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Ana Gasteyer

Ana Gasteyer

Actor, also producer and writer · Born May 4, 1967 (59) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Ana Gasteyer is an American singer, stage and screen actress. She is best known for her comedic roles as a cast member of the television show Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002. She holds a BS in Theatre and Performance Studies from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 4, 1967 (59)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are Ana Gasteyer's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Musical2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Musical movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
34%
Society
12%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Survival
3%
Morality
2%
Coming of age9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Absurd
11
Warm
14
Hopeful
7
Romantic
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ana Gasteyer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ana Gasteyer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 35 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Never Change!(2026)

    as Principal Nadler

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mating Season(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ellen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Doin' It(2024)

    as Principal Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Robogobo(2025)

    Show 50 episodes · as Crabitha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Krapopolis(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Clotho (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Royal Crackers(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas(2022)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Loot(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Grace Fences

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • How Dare You Want More: The Short Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Alice's Wonderland Bakery(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kiki the Caterpillar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • American Auto(2021)

    Show 23 episodes · as Katherine

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • A Clüsterfünke Christmas(2021)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Hildy Clüsterfünke

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Inside Job(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolores (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ridley Jones(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda Cornwallis

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Happiest Season(2020)

    as Harry Levin

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Duncanville(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Saleslady Janine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Bless the Harts(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Prodigal Son(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tilda

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Archibald's Next Big Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mimsy

  • Wine Country(2019)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Masked Singer(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Self · as Tree · as Tree (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • A Squirrel's Guide to Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • A Christmas Story Live!(2017)

    as Mrs. Schwartz

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Great News(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • People of Earth(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Gina Morrison

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Voltron: Legendary Defender(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Krolia

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Lady Dynamite(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Karen Grisham

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Grease Live!(2016)

    as Principal McGee

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Croods(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Meep (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Difficult People(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman at Cafe

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2(2015)

    as Mrs. Gundermutt

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Younger(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Meredith

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Harvey Beaks(2015)

    Show 98 episodes · as Tara (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 15 episodes · as Miss Cinoman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Rapture-Palooza(2013)

    as Mrs. Lewis

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Peeples(2013)

    as Mayor Hodge

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Geography Club(2013)

    as Mrs. Toles

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Fun Size(2012)

    as Jackie Leroux

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Barb Gurglar

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Robot & Frank(2012)

    as Shoplady

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • That's My Boy(2012)

    as Mrs. Ravensdale

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Suburgatory(2011)

    Show 57 episodes · as Sheila Shay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Fully Loaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jane

  • The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Various (archive footage)

  • Running Wilde(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Lowry

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Fish Hooks(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Hot Cocoa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Dare(2009)

    as Ruth Berger

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Judge Patrice Lessner

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Finn on the Fly(2008)

    as Dr. Madsen

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Women(2008)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dasha

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Procedure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Denise

  • Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical(2005)

    as Mae Coleman

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mean Girls(2004)

    as Cady's Mom

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • I'm with Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Bonnie

  • What's the Worst That Could Happen?(2001)

    as Ann Marie

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • What Women Want(2000)

    as Sue Cranston

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • TV Funhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice) · as Anne Heche (voice) · as Mary Magdalene (voice)

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Woman on Top(2000)

    as Claudia Hunter

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Geppetto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sra Giovanni

  • Dick(1999)

    as Rose Mary Woods

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Speed Dater (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Meet the Deedles(1998)

    as Mel

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Courting Courtney(1997)

    as Rosemary Colletti

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as April

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Ambiguously Gay Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · as Queen Serena (voice)

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ana Gasteyer · as Dr. Brand

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • A Small Domain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mother

  • Hope and Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl

  • Party of Five(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Emcee

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Trish Haney

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Yoga Woman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Monica's Social Worker

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 119 episodes · as Martha Stewart (uncredited) · as Self · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • You Deserve Each Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Deborah Rose

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 78 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)

$108M worldwide

Highest rated

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)

Film career

19752026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 78 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting1 of 79: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 79: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s30 · acting2020s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
980313

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ana Gasteyer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 65 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Robogobo (2025)

99th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Good Wife (2009)

Midcredits 94th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ana Gasteyer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles2–63 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles25–58 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles31–83 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles40–77 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles1–50 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ana Gasteyer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ana Gasteyer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Cumming shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers