Nora Dunn Biography
Born: April 29, 1952
Comedic actress Nora Dunn has frequently played acerbic character roles in films and TV as foils to generally likeable leads. She was a regular cast member on Saturday_Night_Live from 1985 to 1990, when she left due to the controversial episode with musical guest Sinead O'Connor and host Andrew_Dice_Clay. During her five-year run, she played several talk show hosts and was one of the Sweeney Sisters, along with Jan_Hooks. She made her film debut in Mike_Nichols' Working_Girl (1988) as a jaded office worker, followed by Savage_Steve_Holland's How_I_Got_Into_College (1989) as an SAT coach. Her next few films were less successful: Stepping_Out, Born_Yesterday, and I_Love_Trouble. She turned back to TV and joined the cast of the NBC drama Sisters as the lesbian TV producer Norma Lear, followed by the CBS comedy The Nanny as Dr. Reynolds. In the late '90s, she had a few small yet funny roles in the more successful films The_Last_Supper, Bulworth, Drop_Dead_Gorgeous, and Three_Kings. She also used her vocal talent to provide voices for the animated TV shows Futurama, The_Wild_Thornberrys, and Histeria! In 2001, she played the mom in Max_Keeble's_Big_Move, a fashion designer in Zoolander, and Miss Madness in Heartbreakers. Her 2003 projects include the independent comedy Die_Mommie_Die, the Jim_Carrey feature Bruce_Almighty, and the romantic comedy Laws of Attraction. Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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