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Nora Dunn(I)

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  • Writer
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Nora Dunn at an event for The Guilt Trip (2012)
In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
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The Oath (2018)
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Nora Dunn got her start working at the famous Second City comedy troupe, where she was eventually spotted by Saturday Night Live (1975) casting directors, and she joined the SNL cast (among them Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Lovitz, Dennis Miller, Randy Quaid, Terry Sweeney, Danitra Vance, A. Whitney Brown and Al Franken) in the era that is generally considered the "Dark Years" in the history of SNL.

Dunn graduated from the Art institute of Chicago and also studied at the Jean Sheldon Acting Workshop in San Francisco. In addition to her roles on television and film, she performs her critically acclaimed one-woman show in theaters around the country. She recently completed a screenplay that she will direct and is the author of a book, "Nobody's Rib".
BornApril 29, 1952
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Nora Dunn, Kevin Nealon, and Bob Odenkirk in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Nora Dunn, Crew Kingston Miskel, Anna Grace Barlow, and Simone Recasner in The Big Leap (2021)
Nora Dunn, Crew Kingston Miskel, and Anna Grace Barlow in The Big Leap (2021)
Nora Dunn, Crew Kingston Miskel, Anna Grace Barlow, and Simone Recasner in The Big Leap (2021)
Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz, Nora Dunn, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman, and Jan Hooks in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz, Nora Dunn, and Paul Shaffer in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jon Lovitz, Nora Dunn, Jan Hooks, and Victoria Jackson in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Nora Dunn, Ike Barinholtz, Chris Ellis, Carrie Brownstein, Tiffany Haddish, Jon Barinholtz, and Meredith Hagner in The Oath (2018)
Christopher Walken, Nora Dunn, and Jan Hooks in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Nora Dunn in The Roseanne Show (1997)
Nora Dunn and Melissa Peterman in Worst Cooks in America (2010)
Nora Dunn and Anne Burrell in Worst Cooks in America (2010)

Known for:

George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube in Three Kings (1999)
Three Kings
7.1
  • Adriana Cruz
  • 1999
Bai Ling, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jon Lovitz, Wallace Shawn, Seann William Scott, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, Mandy Moore, and Cheri Oteri in Southland Tales (2006)
Southland Tales
5.3
  • Cyndi Pinziki
  • 2006
James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Danny McBride in Pineapple Express (2008)
Pineapple Express
6.9
  • Shannon
  • 2008
Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty (2003)
Bruce Almighty
6.8
  • Ally Loman
  • 2003

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Actress

  • Topher Grace, Karla Souza, Sasheer Zamata, Caitlin McGee, and Jimmy Tatro in Home Economics (2021)
    Home Economics
    • Muriel
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Marlyne Barrett in All the Things That Could Have Been (2022)
    Chicago Med
    • Dr. Richardson
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2022
  • The Hater (2022)
    The Hater
    • Genie
    • 2022
  • Benjamin Bratt, Rosario Dawson, Hoon Lee, and Freddy Miyares in DMZ (2022)
    DMZ
    • Oona
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Teri Polo, Scott Foley, Piper Perabo, Karen Rodriguez, Raymond Cham Jr., Anna Grace Barlow, Simone Recasner, Ser'Darius Blain, Jon Rudnitsky, McKenzie Chinn, and Adam Kaplan in The Big Leap (2021)
    The Big Leap
    • Gina
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Ed Helms and Patti Harrison in Together Together (2021)
    Together Together
    • Adele
    • 2021
  • Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel in The Lost Husband (2020)
    The Lost Husband
    • Aunt Jean
    • 2020
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    How to Get Away with Murder
    • Judge Lily Nanjani
    • Lily Nanjani
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Travis Coles, Kimiko Glenn, and Liza Koshy in Liza on Demand (2018)
    Liza on Demand
    • Claudine
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Miles Brown in Emmett (2019)
    Emmett
    • Selma Ally
    • 2019
  • The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018)
    The Boss Baby: Back in Business
    • Gigi (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish in The Oath (2018)
    The Oath
    • Eleanor
    • 2018
  • Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson in Detroiters (2017)
    Detroiters
    • Sue
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, and Hannibal Buress in Tag (2018)
    Tag
    • Linda Malloy
    • 2018
  • Mekhi Phifer, Lance Reddick, Mykelti Williamson, Kevin Quinn, Bryshere Y. Gray, and Woody McClain in Canal Street (2018)
    Canal Street
    • Marge Sudermill
    • 2018

Writer

  • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
    Sisters
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1996

Soundtrack

  • Futurama (1999)
    Futurama
    • performer: "The Bureaucrat Song"
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • performer: "Penny Lane", "A Day In The Life", "Get Back", "Let It Be"
    • performer: "Sweeney Sisters" Medley
    • performer: "Fiber" ...
    • TV Series
    • 1986–1989
  • The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)
    The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    • performer: "Medley"
    • TV Special
    • 1988

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Working Girl: Blu-Ray
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Working Girl: Blu-Ray
Working Girl: Blu-Ray
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Working Girl: Blu-Ray
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Teaser Trailer
Theatrical Version
Trailer 2:22
Theatrical Version
The Answer Man
Trailer 2:34
The Answer Man
My Suicide
Trailer 1:23
My Suicide
My Suicide
Trailer 1:23
My Suicide
Pineapple Express
Trailer 2:30
Pineapple Express
LOL
Trailer 2:22
LOL
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Trailer 1:00
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
What's The Worst That Could Happen?
Trailer 0:55
What's The Worst That Could Happen?
What's The Worst That Could Happen?
Trailer 0:55
What's The Worst That Could Happen?

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Noras Dunn
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • April 29, 1952
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Spouses
      Sean McGarryApril 18, 1998 - present
  • Other works
    Book: "Nobody's Rib"

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  • Trivia
    Boycotted a Saturday Night Live (1975) episode in May 1990 because controversial comedian Andrew Dice Clay was hosting the show.
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    Often plays doctors

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