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Cheri Oteri

Biography

Cheri Oteri is an American actress and comedian and a Primetime Emmy Award nominee. Born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, she moved to Los Angeles and worked at A&M Records before joining the comedy troupe The Groundlings. A 1995 performance there led to an audition for Saturday Night Live, and she joined an almost entirely new cast, staying with the NBC sketch show until 2000 and becoming known for her celebrity impersonations and original characters. Her film work includes supporting roles in Liar Liar (1997), Inspector Gadget (1999) and Scary Movie (2000), and voice roles in The Ant Bully (2006) and Shrek the Third (2007). On television she has made guest appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm and voiced a regular character on the animated series Sit Down, Shut Up.

64years old

Turns 65 on September 19in 312 days

  • Born Upper Darby Township
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as Cheryl Ann Oteri

Movie Career

Films
19
Career span
28 years1997 to 2025

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  1. Big break

    In 1995, Oteri did a monologue while Chris Kattan changed costumes, which led to an invitation to audition for Saturday Night Live. She was hired that September as a performer in a cast that was almost entirely new.

  2. A change of course

    Oteri moved to Los Angeles when she was 25 and spent four years working at A&M Records. She eventually became part of the comedy troupe The Groundlings.

Cheri Oteri movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Scary Movie2000 Comedyas Gail Hailstorm

    IMDb rating 6.3335K votes

  2. Inspector Gadget1999 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Mayor Wilson

    IMDb rating 4.254K votes

  3. Liar Liar1997as Jane

    IMDb rating 6.9367K votes

  4. Surveillance2008as Mom

    IMDb rating 6.319K votes

  5. Shrek the Third2007as Sleeping Beauty / Actressvoice

    IMDb rating 6.1365K votes

  6. The Ant Bully2006as Doreen Nicklevoice

    IMDb rating 5.845K votes

  7. Love & Sex2000as Mary

    IMDb rating 6.16.0K votes

  8. Christmas in Conway2013as Gayle Matthews

    IMDb rating 6.82.3K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Cheri Oteri's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

9 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 19 films: 9 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 9Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Shrek the Third2007as Sleeping Beauty / Actress (voice)
    $808M46.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Liar Liar1997as Jane
    $303M17.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Scary Movie2000as Gail Hailstorm
    $278M16.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Dog Man2025as Mayor (voice)
    $146M8.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Inspector Gadget1999as Mayor Wilson
    $134M7.8% of the total
  6. 6
    The Ant Bully2006as Doreen Nickle (voice)
    $55M3.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Surveillance2008as Mom
    $1.1M0.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Love & Sex2000as Mary
    $580K0.0% of the total
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008), $103,971

$103,971from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total