This blonde beauty looked stunning in a pale yellow strapless dress when hitting the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles last week.
Though she looked like a newcomer, she actually has been around Hollywood types her whole life.
That is because her father has been acting in films for the past 40 years.
He had notable roles in two major films: There’s Something About Mary with Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz, and Groundhog Day with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Dad has also been in the Scary Movie franchise.
Mom is an actress who was on Saturday Night Live and has been in the movies Clara’s Ghost (2018), Paper Anchor (2013) and Action Family (1987).
This blonde beauty has her own acting career as well as a brunette sister whom she has already made a movie with.
Who is she?
This blonde beauty looked stunning in a pale yellow strapless dress when hitting the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles last week. Who is she?
She is Abby Elliott, who was at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Her father is Christopher Elliott and her mother is Paula Niedert Elliott.
Elliott has been married to Niedert since 1986.
Abby was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2008 until 2012, and worked as a talent coordinator on Late Night With David Letterman.
In addition to Abby, the couple have daughter Bridey.
Abby has her own career: she was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2012, and has starred on the comedy Odd Mom Out, the sitcom Indebted, and the comedy-drama The Bear.
As a child, Abby acted in school plays at Our Lady of Fatima School in Wilton, then declared she wanted to work as an actress.
She attended high school at Immaculate High School in Danbury, Connecticut, where she acted in musicals.
After graduating from Immaculate High School in 2005, she attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City but dropped out during the first semester.
Her dad has had a long and impressive career.
She is Abby Elliott, who was at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Her father is Christopher Elliott and her mother is Paula Niedert Elliott
(L-R) Actors Paula Niedert Elliott, Abby, Bridey and Chris at the Clara’s Ghost premiere during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Though she looked like a newcomer, she actually has been around Hollywood types her whole life
New Yorker Christopher got his big break as a performer and writer on Late Night With David Letterman in the 1980s.
He created and starred in the comedy series Get a Life (1990–1992), and wrote and starred in the film Cabin Boy (1994).
Chris other television appearances include Everybody Loves Raymond (2003–2005) and How I Met Your Mother (2009–2014).
The actor had starring roles as Chris Monsanto in Adult Swim’s Eagleheart (2011–2014) and Roland Schitt in Schitt’s Creek (2015–2020).
From left: Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon, Cameron Diaz, Elliott and Lee Evans in There’s Something About Mary
Chris with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in the 1993 film Groundhog Day
From left: Tori Spelling, Kathleen Robertson, Chris, Marlon Wayans, Regina Hall in Scary Movie 2 in 2001
Abby also attended the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC on February 16
He appeared in many films, including Groundhog Day (1993), There’s Something About Mary (1998), Snow Day (2000), and The Rewrite (2014).
His biggest breakout on his own was in 1990 when he starred in his own sitcom, Get a Life, which he co-created with Adam Resnick.
The show was about a 30-year-old paperboy named Chris Peterson who lived at home with his parents.
Elliott’s real-life father, Bob Elliott, appeared in the show as Chris’ father.
Before the SAG awards in LA, Abby attended the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC on February 16.
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