Nora Dunn was born on April 29,1952 and is an American actress and comedian.
14 Facts About Nora Dunn
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Nora Dunn first garnered popularity during her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990.
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Nora Dunn has two brothers, actor Kevin Dunn and Michael Dunn, a high school history teacher and football coach as well as one sister, Cathy Zimmerman.
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Nora Dunn was raised in a Catholic family, and has Irish, English, Scottish and German ancestry.
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Nora Dunn attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Nora Dunn joined SNL in 1985 with the return of Lorne Michaels as executive producer.
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Nora Dunn's impressions included Ann Landers, Imelda Marcos, Liza Minnelli, Tyne Daly, Joan Baez, Martina Navratilova, and Cokie Roberts.
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Nora Dunn made headlines in 1990 when she, along with original musical guest Sinead O'Connor, boycotted an episode that was hosted by comedian Andrew Dice Clay because they found his misogynistic humor offensive.
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Nora Dunn appeared in recurring roles on Sisters from 1993 to 1996 and The Nanny from 1998 to 1999, as well as a guest-starring role in a two-part episode of The X-Files in 1998.
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In 2009, Nora Dunn played the sister-in-law of Frank Reynolds in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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In 2014, Nora Dunn began appearing in a series of commercials for Clorox.
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Nora Dunn has been a storytelling contributor to Chicago's Under the Gun Theater.
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Nora Dunn directed the American Theater Company's production of Augusta in Chicago in 2008.
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Nora Dunn is a fan of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.