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Ana Kristina Gasteyer (; born May 4, 1967) is an American actress, comedian and singer. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002. She has since starred in such sitcoms as ABC's Suburgatory, TBS's People of Earth, NBC's American Auto, and the film Mean Girls.
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She graduated from Sidwell Friends School. She enrolled as a music major at Northwestern University, and graduated from Northwestern University School of Communication in 1989.
After six seasons, Gasteyer left SNL in 2002. Subsequently, she appeared in various television programs, films and stage productions. In 2004, Gasteyer played the mother of the main character Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) in the feature film Mean Girls, written by SNL castmate Tina Fey. The film also featured other former SNL castmates, including Fey, Tim Meadows, and Amy Poehler. Gasteyer appeared in the 2005 Showtime musical film as Mae, the doomed girlfriend of Jack and owner of the Reefer Den.
Gasteyer starred in a revival of The Threepenny Opera on Broadway theatre as Mrs. Peachum, along with Jim Dale, Alan Cumming, and Cyndi Lauper. The production ran from March 24 through June 25, 2006.
On June 24, 2005, Gasteyer originated the role of Elphaba in the Chicago sit-down production of the musical Wicked, alongside Kate Reinders as Glinda. The production opened July 13, 2005. Gasteyer was nominated for a Jefferson Award for her performance. She played her final performance on January 22, 2006, replaced by her standby Kristy Cates. She later reprised the role in the Broadway production from October 10, 2006, through January 7, 2007, replacing Eden Espinosa.
On April 12, 2007, the media announced that Gasteyer had joined the cast of the then-new musical Writing Arthur for the 2007 New Works Festival for TheatreWorks in California, which ran from April 14 to 22. Gasteyer performed in Chicago in the Stephen Sondheim musical Passion at Chicago Shakespeare Theater from October 2, 2007, through November 11, 2007.
She was originally cast as Gloria in the 2008 Encores! Summer Series production of Damn Yankees, but due to injury during rehearsals, she was replaced by Megan Lawrence. Gasteyer took part in the reading of the Broadway musical version of The First Wives Club in January 2009.
She starred as Kitty Dean in the Broadway play The Royal Family which began performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on September 15, 2009, and officially opened on October 8, 2009. The show concluded its run on December 13, 2009. Gasteyer also starred as Frisco Kate Fothergill in the City Centers Encores! production of Girl Crazy, running from November 19 to 22, 2009.
She returned to Saturday Night Live for a special Mother's Day episode on May 8, 2010, and for another Mother's Day episode on May 11, 2012.
Gasteyer appeared in season eight of Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's girlfriend.
From 2011 to 2014, Gasteyer co-starred as Sheila Shay on the ABC comedy series Suburgatory, and, as of March 2013, she was a spokeswoman for the WW International diet plan. Gasteyer has been a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2021. MyNews13.Com Gasteyer to Narrate Candlelight accessed 08-20-2023
In 2014, taking advantage of her training as a singer, Gasteyer recorded and released I'm Hip, an album of jazz standards including "One Mint Julep". In 2015, she played Mimi Schwinn in the New York City Center Encores! Off-Broadway revival of the musical A New Brain, also appearing on the cast recording.
From 2016 to 2017, Gasteyer had a starring role on TBS's cult hit People of Earth as the leader of an alien abductee support group.
In October 2019, she released the Christmas music Sugar & Booze which was later accompanied by an Audible Original comedy piece titled Holiday Greetings from Sugar and Booze, featuring Gasteyer along with Maya Rudolph, Oscar Nunez, and Patti LuPone. Gasteyer later appeared as a contestant on the second season of The Masked Singer as "Tree".
In February 2020, it was announced that Gasteyer will play Katherine Hastings in the NBC comedy pilot American Auto, written by Justin Spitzer. The show's production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and skipped the step to premiere in the 2021–2022 broadcast season. In September and October 2020, she voiced a red panda named Nut in an adult animation series titled Magical Girl Friendship Squad.
In 2024, Gasteyer starred as Queen Aggravain alongside Sutton Foster, Will Chase, Brooks Ashmanskas, Daniel Breaker, and Michael Urie in a Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress. The Broadway production ran from July through November 2024 at the Hudson Theatre. It played 128 performances.Evans, Greg. 'Once Upon A Mattress' Starring Sutton Foster Sets Broadway Run, L.A. Engagement To Follow, Deadline Hollywood, May 17, 2024 The show subsequently played a limited run in Los Angeles with the Center Theatre Group following its Broadway closing.
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| Rose Mary Woods |
| Claudia Hunter |
| Sue Cranston |
| Ann Marie |
| Betsy Heron |
| Mae Coleman |
| Denise |
| Dr. Madsen |
| Pat |
| Ruth Berger |
| Shop Lady |
| Mrs. Ravensdale |
| Jackie Leroux |
| Mrs. Toles |
| Mayor Hodge |
| Mrs. Lewis |
| Mrs. Gundermutt |
| Mom |
| Catherine |
| Harry Levin |
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| Deborah Rose |
| Episode: "The Soup Nazi" | ||
| Episode: "The Man Upstairs" | ||
| Episode: "Valentine's Day" | ||
| Episode: "A Death in the Family" | ||
| Main role; 121 episodes | ||
| Episode: "Bad Girl" | ||
| Episode: "What the Teddy Bear Saw" | ||
| Episode: "Season Opener" | ||
| 3 episodes | ||
| Episode: "Celine Dion" | ||
| TV musical | ||
| 3 episodes | ||
| Episode: "The Indians in the Lobby" | ||
| Episode: "Bristle While You Work" | ||
| Episode: "Alex Misses the Boat" | ||
| Episode: "Hound Dog" | ||
| Episode: "Friends or Aunts" | ||
| Episode: "Chuck Versus the First Fight" | ||
| Episode: "It's a Trade-Off" | ||
| Recurring role; 5 episodes | ||
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| Series regular; 42 episodes | ||
| Voice, episode: "See Bea Ski" | ||
| Voice, episode: "The 2000-Year-Old Virgin" | ||
| Recurring character; 15 episodes | ||
| Episode: "Stanford" | ||
| Episode: "Iowa" | ||
| Episode: "The Boy with the Dragon Tattoo" | ||
| Episode: "Even Later" | ||
| Episode: "Ana Gasteyer vs. Billy Gardell" | ||
| Voice, 5 episodes | ||
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| TV special | ||
| Voice, episode: "The Bard's Curse" | ||
| Episode: "Will Forte, Amy Poehler, Jerry Seinfeld" | ||
| Episode: "Ana Gasteyer vs. Rachel Dratch" | ||
| Recurring role; 17 episodes | ||
| Series regular | ||
| Voice, recurring role; 12 episodes | ||
| 10 episodes | ||
| Live televised performance | ||
| 3 episodes | ||
| Voice, 9 episodes | ||
| Episode: "Christmas on I.C.E." | ||
| 5 episodes | ||
| Contestant; 5 episodes | ||
| Voice, 2 episodes | ||
| 2 episodes | ||
| Episode: Death's Door | ||
| Voice, episode: "Fridgy" | ||
| Voice, episode: "Baritone Tea" | ||
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| Bless the Harts | Sam | Voice, episode: "Tiny Pies" |
| Inside Job | Dolores | Voice, episode: "Sex Machina" |
| Hildy Clüsterfünke | TV movie | |
| Series regular; 23 episodes | ||
| Voice, recurring role; 4 episodes | ||
| Voice, episode: "Game of Jones" | ||
| Voice, episode: "Mall" | ||
| 3 episodes | ||
| Voice, episode: "Lorraine, Rattle, and Roll" | ||
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| Voice, episode: "John Fate Comes a-Knockin" |
| Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway theatre |
| New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway (Benefit Concert for The Actors' Fund) |
| New York City Center - Stage I, Off-Broadway |
| John Houseman Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway (Benefit Concert for The Actors' Fund) |
| Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre, Chicago |
| Studio 54, Broadway |
| Gershwin Theatre, Broadway |
| Minskoff Theatre, Broadway (Benefit Concert for The Actors' Fund) |
| Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway |
| New York City Center, Encores! |
| Hollywood Bowl |
| Hudson Theatre, Broadway |
| Ahmanson Theatre |
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