Abby McEnany

McEnany mostly grew up between the cities of Boston, Providence, and Columbus. McEnany's father was a cardiovascular surgeon, which caused her family to move to San Francisco for his job in 1982. She lived there for four years while she was in high school.^[4] McEnany moved to Chicago for college in 1986,^[5] where she attended the University of Chicago,^[6] graduating in 1992.^[4]

McEnany enrolled at Second City in Chicago in the 1990s, where she had Stephen Colbert as a teacher.^[7]

McEnany worked for Morningstar, Inc. in Chicago for 10 years, first in customer service and then as a technical writer.^[8] She eventually joined Second City's touring company when she was 40,^[4][2] and led the ensemble "Judo Intellectuals" at the Chicago's Playground Theater.

McEnany used to identify as a lesbian, but now refers to herself as a "queer dyke."^[1] She lives with OCD and depression.^[2]

McEnany's mother was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in 2002 and died on Labor Day in 2005.

McEnany grew up in the Episcopal Church, but does not consider herself religious.^[5]

Television

• Abby McEnany at IMDb