Vanessa Bayer

Actor, Producer, Writer

Birthdate: November 14, 1981 (44 Years Old)

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Vanessa Bayer (birthname: Vanessa Polster Bayer) became a household name in comedy as a long-running member of the cast of Saturday Night Live from 2010 to 2017. Her first significant film role came halfway through her SNL stint, in a voice role in Despicable Me 2 (2013), with Steve Carell and fellow SNL cast member Kristin Wiig. Bayer joined another SNL cast mate, Bill Hader, with writer-star Amy Schumer and director Judd Apatow for Trainwreck (2015). She was part of the ensemble of Susan Johnson’s comedy-drama, Carrie Philby, with Nathan Lane and Gabriel Bryne, and then the ensemble of Will Speck’s and Josh Gordon’s comic hit ($114 worldwide gross) from Paramount, Office Christmas Party (2016), with Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, and Olivia Munn. Bayer joined Jack Black for the true-life Netflix comedy, The Polka King (2018), and in the same year, joined producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay for her first role as a star-- Alex Richanbach’s rom-com, Ibiza, with Gillian Jacobs and Phoebe Robinson, also released on Netflix. Tara Miele’s Wander Darkly (2020), with Sienna Miller and Diego Luna, was the third Sundance premiere featuring Bayer and her first dramatic feature. Bayer reunited with Wiig for the acclaimed comedy (co-written by Wiig), Barb & Star Go to Vista del Mar (2021). In 2022, Bayer took her second voice role in an animated feature with DC League of Super-Pets, with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart.

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Personal life

Vanessa Bayer was born in Orange, Ohio, and raised by parents Todd and Carolyn Bayer. She has one brother, Jonah Bayer, a guitarist with the group United Nations. Bayer was struck with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 15. She recovered and graduated from Orange High School, and majored in communication and French at the University of Pennsylvania, while also interning on the productions of Sesame Street and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and performing with the all-female sketch group, Bloomers. Bayer’s height is 5’ 6”.

Known For

Hoppers

(2026)

Freakier Friday

(2025)

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar

(2021)

Carrie Pilby

Tara (2017)

Awards

Nominee, Best Supporting Actress—Comedy Series, Emmy Awards (2017); Nominee, Best Comedy Supporting Actress, American Comedy Awards (2014).

Primetime Emmy

Primetime Emmy

Primetime Emmy Awards

Vanessa Bayer Movies

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2022 |
DC League of Super-Pets
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped.
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asPB
2017 |
Carrie Pilby
Carrie Pilby
2017
Comedy, Drama
A person of high intelligence struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex, and leaving her apartment.
asTara
2016 |
Office Christmas Party
Office Christmas Party
2016
Comedy
When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand...
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asAllison
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as Madame Jen
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as Nikki
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as Debbie
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as Flight Attendant
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as Diane