Nora Dunn is the older sister of American actor Kevin Dunn.
She is also an American actress and comedian.
Nora was born April 29, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, to Margaret Dunn, a nurse, and John Dunn, a musician and poet. She has two siblings; Kevin Dunn and Cathy Zimmerman.
Nora Dunn graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and also studied at the Jean Sheldon Acting Workshop in San Francisco.
She began her career with the famous Second City comedy troupe, where she was eventually spotted by Saturday Night Live (1975) casting directors, and she joined the SNL cast in 1985.
Nora subsequently starred in several films and tv series including Sisters (1993–1996), The Nanny (1998–1999), The X-Files (1998), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2009), Working Girl (1988), How I Got into College (1989), Miami Blues (1990), I Love Trouble (1994), the Last Supper (1995), Three Kings (1999), Zoolander (2001), Runaway Jury (2003), Love for Rent (2005), Pineapple Express (2008), My Suicide (2009), LOL (2012), Entourage (2015), The Lost Husband (2020), Home Economics (2021-), et al.
Nora Dunn has married twice. She married author Ray Hutcherson from 1987 to 1995. Following her divorce,