She Left SNL in 1980 after portraying Connie Conehead, Valley Girl stewardess Sherry and ditzy public access TV co-host Christie Christina. She was also a recurring reporter on Weekend Update,

Newman has spoken openly about her struggles with depression and drug addiction during that time. She got sober in 1987.

before leaving SNLNewman appeared in the 1978 film American Hot Wax,

Steady film, TV and voice work followed through the 1980s into the 2000s.

She was the antagonist in the 1991 comedy Problem Child 2 and appeared in 1993’s Coneheads as Connie’s Aunt Laarta.

Newman, 72, appeared in episodes of Friends, 3rd Rock from the Sun, 7th Heaven, Laverne & Shirley and St.Elsewhereand in the 1994 live-action The Flintstones film.

She lent her voice to several animated hit films, including Wall-E, Up, Toy Story 3 and Tangled,

And she has worked as a magazine writer and editor. In 2021, she put out May You Live in Interesting Timesan audio memoir.

Fun fact: After high school graduation, Newman studied mime in Paris with Marcel Marceau.

In 2017, with the rest of SNL’s original cast, she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.