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story — Self
• Celebrity Weakest Link — Self - Contestant
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• 2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate — Self
• Dinner at Tiffani's — Self
• 2015Live from New York! — Self
• Celebrity Name Game — Self
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Guest Judge
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2008USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland — Self
• 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• 2003Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell — Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
• 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters