Lead Actress on 'American Auto'

Ana Gasteyer | Biography

Also on 'Saturday Night Live' From 1996 to 2012

• By Anil Pradhan
• Original : March 08, 2022

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Ana Gasteyer is a renowned American actress and TV personality. She has primarily gained fame from her longtime appearance in the NBC TV series Saturday Night Live (1996-2012).

Who is Ana Gasteyer?

Ana Gasteyer is an actress, writer, singer, and producer. Moreover, she has also appeared as a guest and host of several TV talk shows and reality series.

She first started her journey in the TV industry as a production assistant of the TV series The New Adventures of He-Man (1990-1991). She then ventured into acting in 1995 as a minor character in the TV series Seinfeld.

The following year, i.e., in 1996, Ana landed her career breakthrough role as a various character in the TV series Saturday Night Live. She appeared in 121 episodes of the series from 1996 to 2012.

Additionally, Ana has notable appearances in numerous other movies and TV shows like Mean Girls (2004 Movie), Finn on the Fly (2008 Movie), Suburgatory (2011-2014 TV series), People of Earth (2016-2017 TV series), Wine Country (2019 Movie), American Auto (2021-2022 TV series), etc.

Age and Early Bio

Ana Gasteyer was born in the Washington D.C., USA on 4 May 1967. She took birth as Ana Kristina Gasteyer to her parents Philip Gasteyer and Mariana Roumell Gasteyer.

Philip is of descent of both English and German, while Mariana has Romanian and Greek roots in her. Thus, she belongs to a mixed ethnic family.

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Regarding her parents' profession, her mother is a retired artist, and her father once served as a mayor of the village names Corrales in New Mexico, USA.

And she completed her high school education at Sidwell Friends High School in Washington, DC.

'American Auto'

The TV sitcom series American Auto currently airs on the NBC channel. It premiered its first episode on the channel on 13 December 2021 and will broadcast ten episodes through 8 March 2022.

The series follows a storyline where a major automobile company based in Detroit hires a new CEO, after which it struggles to keep its identity intact in the market.

Moreover, the new CEO is from the pharmaceutical industry and has very little knowledge about how the automotive industry operates. Thus, the other executive employees work on rediscovering the company's identity.

Ana is one of the main casts of the sitcom American Auto. She portrays Katherine Hastings, the company's new CEO, which has replaced the former CEO Wesley, illustrated by Jon Barinholtz. 

Similarly, the other cast members include actors Harriet Dyer, Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington, X Mayo, and Humphrey Ker.

Husband

On 9 November 1996, Ana married her husband Charles E McKittrick III. She has not shared her love life and marital life details in the media/public. However, the pair are still together even after 25 years of relationship.

Ana shares two children with Charles, a daughter Frances Mary McKittrick and a son Ulysses McKittrick. She gave birth to her daughter in June 2002.

Moreover, at that time, she was the first existing cast member of the show Saturday Night Live to become pregnant. Later, after around six years of her first child, she welcomed her son to the world in March 2008.

Ana regularly posts pictures of her husband and kids on her social media handles. She has also recently shared her wedding picture from 25 years ago on her Instagram handle on her 25th marriage anniversary.

Charles McKittrick's career information and other details are not found on any authentic media sources. He is available on Instagram as @cmckittrick. However, he has kept the account private.