Heidi Gardner is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She appeared on NBC’s sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live for eight seasons, starting in 2017 with season 43 and leaving after season 50 in 2025.
Husband, Kids & Parents
She was married to Marvel Comics creator Zeb Wells from 2010 to 2023. They met when she was part of the comedy group, the Groundlings. She did not have any kids.
She was born to her American parents. Her father’s name is Mr. Rick Gardner, and her mother’s name is Mrs. Erny Huelke. She has a brother named Justin Gardner, who is also an actor.
Net Worth, Ethnicity & Religion
According to the reports, her current net worth is approximately $5 million from all of her income sources as of 2025(source). She has an American White Ethnicity. As per the information, she believed in the Roman Catholic religion.
Height, Weight & Physical Appearance
According to the information, she is 5.9 (175cm) in height, and her weight is approximately 57 kilograms (around 125 pounds). She has Blonde hair, and her eyes are green. She is 42 years old as of 2025.
Early Life & Educational Details
Her real name is Heidi Lynn Gardner. She was born on 27 July 1983 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. She works as an actress, comedian, and writer.
As a child, she had a part-time job at the Tivoli Theater in Kansas City, helping with tasks like selling tickets and making popcorn.
During her teenage years, she wasn’t focused on acting—she played the flute in her school band and performed comedy sketches in school talent shows.
She finished high school in 2001 at Notre Dame de Sion, an all-girls Catholic school in southern Kansas City.
In her final year, her classmates voted her “most likely to join Saturday Night Live.”
After high school, Gardner spent two years at the University of Kansas, then a semester at the University of Missouri.
She wasn’t very into school and often skipped classes, but she discovered she enjoyed cutting hair.
Career Details
At 21, she dropped out of college and moved from Kansas City to Los Angeles, where she worked in a hair salon for nine years.
A friend suggested she see a show at The Groundlings, and she started taking community workshops to learn improv since she had no acting experience.
In 2014, she joined The Groundlings’ Sunday Company and got promoted to the Main Company a year later, quitting her hairstylist job to focus on acting.
She joined Saturday Night Live in 2017 and soon after played Leonor in the movie Life of the Party.
In 2019, she appeared on stage for the first time in Michael Frayn’s Noises Off at The Cape Playhouse in Dennis.
Even in her fifth season on SNL (season 47), she still felt like “the new kid,” except for Leslie Jones.
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