Chloe Rose Fineman (born July 20, 1988) is an American actress and comedian. She became a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live starting in its 45th season in September 2019,[ and was promoted to repertory status in 2021 at the beginning of season 47.]
Early life and education
Chloe Fineman's parents are painter Ellen Gunn and biotechnology executive David Fineman.[ She has two sisters, visual artist Emma and CrossFit athlete Alexia (Leka).][ Their father is Jewish, and their mother is a Protestant. Fineman attended Camp Kee Tov, a Jewish day camp at Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California.]
Chloe attended Piedmont High School. The school's acting teacher described her as "equally brilliant with comedy and drama". As a junior, Fineman directed Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman; as a senior, she directed The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. She performed lead roles in The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley. Since her graduation in 2006, she has returned to the school to direct plays and lead workshops.
While in high school, Fineman impersonated a peafowl on the Late Show with David Letterman after placing second in a bird-calling competition.
Fineman graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
2017–2018: Early work
After graduating from college, Fineman moved to Los Angeles,[ where she performed in The Groundlings troupe's Sunday Company.][ She also performed in "Characters Welcome" at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.][ In 2018, she was recognized as a "New Face" at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal,][
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Fineman maintains an online presence known in particular for her celebrity impressions in front-facing camera comedy videos.[
] On Instagram, she has posted celebrity impressions as well as clips from her Groundlings work and stand-up comedy.
2019–present: Saturday Night Live
Fineman's addition to the cast of Saturday Night Live, the long-running NBC sketch-comedy show, as a featured player for the 45th season was announced on September 12, 2019, along with the additions of Bowen Yang and Shane Gillis.
Fineman portrayed Sylvia Plath in the Apple TV+ series Dickinson (2021).
Fineman has been the spokesperson for Anheuser-Busch's NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer since 2023. She appears in its TV advertisements as eccentric vodka Hard seltzer sommelier Günter.
Filmography
Film
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| 2022 | Home Team | Intern Emily | |
| Father of the Bride | Natalie Vance | |
| White Noise | Simuvac Technician | |
| Babylon | Marion Davies | |
| 2023 | Baby Shark's Big Movie! | Lannie | Voice |
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Clodia Pulcher | |
| Despicable Me 4 | Patsy Prescott | Voice |
| 2025 | Summer of 69 | Santa Monica | |
| Freakier Friday | GiGi | |
| TBA | The Dink | TBA | Post-production |
| Love Language | TBA |
Television
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| 2018 | Mozart in the Jungle | Fanny Mendelssohn | Episode: "An Honest Ghost" |
| Grown-ish | Waiter 1 | Episode: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" |
| Jane the Virgin | Assistant | Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Seven" |
| 2019–present | Saturday Night Live | Various | Main role (108 episodes) |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | Clara | Episode: "Good Luck and Goodbye" |
| 2020–2021 | Search Party | Charlie Reeny | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast | Holly | Voice; episode: "One Gay Wedding and a Thousand Funerals" |
| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Greta | Episode: "Stop! Nora Time" |
| Dickinson | Sylvia Plath | Episode: "The Future Never Spoke" |
| 2021–2025 | Big Mouth | Leah Birch / Various | Voice; 16 episodes |
| 2023 | Is It Cake? | Herself / Judge | Episode: "Cake University" |
| Twisted Metal | Bloody Mary | Episode: "NUTH0UZ" |
| 2024 | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Lannie | Voice; episodes: "The Danceathon", "One Little Peak" and "Lannie's Lights" |
| The Simpsons | Tasha | Voice; episode: "The Yellow Lotus" |
| Laid | Chelsea | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | | Herself | Television special |
| Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special | Various | Television special |
Theater
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