Ana Gasteyer
Gasteyer in 2018
Born	(1967-05-04)May 4, 1967 (age 58) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Northwestern University (BA)
Occupations	Actress comedian singer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Charlie McKittrick ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2

Ana Kristina Gasteyer (/ˈɑːnəˈɡæˌstaɪ.ər/; born May 4, 1967)^[1] is an American actress, comedian and singer.^[2] She was a cast member on theNBCsketch comedy seriesSaturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002. She has since starred in such sitcoms asABC'sSuburgatory,TBS'sPeople of Earth, NBC'sAmerican Auto, and the filmMean Girls.

Gasteyer was born inWashington, D.C.,^[3] the daughter of Mariana (née Roumell), an artist, and Phil Gasteyer, alobbyist who later became the mayor ofCorrales, New Mexico.^[4] Gasteyer grew up onCapitol Hill, three blocks from the Capitol.^[5][6][7] Her maternal grandparents wereRomanian andGreek.^[4] As a child, Gasteyer was friends withAmy Carter, daughter of then-presidentJimmy Carter, whom she bonded with through the violin. She has spoken of how she spent the night at theWhite House as a child, watchedStar Wars with theSadat family, and saw President Carter "laughing hysterically" as he watchedDan Aykroyd portray him onSNL.^[8]

She graduated fromSidwell Friends School.^[7] She enrolled as a music major atNorthwestern University,^[9] and graduated fromNorthwestern University School of Communication in 1989.^[10]

Gasteyer developed comedy experience with theLos Angelesimprov –sketch comedy groupThe Groundlings. She played small roles onSeinfeld (as a doomed customer ofThe Soup Nazi) as well as on the showsParty of Five,Frasier,Hope & Gloria, andNYPD Blue. In 1996, she joined the cast ofSaturday Night Live. Among her most popular characters on the show were high school music teacherBobbie Mohan-Culp; Margaret Jo McCullen, theNational Public Radio host ofDelicious Dish; folk singer Cinder Calhoun who sang feminist songs atLilith Fair; and her impressions ofMartha Stewart andCeline Dion. In 2000, she andChris Parnell auditioned to succeedColin Quinn as co-anchors of the news parody segmentWeekend Update, but the positions went toTina Fey andJimmy Fallon.^[11]

After six seasons, Gasteyer leftSNL 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 filmMean Girls, written bySNL castmateTina Fey. The film also featured other formerSNL castmates, including Fey,Tim Meadows, andAmy Poehler. Gasteyer appeared in the 2005Showtime musical filmReefer Madness as Mae, the doomed girlfriend of Jack and owner of the Reefer Den.

Gasteyer starred in a revival ofThe Threepenny Opera onBroadway as Mrs. Peachum, along withJim Dale,Alan Cumming, andCyndi Lauper. The production ran from March 24 through June 25, 2006.^[12][13]

On June 24, 2005, Gasteyer originated the role ofElphaba in theChicago sit-down production of the musicalWicked, alongsideKate Reinders as Glinda. The production opened July 13, 2005. Gasteyer was nominated for a Jefferson Award for her performance.^[14] She played her final performance on January 22, 2006, replaced by her standbyKristy Cates. She later reprised the role in the Broadway production from October 10, 2006, through January 7, 2007, replacingEden Espinosa.^[15]

On April 12, 2007, the media announced that Gasteyer had joined the cast of the then-new musicalWriting Arthur for the 2007 New Works Festival for TheatreWorks in California, which ran from April 14 to 22. Gasteyer performed in Chicago in theStephen Sondheim musicalPassion atChicago Shakespeare Theater from October 2, 2007, through November 11, 2007.^[16]

She was originally cast as Gloria in the 2008Encores! Summer Series production ofDamn Yankees, but due to injury during rehearsals, she was replaced byMegan Lawrence.^[17] Gasteyer took part in the reading of the Broadway musical version ofThe First Wives Club in January 2009.^[18]

She starred as Kitty Dean in the Broadway playThe Royal Family which began performances at theSamuel J. Friedman Theatre on September 15, 2009, and officially opened on October 8, 2009.^[19] The show concluded its run on December 13, 2009.^[20] Gasteyer also starred as Frisco Kate Fothergill in the City Centers Encores! production ofGirl Crazy, running from November 19 to 22, 2009.^[21]

She returned toSaturday Night Live for a specialMother's Day episode on May 8, 2010, and for another Mother's Day episode on May 11, 2012.^[22]

Gasteyer appeared in season eight ofCurb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's girlfriend.^[23]

From 2011 to 2014, Gasteyer co-starred as Sheila Shay on theABC comedy seriesSuburgatory, and, as of March 2013, she was a spokeswoman for theWeight Watchers diet plan.^[24] Gasteyer has been a guest narrator atDisney's Candlelight Processional atWalt Disney World in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2021.^[25]

In 2014, taking advantage of her training as a singer, Gasteyer recorded and releasedI'm Hip, an album of jazz standards including "One Mint Julep".^[26] In 2015, she played Mimi Schwinn in theNew York City CenterEncores!Off-Broadway revival of the musicalA New Brain, also appearing on the cast recording.^[27]

From 2016 to 2017, Gasteyer had a starring role onTBS's cult hitPeople of Earth as the leader of an alien abductee support group.^[28]

In October 2019, she released theholiday albumSugar & Booze^[29] which was later accompanied by anAudible Original comedy piece titledHoliday Greetings from Sugar and Booze, featuring Gasteyer along withMaya Rudolph,Oscar Nunez, andPatti LuPone.^[30] Gasteyer later appeared as a contestant on thesecond season ofThe Masked Singer as "Tree".

In February 2020, it was announced that Gasteyer will play Katherine Hastings in theNBC comedy pilotAmerican Auto, written byJustin Spitzer.^[31] The show's production was delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and skipped the step to premiere in the 2021–2022 broadcast season.^[32] In September and October 2020, she voiced ared panda named Nut in anadult animated series titledMagical Girl Friendship Squad.^[33][34]

In 2024, Gasteyer starred as Queen Aggravain alongsideSutton Foster,Will Chase,Brooks Ashmanskas,Daniel Breaker, andMichael Urie in a Broadway revival ofOnce Upon a Mattress. The Broadway production ran from July through November 2024 at theHudson Theatre. It played 128 performances.^[35] The show subsequently played a limited run in Los Angeles with the Center Theatre Group following its Broadway closing.^[36]

Gasteyer married her husband, Charlie McKittrick, in 1996.^[37] They live inBrooklyn, New York with their two children.^[38][39]

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• Bobbie Mohan-Culp, the operatic-voiced high school music teacher (withWill Ferrell)^[40]
• Margaret Jo McCullen, co-host of theNPR radio showDelicious Dish (withMolly Shannon)^[41]
• Gemini's Twin singer Jonette (withMaya Rudolph)^[42]
• Cinder Calhoun, a politically correctLilith Fair singer^[43]
• Fast-talkingMTVVJ Kincaid^[44]
• Daytimetalk show hostess ofPretty Living, Gayle Gleeson^[45]

• Martha Stewart^[46]
• Céline Dion (onThe Celine Dion Show)^[47]
• Katherine Harris^[48]
• Joy Behar^[49]
• Joan Rivers^[50]
• Sally Jesse Raphael^[51]
• Elizabeth Dole^[52]
• Kathy Griffin
• Carrie Donovan (Vogue style editor featured in theOld Navy commercials)
• Bea Arthur
• Barbra Streisand (auditioning forStar Wars)
• Helen Thomas
• Hillary Clinton^[47]
• Mia Farrow
• Victoria Beckham
• Geri Halliwell
• Christina Aguilera
• Laura Schlessinger
• Debbie Matenopoulos
• Elizabeth Hurley
• Lynda Lopez
• Lisa Kudrow (asPhoebe Buffay onFriends)
• Jewel
• Cokie Roberts
• Madonna
• Andie MacDowell
• Nancy Grace
• Ann B. Davis
• Cynthia Nixon (asMiranda Hobbes onSex and the City)
• Glenn Close
• Renee O'Connor (asGabrielle onXena: Warrior Princess)
• Darva Conger
• Amelia Earhart
• Christie Whitman
• Diane Sawyer
• Jane Fonda
• Theresa Saldana
• Jo Anne Worley
• Susan McDougal
• Allison Janney (asC. J. Cregg onThe West Wing)
• Betty Ford
• Jamie Gangel
• Lara Flynn Boyle (as Helen Gamble onThe Practice)
• Anne Heche
• Kathryn Beaumont

• I'm Hip (2014)
• Sugar & Booze (2019)

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