Abby Elliott

An American actress and comedian best known for her four seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 20082012 Raised in Wilton Connecticut the daughter of Paula Niedert a talent coordinator and actorcomedian Chris Elliott She is the granddaughter of radio comedian Bob Elliott As a child she enjoyed acting in school plays at Our Lady of Fatima School in Wilton and decided that she wanted to pursue acting as a career from an early ageShe attended high school at Immaculate High School in Danbury Connecticut where she acted in school plays and 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