Ann Risley (born in Madison, Wisconsin on September 30,1949) was a cast member of the tv series Saturday Night Live for the 12 episodes of the 1981 season. These 12 broadcasts were the first episodes after producer Lorne Michaels left the show. Risley was cast by Jean Doumanian, who had previously been the show's guest-booker, then associate producer. After the 1981 season, she was one of three cast members (alongside Gilbert Gottfried and Charles Rocket) fired by new producer Dick Ebersol as part of a multi-stage overhaul of the show's cast and crew.
Prior to (and after) SNL, Risley had small roles in such films as Stardust Memories and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. No longer a screen actor, Ann (who now goes by her birth name of Anna) continues to head her own acting/improv school in Tucson, Arizona.
External link
Ann Risley at IMDb
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