Nora Dunn's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Histeria! Lydia Karaoke Three Moons Over Milford Michelle Gr…

Main Movie Roles 2009 - It's Complicated 2008 - Pineapple Express 2006 - Southland Tales 2006 - Pucked 2006 - The Darwin Awards 2005 - Love For Rent 2004 - November 2004 - Laws of Attraction 2003 - Runaway Jury 2003 - Bruce Almighty 2003 - The Hebrew Hammer 2003 - Out of Time 2001 - What's the Worst That Could Happen? 2001 - Zoolander 2001 - Max Keeble's Big Move 2001 - Heartbreakers 2000 - What Planet are you from? 1999 - Drop Dead Gorgeous 1999 - Three Kings 1998 - Air Bud: Golden Receiver 1998 - Bulworth 1995 - The Last Supper 1994 - I Love Trouble 1992 - Passion Fish 1991 - Stepping Out 1990 - Miami Blues 1989 - How I Got Into College 1988 - Working Girl

BIOGRAPHY:

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 (I), Randy Quaid, Terry Sweeney, Danitra Vance, A. Whitney Brown and Al Franken (I)) 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".


TRIVIA:

• Boycotted a _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) episode in May 1990 because controversial comedian 'Andrew Dice Clay' (qv) was hosting the show.
• Sister of 'Kevin Dunn (I)' (qv).