ANA GASTEYER is perhaps best known for her incomparable work on Saturday Night Live. During her six-year stint, she created some of the most iconic SNL characters, including middle school music teacher Bobbie Moughan-Culp, NPR radio host Margaret Jo, Lilith Fair poetess Cinder Calhoun, as well as spot-on impressions of Martha Stewart, Celine Dion and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Previously, on the big screen Gasteyer could be seen in Amy Poehler’s directorial debut, WINE COUNTRY opposite her SNL friends and colleagues and in Clea Duvall’s HAPPIEST SEASON, which she co stared opposite Kristen Stewart, Aubrey Plaza and Victor Garber. On the small screen, Gasteyer recurred on the hit ABC series THE GOLDBERGS. Additional notable credits include the acclaimed comedy hits LADY DYNAMITE from Netflix, TBS’ PEOPLE OF EARTH, ABC’s SUBURGATORY and HBO's CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
Gasteyer was able to marry her phenomenal vocal talents with her acting skills in two of Fox’s live musicals A CHRISTMAS STORY and the iconic musical GREASE as well as Showtime’s REEFER MADNESS. She also dazzled on the enormous hit Fox musical series THE MASKED SINGER as fan favorite, The Tree.
On stage, Gasteyer has starred on Broadway in WICKED, as Elphaba, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, and Tony Nominated shows - THE ROYAL FAMILY and THREE PENNY OPERA, and originated the role of Debra in David Lindsay-Abaire’s Kimberly Akimbo at MTC. She also starred in FUNNY GIRL, and PASSION at The Chicago Shakespeare Theater, which earned her a Jefferson Award nomination. At City Center Encores, she played the role of Mimi in A New Brain, opposite Jonathan Groff, and sang on that cast recording. At the Hollywood Bowl, she wowed as Miss Hannigan in the Tony-winning musical ANNIE, with the LA Philharmonic.
Prior to joining SNL, Gasteyer attended Northwestern University and honed her comedy skills at The Groundlings, the famed Los Angeles improv-sketch comedy group. Gasteyer resides on the East coast with her husband, children and rescue pup, Gloria.
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