Born Ana Kristina Gasteyer on the 4th May 1967, in Washington, D.C. USA, Ana is a film, television and stage actress, best known to the world for being a part of the famous sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” from 1996 to 2002, also as Sue Cranston in the film “What Women Want” (2000), and as Sheila Shay in the TV comedy series “Suburgatory” (2011-2014), among many other differing appearances.
Have you ever wondered how rich Ana Gasteyer is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Gasteyer’s net worth is as high as $2 million, an amount earned through her successful career as an actress. Aside from film and TV roles, Ana has featured in numerous stage productions, including “Wicked” (2005), “The Threepenny Opera” (2006), “The Royal Family” (2009), and many others, which have also improved her wealth.
Ana Gasteyer Net Worth $2 Million
Ana is the daughter of Phil Gasteyer who was a lobbyist and the mayor of Corrales, New Mexico, and his wife Mariana Roumell-Gasteyer, and is of part-Romanian and Greek ancestry, She was educated at Sidwell Friends School, and after matriculation enrolled at Northwestern University School of Communication, majoring in voice and theater.
Ana started her career with the comedy sketch group The Groundlings, based in Los Angeles, and then started auditioning for screen roles, and landed a few minor roles in such TV series as “Seinfeld” (1995), and “Party of Five” (1996) among others, before she was brought into the “Saturday Night Live” cast. She stayed on the show until 2002, creating numerous popular characters, such as Bobbie Mohan-Culp, a high school music teacher, then radio host Margaret Jo McCullen, while she also did several impressions of celebrities, most notable being of Martha Stewart, Celine Dion, Helen Thomas, and Hillary Clinton, among others. Her stint on the show increased her popularity, but also improved her financial status. Ana returned to the show in 2010 and 2012, for a couple of episodes for Mother’s Day.
Aside from “SNL”, Ana made several other appearances, including in the comedy film “Courting Courtney” (1997), then “Meet the Deedles” (1998), with Paul Walker, and Steve Van Wormer in the lead roles, and the romantic comedy “Woman on Top” (2000), starring Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, and Harold Perrineau. In 2004 she was mom of the lead character Cady in Mark Water’s comedy “Mean Girls”, written by Tina Frey and based on Rosalind Wiseman’s book, starring Lindsay Lohan, Johnathan Bennett and Rachel McAdams. Ana continued with film roles, appearing in Andy Fickman’s Primetime Emmy Award- nominated horror comedy “Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical” (2005), with Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell and Neve Campbell as the stars of the film, after which she starred in the comedy “Finn on the Fly” in 2008, next to Ryan Belleville and Matthew Knight, and the same year also featured in Diane English’s comedy-drama “The Women”, which starred Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes and Annette Bening, increasing Ana’s net worth to a large degree, since the film grossed more than $25 million at the box office.
Since 2010, Ana’s name has become more and more known in the entertainment world, which secured her more notable roles, and as a result she featured in the TV drama series “The Good Wife” (2010-2014) as Judge Patrice Lessner, while in 2011 she was selected for the role of Sheila Shay in the TV comedy series “Suburgatory” (2011-2014), one of her most prominent roles, before in 2012 having a role in the comedy film “That’s My Boy”, which featured Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg in the lead roles, and in 2015 appeared in the comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”, starring Kevin James, and Raini Rodriguez.
Most recently, Ana featured in the musical “Grease Live!” (2016), with Vanessa Hudgens, Julianne Hough and Aaron Tveit, and also portrayed Gina Morrison in the TV mystery sci-fi series “People of Earth” (2016). Furthermore, she tried herself as a voice actress, giving her voice to Meep in “Dawn of the Croods” (2015-2016), and to Tara in “Harvey Beaks” (2015-2016), which also improved her wealth.
Regarding her personal life, Ana has been married to Charles E McKittrick III since 1996; the couple has two children together.
