Actor profile

Vanessa Bayer

14th November 1981 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Acting

Vanessa Bayer was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended Orange High School. She is best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. During her college career, she worked as an intern for Sesame Street and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

17 Movies 38 TV Shows 1 In Production 59 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Maddie's Secret poster

Maddie's Secret 19th June 2026 as Julie

Hoppers poster

Hoppers 4th March 2026 as Diane (voice)

The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2025 poster

The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show 2025 23rd December 2025 as Rodudu

Freakier Friday poster

Freakier Friday 6th August 2025 as Madame Jen

DC League of Super-Pets poster

DC League of Super-Pets 27th July 2022 as PB (voice)

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar poster

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar 29th March 2021 as Debbie

Wander Darkly poster

Wander Darkly 11th December 2020 as Maggie

The Postal Service Zoom Auditions poster

The Postal Service Zoom Auditions 7th October 2020 as Self

Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online poster

Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online 3rd March 2019 as Self

Ibiza poster

Ibiza 25th May 2018 as Nikki

Carrie Pilby poster

Carrie Pilby 31st March 2017 as Tara

The Polka King poster

The Polka King 22nd January 2017 as Bitsy Bear

Office Christmas Party poster

Office Christmas Party 25th November 2016 as Allison

Trainwreck poster

Trainwreck 17th July 2015 as Nikki

Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving poster

Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving 27th November 2013 as Rosa

Despicable Me 2 poster

Despicable Me 2 26th June 2013 as Flight Attendant (voice)

Adventures in the Sin Bin poster

Adventures in the Sin Bin 8th June 2012 as Superdawg Waitress

Mating Season poster

Mating Season 22nd May 2026 as Meredith (voice)

Scrubs poster

Scrubs 25th February 2026 as Sibby Wilson

Iron Man and His Awesome Friends poster

Iron Man and His Awesome Friends 11th August 2025 as Swarm (voice)

Meet Iron Man and His Awesome Friends poster

Meet Iron Man and His Awesome Friends 14th July 2025 as Swarm (voice) (uncredited)

Mid-Century Modern poster

Mid-Century Modern 28th March 2025 as Liz

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney poster

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney 12th March 2025 as Jerica (Pre-Tape Segment)

No Good Deed poster

No Good Deed 12th December 2024 as Cynthia

Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth 29th February 2024 as DeeDee Dashers

Dinner Time Live with David Chang poster

Dinner Time Live with David Chang 25th January 2024 as Self

The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge poster

The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge 4th August 2023 as Self - Guest Judge

I Love That for You poster

I Love That for You 1st May 2022 as Joanna Gold

Alice's Wonderland Bakery poster

Alice's Wonderland Bakery 9th February 2022 as Daff (voice)

Helpsters poster

Helpsters 1st November 2019 as Rita Reader

Lights Out with David Spade poster

Lights Out with David Spade 29th July 2019 as Self - Panelist

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson poster

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson 23rd April 2019 as Brenda

What We Do in the Shadows poster

What We Do in the Shadows 27th March 2019 as Evie Russell

Single Parents poster

Single Parents 26th September 2018 as Mia

Barry poster

Barry 25th March 2018 as Morgan Dawn-Cherry

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 28th September 2017 as Amy

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 28th September 2017 as Friday

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews poster

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews 1st March 2016 as Self - Guest

Love poster

Love 19th February 2016 as Sarah

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self - Contestant

Man Seeking Woman poster

Man Seeking Woman 14th January 2015 as Laura Ferber

TripTank poster

TripTank 2nd April 2014 as Cheryl (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 17th September 2013 as Officer Debbie Fogle

Drunk History poster

Drunk History 9th July 2013 as Mary Gillespie

The Mindy Project poster

The Mindy Project 25th September 2012 as Mary

Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang! 8th June 2012 as Susan Armhold

Portlandia poster

Portlandia 21st January 2011 as Speaker System Customer

Portlandia poster

Portlandia 21st January 2011 as Ms. Praeger

Modern Family poster

Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as Marjorie

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Clarity Hoffman-Roth (voice)

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Various Characters

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self

The Comeback King poster

Coming soon

The Comeback King 3rd February 2027