Cheri Oteri Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress for "Scary Movie" in 2001
• Won a Hoboken International Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Bad Parents" in 2013
• Started out in promotions at A&M Records before becoming a member of The Groundlings
• Wrote and executive produced the short films "A Great Catch" in 2011 and "Worst Album Covers Ever: The Brailettes" in 2012
• Best known as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member and as Gail Hailstorm in "Scary Movie․"
• Some of her original characters on "Saturday Night Live" were Joy Lipton, Nadeen, and Rita DelVecchio, and also did impersonations of Katie Couric, Judge Judy, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Barbara Walters, among others
• Her most popular original character on "Saturday Night Live" was Arianna the cheerleader, who partnered with the character Craig, played by Will Ferrell, and hosted cheerleading guests like Robert Downey Jr․ and Jim Carrey
• Returned to "Saturday Night Live" in "The Women of SNL" special in 2010 in a "Real Housewives" parody with Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon, and Rachel Dratch