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Ellen Cleghorne (born November 29, 1965) is an American actress and comedian, best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991 to 1995. Cleghorne is notable as being only the second African-American female repertory cast member of the sketch comedy show, succeeding Danitra Vance in its eleventh season. A native of the Red Hook Projects in Brooklyn, New York, she first established her talents in New York City comedy clubs and career started when she competed in the Johnnie Walker Comedy Search in 1989 at the comedy club Carolines in the South Street Seaport. In 1991, she... MORE

Ellen Cleghorne (born November 29, 1965) is an American actress and comedian, best known for being a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991 to 1995. Cleghorne is notable as being only the second African-American female repertory cast member of the sketch comedy show, succeeding Danitra Vance in its eleventh season. A native of the Red Hook Projects in Brooklyn, New York, she first established her talents in New York City comedy clubs and career started when she competed in the Johnnie Walker Comedy Search in 1989 at the comedy club Carolines in the South Street Seaport. In 1991, she landed minor roles in season two of In Living Color, where she was discovered by producers of Saturday Night Live. Cleghorne joined Saturday Night Live in 1991, and remained on the show for four seasons. During her time on the show she performed impressions such as Dr. Dre, Alfre Woodard, Anita Baker, Florence Griffith Joyner, Debbie Allen, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Marla Gibbs, Robin Quivers, Toni Morrison, Joycelyn Elders, Tina Turner, and Whoopi Goldberg. Also, she had two recurring characters: Zoraida, an NBC page, and Queen Shenequa, who appeared frequently on Weekend LESS