Gilda Radner

Biography

​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.

Career Overview

Gilda Radner has 39 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work is anchored in the The Rutles Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Hanky Panky, Love, Gilda, Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

39

Birth Date

1946-06-28 00:00:00

Birth Place

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Known For

• 

  Hanky Panky
• 

  Love, Gilda
• 

  Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
• Friends of Gilda
• 

  Haunted Honeymoon
• 

  First Family

Associated Universes

• The Rutles Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Gene Wilder (3 collaborations)
• Chevy Chase (2 collaborations)
• Martin Short (2 collaborations)
• Lorne Michaels (2 collaborations)
• Laraine Newman (2 collaborations)
• Paul Shaffer (2 collaborations)
• Bill Murray (2 collaborations)
• Kathleen Quinlan (1 collaborations)
• Richard Widmark (1 collaborations)
• Robert Prosky (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (38 credits)

  • You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • SNL50: The Anniversary Special

    Self / Various (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Marty, Life Is Short

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Lorne

    Self (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Remembering Gene Wilder

    Self (archive photos/footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Belushi

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Love, Gilda

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Self - Actress (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Women of SNL

    Various (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

    Various Characters (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Friends of Gilda

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Free to Be... a Family

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Haunted Honeymoon

    Vickie Pearl

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Best of John Belushi

    Various Characters

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Movers & Shakers

    Livia Machado

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Woman in Red

    Ms. Milner

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • It Came from Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Hanky Panky

    Kate Hellman

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Late Night with David Letterman

    - 840816 (1984) ... Self actor actors

    - Show #0291 (1983) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1982
  • First Family

    Gloria Link

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Animalympics

    Barbra Warblers / Brenda Springer / Cora Lee Perrier / Tatyana Tushenko / Dorrie Turnell / The Contessa (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Gilda Live

    Self / Various Characters

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Since '45

    Self - Performer

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Things We Did Last Summer

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Witch's Night Out

    Witch / The Fairy Godmother (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    Mrs. Emily Pules

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Muppet Show

    - Gilda Radner (1978) ... Self - Special Guest Star actor actors
    1976
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Buck Henry/Andrew Gold (1980) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors

    - Steve Martin/Paul and Linda McCartney (1980) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors

    - Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn (1980) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors

    - Strother Martin/The Specials (1980) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors

    - Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray (1980) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors
    1975
  • The Gift of Winter

    Nicely / Malicious / Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Last Detail

    Nichiren Shoshu Member

    actor

    actors
    1973

• writing (1 credits)

  • Gilda Live

    writer

    writing
    1980