Gail Matthius

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Gail Matthius, born in 1953, is an American actress and voice actress. She was a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live during its critical and ratings low point (the 1980-1981 season headed by Jean Doumanian), and co-anchored the Weekend Update segment with Charles Rocket in 1981.

1 Recurring Characters
2 Celebrity Impersonations
3 Post-SNL
4 External links

[edit] Recurring Characters

Vicki, a Valley girl who, along with her friend, Debbie (played by Denny Dillon) annoyed people with their persistent questions and shallow statements.
Roweena, a Midwestern-accented hairdresser who often has a neurotic, middle-aged woman named Nadine (played by Denny Dillon) as a frequent customer.
Francis Lively, wife to Charles Rocket's Phil Lively, a fellow game show host who lives life at home as if it were just another game show.

[edit] Celebrity Impersonations

Brooke Shields, in a parody of the racy Calvin Klein TV ads that featured her.
Irene Cara
Nancy Reagan
Mary Cunningham

[edit] Post-SNL

Since her days on SNL, Matthius has done a good deal of voice acting for animated shows, including Bobby's World, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Bump in the Night, often using the voice of her Valley Girl character from Saturday Night Live (in characters such as Martha Generic from Bobby's World and Shirley the Loon from Tiny Toon Adventures).