Nora Dunn graduated from the Art institute of Chicago and also studied at the Jean Sheldon Acting Workshop in San Francisco. She got her start working at the famous Second City comedy troupe, where she was eventually spotted by Saturday Night Live casting directors, and she joined the SNL cast.
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Big Leap (2021)
Guest starring as Gina Lewis
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: What Prevents Us? (Nov 15, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: I Should Have Gone to Motown (Oct 25, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Nothing But Money Shots (Oct 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Classic Tragic Love Triangle (Sep 27, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: I Want You Back (Sep 20, 2021)
Home Economics (2021)
Guest starring as Muriel Hayworth
(11 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Wheel of Vegan Brie, $24 (Nov 16, 2022)
- Episode 3x07: Model Train Set, $150 (Nov 2, 2022)
- Episode 3x04: Wedding Bouquet, $125 (Oct 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x03: Sushi for Twelve, $482 Plus Delivery (Oct 5, 2022)
- Episode 2x15: FaceFlop App, $1.99 (Mar 2, 2022)
- Episode 2x08: Two Thousand Pounds of Sand, $240 (Nov 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: Windmount Academy, $42,000/year (Oct 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Opus One Cabernet, 2015, $500 (May 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Triple Scoop of Ice Cream, $6.39 (Apr 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Mermaid Taffeta Wedding Dress, $1,999 (Apr 14, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 7, 2021)
Graves (2016)
Guest starring as Laura Wolf
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: In His Labyrinth (Oct 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: You Started Everything (Oct 23, 2016)
Chicago Med (2015)
Guest starring as Dr. Lonnie Richardson
(10 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: And Now We Come to the End (May 25, 2022)
- Episode 7x21: Lying Doesn't Protect You from the Truth (May 18, 2022)
- Episode 7x19: Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 7x16: May Your Choices Reflect Hope, Not Fear (Mar 16, 2022)
- Episode 7x15: Things Meant to Be Bent Not Broken (Mar 9, 2022)
- Episode 7x14: All the Things That Could Have Been (Mar 2, 2022)
- Episode 7x13: Reality Leaves a Lot to the Imagination (Feb 23, 2022)
- Episode 2x12: Mirror Mirror (Feb 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Free Will (Nov 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: Guilty (Mar 29, 2016)
Best Friends Whenever (2015)
Guest starring as Janet Smythe
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: Fight the Future - Part 3 (May 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x18: Fight the Future - Part 2 (May 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x17: Fight the Future - Part 1 (May 8, 2016)
The Librarians (2014)
Guest starring as Janet Hedge
- Episode 4x09: And a Town Called Feud (Jan 17, 2018)
Mulaney (2014)
Guest starring as Patti Mulaney
- Episode 1x05: In the Name of the Mother, and the Son and the Holy Andre (Nov 9, 2014)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
Guest starring as Judge Lily Nanjani
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x03: Do You Think I'm a Bad Man? (Oct 10, 2019)
- Episode 4x07: Nobody Roots for Goliath (Nov 9, 2017)
Sirens (2014)
Guest starring as Bridget
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Charbroiled (Mar 17, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: Shotgun Wedding (May 1, 2014)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Guest starring as Doctor Lonnie Richardson
- Episode 4x22: Army of One (May 10, 2017)
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
Guest starring as Joyce Berman
- Episode 1x03: Parent Trap... (Apr 25, 2012)
New Girl (2011)
Guest starring as Louise
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x04: Homecoming (Oct 11, 2016)
- Episode 5x22: Landing Gear (May 10, 2016)
- Episode 5x21: Wedding Eve (May 10, 2016)
- Episode 4x19: The Right Thing (Mar 31, 2015)
2 Broke Girls (2011)
Guest starring as Teresa Ferraro
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x19: And the Baby and Other Things (Mar 13, 2017)
- Episode 6x17: And the Jessica Shmessica (Feb 20, 2017)
Franklin & Bash (2011)
Guest starring as Judge Jane Clemons
- Episode 3x05: By the Numbers (Jul 10, 2013)
Private Practice (2007)
Guest starring as Dr. Geraldine Ginsberg
- Episode 3x19: Eyes Wide Open (Apr 1, 2010)
Shark (2006)
Guest starring as Gretchen Curbow
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: Eye of the Beholder (Oct 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: Dr. Feelbad (Oct 5, 2006)
Three Moons Over Milford (2006)
Starring as Michelle Graybar
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Goodnight Moon (Sep 24, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: Confessions of a Dangerous Moon (Sep 17, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: Wrestlemoonia (Sep 10, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: Dog Day Aftermoon (Sep 3, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: Moon Giver (Aug 27, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Moonstruck (Aug 20, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Shoot The Moon (Aug 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 6, 2006)
Bones (2005)
Guest starring as Tess Brown
(2 episodes)
- Episode 10x05: The Corpse at the Convention (Oct 30, 2014)
- Episode 9x08: The Dude in the Dam (Nov 11, 2013)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Guest starring as Donna
- Episode 5x04: The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention (Oct 8, 2009)
Boston Legal (2004)
Guest starring as Cynthia Rhodes, Attorney
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x05: The Bad Seed (Oct 20, 2008)
- Episode 4x03: The Chicken and the Leg (Oct 9, 2007)
LAX (2004)
Guest starring as Dallas Airport Executive
- Episode 1x13: Senator's Daughter (Apr 16, 2005)
Futurama (1999)
Guest starring as Morgan Proctor
- Episode 2x14: How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back (Apr 2, 2000) [Special Guest Star]
George & Leo (1997)
Guest starring as Dean Martin
- Episode 1x22: The Bongos (Mar 16, 1998) [Special Guest Star]
Rebel Highway (1994)
Guest starring as Margo Doyle
- Episode 1x06: Shake, Rattle and Rock! (Aug 26, 1994)
The Nanny (1993)
Guest starring as Mrs. Richardson
- Episode 4x03: The Bird's Nest (Sep 25, 1996) [Special Guest Star]
Guest starring as Dr. Reynolds
(7 episodes)
- Episode 6x16: The Finale (2) (May 12, 1999)
- Episode 6x15: The Finale (1) (May 12, 1999)
- Episode 6x13: The Yummy Mummy (Feb 3, 1999)
- Episode 6x09: Oh, Say, Can You Ski? (Nov 25, 1998)
- Episode 6x08: Making Whoopi (Nov 18, 1998)
- Episode 6x07: Mom's the Word (Nov 11, 1998)
- Episode 6x06: I'm Pregnant (Nov 4, 1998)
The X-Files (1993)
Guest starring as Joanne Fletcher
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x05: Dreamland (2) (Dec 6, 1998)
- Episode 6x04: Dreamland (1) (Nov 29, 1998)
Civil Wars (1991)
Guest starring as Madeline Lobell
- Episode 2x09: The Old Man And The 'C' (Dec 9, 1992)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Starring as Nora Dunn
(7 episodes)
- Episode 14x10: John Malkovich / Anita Baker (Jan 21, 1989)
- Episode 14x03: John Larroquette / Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler (Oct 22, 1988)
- Episode 14x02: Matthew Broderick / The Sugarcubes (Oct 15, 1988)
- Episode 14x01: Tom Hanks / Keith Richards (Oct 8, 1988)
- Episode 11x14: Oprah Winfrey / Joe Jackson (Apr 12, 1986)
- Episode 11x10: Jerry Hall / Stevie Ray & Jimmie Vaughan (Feb 15, 1986)
- Episode 11x03: Pee Wee Herman / Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band (Nov 23, 1985)