Cheryl Ann Oteri () is an American actress and comedian. Oteri, a nominee of a Primetime Emmy Award, is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000. Early life The daughter of Gaetano Thomas Oteri, she has Italian ancestry. Career Saturday Night Live (1995–2000) After moving to Los Angeles at age 25, Oteri worked at A&M Records for four years and eventually joined famed comedy troupe The Groundlings. In 1995, producers of Saturday Night Live (SNL) attended a performance with the intention of auditioning fellow Groundlings member Chris Kattan. Oteri performed a monologue during one of Kattan's costume changes, which led to her own invitation to audition for SNL, along with Kattan and fellow Groundling Will Ferrell. She was hired as a performer in September 1995 as part of an almost entirely new cast, which was brought in after the show's disastrous 1994–1995 season. Celebrities that Oteri impersonated included Alanis Morissette, Barbara Walters, Cyndi Lauper, Mariah Carey, Marla Maples, Debbie Reynolds, Jennifer Lopez, Lisa Marie Presley, Ross Perot, Jennifer Tilly, Paula Jones, Tori Spelling, Melanie Chisholm, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston, Lacey Chabert, Fran Drescher and Katie Couric. Original characters Arianna, a member of The Spartan Cheerleaders (with Will Ferrell) Rita DelVecchio, a grouchy Philadelphia woman who is mean to the neighborhood children, patterned after Oteri's tough-talking grandmother. Cass Van Rye, the dim-witted co-host of the "Morning Latte" talk show (with Will Ferrell) Mickey "The Dyke", a butch public-access television cable TV host (with Mark McKinney) Nadeen, a testy employee whose catchphrase constantly orders everyone to "Simmer down now!" Althea McMahonaman, an absurdly hyper child who is an awful passenger and disturbs public servants Collette Reardon, a prescription pill-addict Joy Lipton, Erotic Attic boutique owner Adele, a vulgar and highly sexual office worker whose attempts at sexual innuendos disgust rather than attract her colleagues Laura Zimmerman, one half of the Zimmermans, who suddenly break into rough and sexual behavior before returning to casual conversation as if nothing happened (with Chris Kattan) 2001–present Oteri has appeared in a number of movies, including Scary Movie, Inspector Gadget, Liar Liar, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, Shrek the Third and Southland Tales. She starred in two TV pilots that did not make it to air: Loomis and With You in Spirit. Shows on which she made guest appearances include