Gilda Radner

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Gilda Radner Fast Facts:

Made her stage debut in a 1972 Toronto production of Godspell.
Joined a Second City Toronto troupe in 1973 that included Dan Aykroyd, Brian Doyle-Murray and Eugene Levy.
Made her first film appearance in 1973's The Last Detail, which featured future Saturday Night Live cast member Randy Quaid
Notable SNL characters Emily Litella, Roseanne Roseannadanna and Baba Wawa were included in her 1979 Broadway debut Gilda Radner: Live From New York, which was released on film and as an album titled Gilda Live!
Met future husband Gene Wilder while filming the 1982 movie Hanky Panky and made her final film appearance opposite him in 1986's Haunted Honeymoon.
Wrote about her battle with ovarian cancer in the best-selling, posthumously published memoir It's Always Something.
The Gilda Radner Hereditary Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center conducts research for women at risk for breast and ovarian cancers.

Gilda Radner Relationships:
G.E. Smith - Ex-husband
Gene Wilder - Husband
Henrietta Radner - Mother
Herman Radner - Father
Michael Radner - Brother
Bill Murray - Ex-significant Other
Gilda Radner Awards:
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1979 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy - Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1989 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album - Winner
1977 Emmy: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music - Nominee
1978 Emmy: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music - Winner
College:
Attended University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI