Vanessa Bayer

Vanessa Bayer

Birthday: November 14
Birthplace: Orange, Ohio

Vanessa Bayer is an Emmy-nominated American actress and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for supporting roles in films Trainwreck, Office Christmas Party and Carrie Pilby.

Vanessa Bayer is an Emmy-nominated American actress and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for supporting roles in films Trainwreck, Office Christmas Party and Carrie Pilby.
Bayer joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on September 25, 2010. Beginning with the 2012–2013 season, Bayer was promoted to repertory status. She has been praised for her performance on the show, with Rolling Stone calling her "Saturday Night Live's secret weapon". In 2014, she was nominated for an American Comedy Award for her work on the show. Following the departure of Nasim Pedrad after the 2013-14 season, Bayer became the longest serving current female cast member. Bayer departed the show on May 20, 2017 after seven years on the show, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for that season.

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Awards & Nominations

1 Nomination
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series - 2017
  • Nominee
  • Vanessa Bayer, as Various Characters
  • Saturday Night Live
  • NBC
  • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video

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Vanessa Bayer of Saturday Night Live on the red carpet

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