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Gilda Radner
ACTOR

Gilda Radner

Known for Saturday Night Live · The Muppet Show · Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1978. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gilda Radner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
Jun 28, 1946
Died
May 20, 1989
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Known For
Acting

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1978.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Gilda Radner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

TVSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters · 1975
★ 6.9
TVThe Muppet Show
The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star · 1976
★ 8.0
MOVIEDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadSelf - Actress (archive footage) · 2015
★ 6.7
TVLate Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David LettermanSelf · 1982
★ 6.2
TVReading Rainbow
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1983
★ 8.4
MOVIEMarty, Life Is Short
Marty, Life Is ShortSelf (archive footage) · 2026
★ 8.0
MOVIERemembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene WilderSelf (archive footage) · 2024
★ 7.3
MOVIELadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage) · 2025
★ 7.7

Filmography

Movies

The Last DetailNichiren Shoshu Member
1973
The Gift of WinterNicely / Malicious / Narrator (voice)
1974
The Rutles: All You Need Is CashMrs. Emily Pules
1978
The Things We Did Last SummerSelf
1978
Witch's Night OutWitch / The Fairy Godmother (voice)
1978
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoSelf
1979
Robert Rauschenberg: RetrospectiveSelf
1979
S'
Since '45Self - Performer
1979
AnimalympicsBarbra Warblers / Brenda Springer / Cora Lee Perrier / Tatyana Tushenko / Dorrie Turnell / The Contessa (voice)
1980
First FamilyGloria Link
1980
Gilda LiveSelf / Various Characters
1980
Gilda LiveWriter
1980
Hanky PankyKate Hellman
1982
It Came from HollywoodSelf
1982
The Woman in RedMs. Milner
1984
Movers & ShakersLivia Machado
1985
The Best of John BelushiVarious Characters
1985
Haunted HoneymoonVickie Pearl
1986
Free to Be... a FamilySelf
1988
Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf (archive footage)
1989
FO
Friends of GildaSelf (archive footage)
1993
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf (archive footage)
1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas(archive footage)
1999
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveSelf
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydVarious Characters (archive footage)
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda RadnerSelf
2005
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish WomenSelf (archive footage)
2007
The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)
2010
An SNL Valentine(archive footage)
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadSelf - Actress (archive footage)
2015
Love, GildaSelf (archive footage)
2018
BelushiSelf (archive footage)
2020
An SNL Thanksgiving(archive footage)
2024
Remembering Gene WilderSelf (archive footage)
2024
Remembering Gene WilderSelf (archive photos/footage)
2024
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)
2025
LorneSelf (Uncredited)
2026
Marty, Life Is ShortSelf (archive footage)
2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...Self (archive footage)
2026

Television

Dinah!Self · 1 eps
1974
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters · 106 eps
1975
The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
1976
Late Night with David LettermanSelf · 1 eps
1982
Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1982
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
1983
It's Garry Shandling's ShowGilda Radner · 1 eps
1986

Photos

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