Gilda Radner
Biography
Gilda Radner was an American actress and comedian who became widely known as one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live, performing on the NBC sketch series from 1975 to 1980. She created characters such as the hard-of-hearing Emily Litella and Roseanne Roseannadanna for the Weekend Update segment. Her work on the show earned her an Emmy Award in 1978. Earlier, she made her professional acting debut in a 1972 production of Godspell and joined The Second City in Toronto in 1973. She also had a small role in The Last Detail (1973). After leaving Saturday Night Live, she appeared in films including Hanky Panky (1982), The Woman in Red (1984), and Haunted Honeymoon (1986), and she acted on Broadway in Lunch Hour. Posthumously, she won a Grammy Award in 1990 and was given a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2003.
42years old at death
- Born Detroit
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 50 years1973 to 2023
Genres
- Comedy82%, 9 films
- Documentary27%, 3 films
- Biography18%, 2 films
- Action9%, 1 film
- Animation9%, 1 film
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A first
Radner was the first performer cast in Saturday Night Live's original 1975 ensemble, and she chose that show over doing The David Steinberg Show in Canada.
A role that slipped away
In 1979, Fred Silverman, NBC's new president and CEO, offered Radner her own primetime variety show on the network. She declined, since she did not want to extend her contract by another five years or leave SNL.
First role
Radner made her professional acting debut in a 1972 production of Godspell, a cast that also included Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, Martin Short and Paul Shaffer.
Beyond film
In 1979, Lorne Michaels produced Gilda Radner's Broadway one-woman show, Gilda Radner - Live from New York. Its material was racier than NBC censors permitted on Saturday Night Live, including the song "Let's Talk Dirty to the Animals."
Gilda Radner movies on Netflix
Remembering Gene Wilderas Himself
Love, Gildaas Himself
National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Deadas Self - Actress
Haunted Honeymoonas Vickie Pearle
Movers & Shakersas Livia Machado
The Woman in Redas Ms. Milner
Hanky Pankyas Kate Hellman
It Came from Hollywoodas Himself
Animalympicsas Barbra Warblers… (voice)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cashas Mrs. Emily Pules
The Last Detailas Nichiren Shoshu Member
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Gene Wilder directed two of these films. Gene Wilder appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Gene Wilder5 films together, 1982 to 2023
Gene Wilder's page Remembering Gene Wilder2023IMDb rating 7.8Radner as HimselfWilder as Himself
Love, Gilda2018IMDb rating 7.4Radner as HimselfWilder as Himself
Haunted Honeymoon1986IMDb rating 5.7Radner as Vickie PearleWilder as Larry Abbot
The Woman in Red1984IMDb rating 6.0Radner as Ms. MilnerWilder as Teddy Pierce
Hanky Panky1982IMDb rating 5.7Radner as Kate HellmanWilder as Michael Jordon
Bill Murray3 films together, 1978 to 2018
Bill Murray's page Love, Gilda2018IMDb rating 7.4Radner as HimselfMurray as Himself
National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead2015IMDb rating 7.2Radner as Self - ActressMurray as Self - Actor
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash1978IMDb rating 7.3Radner as Mrs. Emily PulesMurray as Bill Murray the K.
Dan Aykroyd2 films together, 1978 to 1982
Dan Aykroyd's page It Came from Hollywood1982IMDb rating 5.8Radner as HimselfAykroyd as Himself
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash1978IMDb rating 7.3Radner as Mrs. Emily PulesAykroyd as Brian Thigh
Carol Kane2 films together, 1973 to 2023
Carol Kane's page Remembering Gene Wilder2023IMDb rating 7.8Radner as HimselfKane as Himself
The Last Detail1973IMDb rating 7.5Radner as Nichiren Shoshu MemberKane as Young Whore
Chevy Chase2 films together, 2015 to 2018
Chevy Chase's page Love, Gilda2018IMDb rating 7.4Radner as HimselfChase as Himself
National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead2015IMDb rating 7.2Radner as Self - ActressChase as Himself / Actor
John Candy2 films together, 1982 to 2015
John Candy's page National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead2015IMDb rating 7.2Radner as Self - ActressCandy as Himself / Actor
It Came from Hollywood1982IMDb rating 5.8Radner as HimselfCandy as Himself
Gene WilderDirector, 2 films, 1984 to 1986
All films by Gene Wilder Haunted Honeymoon1986IMDb rating 5.7Radner as Vickie Pearle
The Woman in Red1984IMDb rating 6.0Radner as Ms. Milner
Also two films together5 more actors
- Charles GrodinMovers & Shakers (1985) and The Woman in Red (1984)
- Luana AndersMovers & Shakers (1985) and The Last Detail (1973)
- John BelushiNational Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) and The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
- Alan ZweibelRemembering Gene Wilder (2023) and Love, Gilda (2018)
- Julann GriffinHaunted Honeymoon (1986) and The Woman in Red (1984)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Five awards and honors, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Won | ||
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 1992 | Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (posthumous) | Won | |
| CableACE Award | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


