Ana Gasteyer

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Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress and comedian. She is perhaps best known as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Biography

Personal life

Gasteyer was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Marianna, an artist, and Phil Gasteyer, the mayor of Corrales, New Mexico. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/72/Ana-Gasteyer.html Ana Gasteyer Biography (1967-) ] ] She graduated from Sidwell Friends School and Northwestern University. Ana and her husband Charlie welcomed their daughter, Frances McKittrick in June 2002, she weighed convert|9|lb|1|oz|kg|abbr=on. Ana welcomed a son in March 2008.

Career

Gasteyer got her role on "SNL" due to her experience with the famed Los Angeles improv – sketch comedy group The Groundlings. Gasteyer joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 1996. She created several well-known "SNL" characters during , including:
*Middle-school music teacher Bobbie Moughan-Culp (opposite Will Ferrell)
*NPR radio co-host Margaret Jo McCullen of "Delicious Dish" (opposite Molly Shannon)
*Fast-talking MTV VJ Kincaid
*Daytime talk show hostess of "Pretty Living", Gayle Gleeson
*Jonette of the music trio Gemini's Twin (together with Maya Rudolph)
*Lilith Fair poetess Cinder Calhoun

Gasteyer was also known for her impressions of:
*Martha Stewart
*Céline Dion
*Katherine Harris
*Joy Behar
*Joan Rivers
*Sally Jesse Raphael
*Elizabeth Dole
*Kathy Griffin
*Barbra Streisand (auditioning for "Star Wars")
*Helen Thomas
*Hillary Rodham Clinton

Gasteyer left "SNL" in 2002. Since then, she has appeared in various television programs and films as well as in 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. She also appeared in "Reefer Madness".

Recently, Gasteyer starred as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the sit-down production of the musical "Wicked" at the Oriental Theater in Chicago, Illinois. She and co-star Kate Reinders left the production on January 22, 2006. They were replaced by former Chicago Elphaba standby, Kristy Cates and former Broadway Glinda standby, Stacie Morgain Lewis. After "Wicked", Gasteyer starred in a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" on Broadway as Mrs. Peachum, along with Jim Dale, Alan Cumming, and Cyndi Lauper. Gasteyer then reprised her role as Elphaba in "Wicked" on Broadway. She began her run on October 10, 2006, replacing former actress Eden Espinosa, finishing on January 7, 2007. She starred alongside former "Wicked" co-star, Kate Reinders who played the role of Glinda. They were replaced by Julia Murney as Elphaba and Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda, who starred in the production until October 9, 2007.

On April 12, 2007, it was announced that Gasteyer has joined the cast of the new musical, "Writing Arthur", for the 2007 New Works Festival for TheatreWorks in California which ran from April 14-22.

Gasteyer performed in Chicago once again in the Stephen Sondheim musical "Passion" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater from October 2, 2007 to November 11, 2007.

The actress was originally cast as Gloria in the Encores! Summer Series production of "Damn Yankees", but was replaced by Megan Lawrence during rehearsals due to injury.

References

External links

*imdb|0309430
* [http://66.111.110.102/newyork/DetailsAr.do?file=theater/437/437.theat.anag.ope.html Article on Ana Gasteyer by Beth Stevens in Time Out New York]