Ellen Cleghorne

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Biography

Ellen Cleghorne was raised in the projects of Brooklyn, and after earning a degree at Hunter College on Manhattan's Upper East Side, began performing standup in clubs throughout New York City. She also performed with "The Family, Inc.", a troupe which performed mainly at prisons, and appeared in two productions with the New York Shakespeare Festival, "Marriage Proposal," and "Looking for Tomorrow." Although she had been featured on several …

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Job Title

Actor, Writer

Born

November 29, 1965

Career Milestones

Performed in comedy clubs and also appeared Off-Broadway and in the New York Shakespeare Festival's productions of "Marriage Proposal" and "Looking for Tomorrow"

Starred in her own sitcom on The WB, "Cleghorne"

1985

Early film work, bit part in "Turk 182"

1991

Appeared on several episodes of "In Living Color"

1991

Became a regular on NBC's "Saturday Night Live!"

1992

Co-starred in the feature "This is My Life"

1996

Had featured role in "Mr. Wrong"