Biography

Ana Gasteyer is known for her work as a television actor and comedian on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Ms. Gasteyer is a trained singer and has starred in multiple Broadway and televised musicals, including as Elphaba in both the Broadway and Chicago productions of Wicked, which earned her a Jefferson award nomination. In 2017, she starred in FOX’s A Christmas Story Live! as Mrs. Schwartz, earning her an Emmy award nomination for her performance singing “The Market for a Miracle.” She has also starred as Mae in the Showtime movie musical Reefer Madness and as Principle McGee in FOX’s hit live broadcast of the iconic musical Grease with Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens. In 2018, Ms. Gasteyer performed as Miss Hannigan in the Tony-winning musical Annie at The Hollywood Bowl alongside David Alan Grier, Megan Hilty, Lea Salonga, and Roger Bart. She recently released Sugar & Booze, a collection of original and classic holiday songs and the follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut album I’m Hip.