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
Awards
1979Emmy-Outstanding Comedy - Variety or Music Program:nominated
1978Emmy-Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music:winner
1977Emmy-Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music:nominated