11 Facts About Nora Dunn

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Nora Dunn was born on April 29,1952 and is an American actress and comedian.

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Nora Dunn was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Margaret, a nurse, and John Nora Dunn, a musician and poet.

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Nora Dunn's brother is actor Kevin Dunn, and sister is 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 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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8.

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 is a fan of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.