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Gilda Radner
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American actress and comedian (1946–1989)
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Gilda Radner was an American comedian, autobiographer, stage actor, and television actor. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she began her work period in 1973 and continued until 1989. She was educated at the University of Michigan and studied under Del Close. Her primary instrument was her voice.
Radner received several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a CableACE Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was also recognized in the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. She was married to Gene Wilder and G. E. Smith.
Radner died of ovarian cancer in Los Angeles in 1989. Her manner of death was natural causes. She is buried in Connecticut.
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Detroit, Michigan, United States
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1978. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gilda Radner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... — Self (archive footage)2025
- Remembering Gene Wilder — Self (archive footage)2024
- Belushi — Self (archive footage)2020
- Love, Gilda — Self (archive footage)2018
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead — Self - Actress (archive footage)2015
- The Women of SNL — Various (archive footage)2010
- Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women — Self (archive footage)2007
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd — Various Characters (archive footage)2005
- Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live — Self2005
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Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American comedienne and actress, best known for her five years as part of the original cast of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. Radner, who died at 42 of ovarian cancer, became an icon for public awareness of both detection and treatment of the disease. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gilda+Radner">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1946-06-28 ) June 28, 1946, Detroit , Michigan, U.S.
- Died
- May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20) (aged 42), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress comedian
- Years active
- 1972–1989
- Spouses
- G. E. Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1982 ) Gene Wilder ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
- Relatives
- Steve Ballmer (second cousin)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gilda
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- G. E. Smith
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Student of
- Del Close
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Gilda Radner - 1980.jpg
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- date of death
- 1989-05-20
- cause of death
- ovarian cancer
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- Gilda Radner
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Connecticut
- date of birth
- 1946-06-28
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- end of work period
- 1989-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian.
Radner was one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until her departure in 1980. In her sketches on SNL, she played various original characters on the show's Weekend Update segment, such as the elderly, hard-of-hearing Emily Litella and the advice specialist Roseanne Roseannadanna, who rarely offered advice but often provided disgusting, off-topic stories. Radner won an Emmy Award for her performances on the show in 1978. She also portrayed those characters, among others, in her one-woman show Gilda, Live on Broadway in 1979 and later on film in 1980.
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