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Vanessa Bayer

Vanessa Bayer (born November 14, 1981) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2010 to 2017, for which she was nominated for an Emmy. She co-created, co-executive produced, and starred in the Showtime comedy I Love That for You, loosely based on her experience as a survivor of childhood leukemia. She has appeared in such films as Trainwreck (2015), Office Christmas Party (2016), Carrie Pilby (2016), Ibiza (2018), and Wander Darkly (2020).

Infobox

Born
(1981-11-14) November 14, 1981 (age 44)Orange, Ohio, U.S.
Education
University of Pennsylvania (BA)
Occupations
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Years active
2002–present

Tables

Vanessa Bayer film appearances · Filmography › Film
2009
Off the Cuff
Role(s)
Kate Clark
2010
Stages of Emily
Role(s)
Jocelyn
Notes
Short film
2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Role(s)
Superdawg Waitress
2013
Role(s)
Flight Attendant (voice)
2015
Role(s)
Nikki
2016
Role(s)
Tara
Role(s)
Allison Parker
2017
Role(s)
Bitsy Bear
2018
Role(s)
Nikki
2020
Role(s)
Maggie
2021
2022
Role(s)
PB (voice)
2025
Role(s)
Madame Jen
2026
Role(s)
Diane (voice)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009
Off the Cuff
Kate Clark
2010
Stages of Emily
Jocelyn
Short film
2012
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Superdawg Waitress
2013
Despicable Me 2
Flight Attendant (voice)
2015
Trainwreck
Nikki
2016
Carrie Pilby
Tara
Office Christmas Party
Allison Parker
2017
The Polka King
Bitsy Bear
2018
Ibiza
Nikki
2020
Wander Darkly
Maggie
2021
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Debbie
2022
DC League of Super-Pets
PB (voice)
2025
Freakier Friday
Madame Jen
Maddie's Secret
2026
Hoppers
Diane (voice)
Vanessa Bayer television appearances · Filmography › Television
2011
I Wanna Have Your Baby
Role(s)
Connie
Notes
Episode: "Corrine & Jerry"
2012
Sugarboy
Role(s)
Chip's wife
2013
Role(s)
Mary
Notes
Episode: "Sk8er Man"
2014
Role(s)
Susan Armhold
Notes
Episode: "Patton Oswalt Wears a Black Blazer & Dress Shoes"
Role(s)
Rockelle (voice)
Notes
Episode: "The Rock Can Talk"
Role(s)
Various (voice)
Notes
2 episodes
2014–2017
Role(s)
Portlandia
Notes
Various
2015
Role(s)
Laura
Notes
2 episodes
Role(s)
Dr. Jill Stein-Awesome-Kaplan (voice)
Notes
4 episodes
2016
Role(s)
Marjorie
Notes
Episode: "Snow Ball"
2016–2019
Role(s)
Drunk History
Notes
Various
2017
Role(s)
Dr. Clarity Hoffman-Roth (voice)
Notes
Episode: "A Father's Watch"
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Julie"
2018
Role(s)
Sarah
Notes
Episode: "Sarah from College"
2018–2020
Role(s)
Will & Grace
Notes
Amy / Friday
2019–2020
Role(s)
Single Parents
Notes
Mia
2019–2023
Role(s)
What We Do in the Shadows
Notes
Evie Russell
2019
Role(s)
Brenda
Notes
Episode: "Instagram"
Role(s)
Baha (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Finn Cascade"
Role(s)
Rita Reader
Notes
Episode: "Rita Reader/Cody Gets a Cold"
2020
Role(s)
Justine
Notes
Episode: "WAHAM"
Role(s)
Officer Debbie Fogle
Notes
Recurring role (season 7); 3 episodes
2022–2024
Role(s)
Alice's Wonderland Bakery
Notes
Tweedle Do (voice)
2022
Role(s)
Joanna Gold
Notes
Series regular; also creator and executive producer
Role(s)
Morgan Dawn-Cherry
Notes
Episode: "710N"
2024
City Island
Role(s)
Ms. Webster (voice)
Notes
Episode: "The Internet"
Role(s)
DeeDee Dashers
Notes
Episode: "Gold, Frankincense, and Murder"
Role(s)
Cynthia
Notes
Episode: "Open House"
2025–present
Role(s)
Iron Man and His Awesome Friends
Notes
Swarm (voice)
2025
Role(s)
Liz
Notes
Episode: "Working Girls"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2010–2017
Saturday Night Live
Various
Series regularNominated – 2014 American Comedy Award for Comedy Supporting Actress – TVNominated – 2014 Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Female Performance in a Fiction ProgramNominated – 2015 Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Female Performance in a Fiction ProgramNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2011
I Wanna Have Your Baby
Connie
Episode: "Corrine & Jerry"
2012
Sugarboy
Chip's wife
2013
The Mindy Project
Mary
Episode: "Sk8er Man"
2014
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Susan Armhold
Episode: "Patton Oswalt Wears a Black Blazer & Dress Shoes"
Wallykazam!
Rockelle (voice)
Episode: "The Rock Can Talk"
TripTank
Various (voice)
2 episodes
2014–2017
Portlandia
Various
4 episodes
2015
Man Seeking Woman
Laura
2 episodes
2015
The Awesomes
Dr. Jill Stein-Awesome-Kaplan (voice)
4 episodes
2016
Modern Family
Marjorie
Episode: "Snow Ball"
2016–2019
Drunk History
Various
3 episodes
2017
The Simpsons
Dr. Clarity Hoffman-Roth (voice)
Episode: "A Father's Watch"
2017
Crashing
Herself
Episode: "Julie"
2018
Love
Sarah
Episode: "Sarah from College"
2018–2020
Will & Grace
Amy / Friday
6 episodes
2019–2020
Single Parents
Mia
3 episodes
2019–2023
What We Do in the Shadows
Evie Russell
2 episodes
2019
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Brenda
Episode: "Instagram"
2019
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Baha (voice)
Episode: "Finn Cascade"
2019
Helpsters
Rita Reader
Episode: "Rita Reader/Cody Gets a Cold"
2020
Shrill
Justine
Episode: "WAHAM"
2020
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Officer Debbie Fogle
Recurring role (season 7); 3 episodes
2022–2024
Alice's Wonderland Bakery
Tweedle Do (voice)
Recurring role
2022
I Love That for You
Joanna Gold
Series regular; also creator and executive producer
2022
Barry
Morgan Dawn-Cherry
Episode: "710N"
2024
City Island
Ms. Webster (voice)
Episode: "The Internet"
2024
Elsbeth
DeeDee Dashers
Episode: "Gold, Frankincense, and Murder"
2024
No Good Deed
Cynthia
Episode: "Open House"
2025–present
Iron Man and His Awesome Friends
Swarm (voice)
Recurring role
2025
Mid-Century Modern
Liz
Episode: "Working Girls"

References

  1. Twitter: Vanessa Bayer (official account)
    https://twitter.com/vanessabayer/status/1460123584374796291
  2. How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer
    https://podbay.fm/p/how-did-we-get-weird-with-vanessa-bayer-and-jonah-bayer/e/1658138400
  3. Moynihan, Rob. "SNL's Fab Four", TV Guide, March 7, 2011, Pages 44-45
  4. Cleveland Jewish News
    https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/for-saturday-night-live-s-bayer-humor-a-family-affair/article_4548880c-3335-11e2-bf5a-0019bb2963f4.html
  5. The Cornell Daily Sun
    https://cornellsun.com/2020/01/27/former-snl-star-vanessa-bayer-talks-comedy-jewish-identity/
  6. The A.V. Club
    https://www.avclub.com/jonah-and-vanessa-bayer-on-sound-advice-sibling-rivalr-1798282072
  7. Stereogum
    https://www.stereogum.com/1697183/watch-vanessa-bayer-roast-united-nations/video/
  8. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/nyregion/the-very-lazy-sunday-routine-of-vanessa-bayer-of-saturday-night-live.html?_r=0
  9. "'Saturday Night Live' regular Vanessa Bayer, a Moreland Hills native, returns home to perform Sunday at the Improv"
    http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2012/11/saturday_night_lives_vanessa_b.html
  10. "'SNL' alum Vanessa Bayer returns to Second City for charity event"
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-vanessa-bayer-red-nose-day-20180516-story.html
  11. Annenberg School for Communication
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiTJ3qLrvCc
  12. "All-Female Musical and Sketch Comedy at the University of Pennsylvania"
    http://www.bloomerscomedy.com/
  13. "Penn Gazette | Alumni : Profiles"
    http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0511/pro03.html
  14. "Jonah Bayer"
    http://jonahbayer.wordpress.com/
  15. Noisey
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/octobers-very-owned-ep-16-an-interview-with-a-guy-who-hung-out-with-drake-for-two-hours-once/
  16. "Jews in the News: Rachel Specter, Grammys & Barbra Streisand"
    http://letmypeoplegrow.org/2011/02/jews-newsrachel-specter-grammys-snl/
  17. "NBC'S 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 25 WITH SNL ALUM AMY POEHLER & CHART-TOPPING MUSICAL GUEST KATY PERRY"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120311215526/http://www.nbcuniversal.presscentre.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=1683&NewsAreaId=2
  18. "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – 2017"
    http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-supporting-actress-in-a-comedy-series
  19. The A.V. Club
    https://www.avclub.com/vanessa-bayer-is-leaving-snl-1798262112
  20. "Vanessa Bayer leaving 'SNL'"
    http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/20/entertainment/vanessa-bayer-leaving-snl/
  21. Vulture
    https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/vanessa-bayer-series-i-love-this-for-you-showtime.html
  22. WKYC
    https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/how-vanessa-bayers-childhood-battle-with-leukemia-inspired-i-love-that-for-you-exclusive/603-5e566cb9-041a-4957-a019-6013663f5352
  23. Time
    https://time.com/6175255/vanessa-bayer-i-love-that-for-you-interview/
  24. "What We do in the Shadows: Every Guest Star Appearance, Ranked"
    https://movieweb.com/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-guest-stars-ranked/#vanessa-bayer
  25. Entertainment Weekly
    http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/22/vanessa-bayer-reveals-childhood-struggle-leukemia
  26. How Do You Care for a Very Sick Bear?
    https://books.google.com/books?id=3FmXDwAAQBAJ
  27. "Vanessa Bayer (visual voices guide)"
    http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Vanessa-Bayer/
  28. DC League of Super-Pets
    https://ew.com/movies/dc-league-of-super-pets-first-look/
  29. abc7
    https://abc7.com/post/disney-pixar-release-hoppers-trailer-starring-meryl-streep-dave-franco-jon-hamm-animated-comedy-movie/18181016/
  30. Traveling Pants
    https://www.avclub.com/it-s-a-manhunt-and-traveling-pants-situation-to-sta-1841506414
  31. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    https://www.avclub.com/a-coke-fueled-brooklyn-nine-nine-gets-into-the-mind-of-1841966898
  32. Animation Magazine
    https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/05/marvels-iron-man-and-his-awesome-friends-assembles-villainous-voice-stars/
  33. DisneyNow
    https://disneynow.com/episode/938e6495-ed30-49be-90c3-47ad15d2c22c/playlist/PL553044961
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