Nora Dunn

Personal context

Summary

Nora Dunn is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for her years on Saturday Night Live, where she created recurring characters and impressions, and for supporting roles in films such as Working Girl and Three Kings. Her work spans sketch comedy, television, film, and theater, often using satire and character performance. In 1990, she boycotted an SNL episode hosted by Andrew Dice Clay, objecting to his jokes about abusing women; she has also described feminist humor as challenging women’s treatment as lesser than men. No public statements on DEI, party politics, or broader activist affiliations are on record.