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Kristen Wiig
Wiig in 2013
Born
Kristen Carroll Wiig

(1973-08-22) August 22, 1973 (age 50)[1]
Canandaigua, New York, U.S.[2]
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress, comedian, screenwriter, producer
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Hayes Hargrove
(2005–2009)[3]
Websitekristenwiig.com

Kristen Carroll Wiig (/ˈwɪɡ/; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, producer, and writer who is best known for her work as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012. She was a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings,[2][4] and has appeared in several television series and films, including Bridesmaids, MacGruber, Flight of the Conchords, Adventureland, Paul, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Arrested Development. Her voice acting credits include Ruffnut in How to Train Your Dragon, Miss Hattie in Despicable Me, Lucy Wilde in Despicable Me 2 and Lola Bunny in the series The Looney Tunes Show. In 2011, Wiig co-wrote and starred in the 2011 comedy film, Bridesmaids, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Musical/Comedy, as well as nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.[5] She has also garnered four consecutive nominations (2009–2012) for an Emmy Award as an Outstanding Supporting Actress for her roles on Saturday Night Live.

Early life

Wiig was born in Canandaigua, New York, the daughter of Laurie J. (née Johnston), an artist, and Jon J. Wiig, who ran a lake marina in Western New York.[6][7] Her father is of Norwegian and Irish ancestry and her mother is of English and Scottish descent.[8] The name Wiig comes from the area of Sogn og Fjordane in Norway.[9] Wiig moved with her family to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the age of three, and attended Nitrauer Elementary School. She later moved to Rochester, New York, where she attended and graduated from Brighton High School. Wiig attended the University of Arizona, majoring in Art.[10] When she took an acting class in college to fulfill a course requirement, the teacher suggested she continue to act.[10] She dropped out of school and relocated to Los Angeles, where she joined The Groundlings while working odd jobs to support herself.[10] Wiig spent her first two college years at Roanoke College.[citation needed]

Career

Television

Wiig's work has mostly been in comedy, including performing at the Empty Stage Comedy Theatre[11] and with The Groundlings.[12] In 2003, she appeared in the Spike TV show The Joe Schmo Show, a spoof of reality television, in which she played "Dr. Pat", the quack marriage counselor.

Wiig at TIFF 2013

Wiig debuted on Saturday Night Live shortly into Season 31, on November 12, 2005.[4] She survived an SNL budget cut,[13] becoming a full member of the repertory cast at the beginning of Season 32 in 2006. Her characters include Penelope, a neurotic attention-seeker; Kat, half of the musical duo Garth and Kat (frequently appearing on Weekend Update alongside Fred Armisen); Dooneese Maharelle on the Lawrence Welk show; Mindy Grayson in the Secret Word sketches, Gilly, a mischievous schoolgirl; Sue, who can't control her excitement over surprises; The Target Lady, a clerk at the chain store and kitsch collector; Shanna, a sexy woman whose actions and stories gross people out; Cheryl Bryant, a TV game show host who gives away big prizes and is always more excited about the prize than the winners are; Judy Grimes, a nervous travel agent; Jacqueline Seka, predatory host of the Cougar Den; and Aunt Linda, a hard-to-please movie critic, both frequently appearing on Weekend Update. She has also played real-life people such as Björk, Suze Orman, Lana Del Rey, Kathie Lee Gifford, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Drew Barrymore, Taylor Swift, Liza Minnelli, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christine O'Donnell, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and socialite Kris Jenner.

Wiig was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[14] for her work on Saturday Night Live (2009,[15] 2010, 2011, 2012).[16]

In December 2009, she headlined in the Christmas special SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas, which featured new sketches with her character Gilly and highlights of older SNL clips.

Wiig was featured in Entertainment Weekly's list of 15 Great Performances for her various impersonations on Saturday Night Live[17] (December 2008) and in EW's list of the 25 Funniest Women in Hollywood (April 2009).[18] As of 2011, she has a role as the voice of Lola Bunny in the series The Looney Tunes Show.

Wiig's final performance as a cast member on Saturday Night Live was Season 37, Episode 22, which aired on May 19, 2012.[19] The show was hosted by Mick Jagger. The closing celebration included SNL alumni Amy Poehler, Chris Kattan, Chris Parnell, Will Forte and Rachel Dratch, as well as Steve Martin and Jon Hamm. She returned to host the program on May 11, 2013.[20]

Kristen appeared on the second episode of fellow SNL alumnus Jimmy Fallon's run on The Tonight Show from 30 Rock in New York City (Feb 19, 2014). In what appeared to be an unscripted spoof, she played the role of One Direction singer Harry Styles.[21]

Film

Wiig appeared in Judd Apatow's 2007 comedy Knocked Up as a passive-aggressive assistant. She also performed in Jake Kasdan's Walk Hard, another Apatow-produced film, and in David Koepp's Ghost Town. Wiig has also appeared in Greg Mottola's Adventureland, Mike Judge's Extract, and in Whip It, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut. Wiig also had a lead role as Ruth Buggs in Greg Mottola's comedy Paul. Wiig also appeared as the yoga teacher in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. In 2010, she appeared in the films MacGruber, the animated comedies Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, and Andrew Jarecki's All Good Things.

In 2011, she starred in the film Bridesmaids, which she co-wrote with fellow Groundlings performer Annie Mumolo for Universal Pictures, released on May 13, 2011.[22] The film became both a critical and box office success, receiving two nominations for Best Picture-Musical or Comedy and Wiig herself was nominated for Best Actress-Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy at the 69th Golden Globe Awards. The film also received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Screenplay for which Wiig and Mumolo were nominated. The second nomination was for Best Supporting Actress for co-star Melissa McCarthy. The movie grossed over $280 million worldwide.[23]

2005–2012 Saturday Night Live

Recurring characters

Main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed by cast member)
  • The Target Lady
  • The female half of Two A-Holes with Jason Sudeikis
  • Aunt Linda
  • Michelle Dison, Field correspondent
  • Dooneese Maharelle, the deformed singing sister on The Lawrence Welk Show
  • Judy Grimes, Weekend Update's Travel Expert
  • Mindy Elise Grayson, The Secret Word show's regular stage actress
  • Virgania Horsen, commercials for hot air balloon travels instead of by plane
  • Vicky St. Elmo, in MacGruber
  • Sue, a woman who can never contain her excitement at surprise parties
  • Sexy Shana, the sexy office worker with unsexy behavior
  • Judith, in the "Dysfunctional Holiday Family"
  • Gilly, a highly mischievous schoolgirl
  • Anastasia Sticks in Hollywood Dish
  • Penelope, the attention seeker and one-upper
  • Jacqueline Seka, co-host of "The Cougar Den"
  • Cheryl Bryant, the overly-excited "Home Giveaway" reporter
  • Triangle Sally, the triangle playing musician
  • Kat, one half of the folk singing group "Garth and Kat"
  • Jackie Snad[clarification needed]

Celebrity impressions

Personal life

Wiig was married to actor Hayes Hargrove from 2005 to 2009.[24]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Unaccompanied Minors Carole Malone
2007 Knocked Up Jill
2007 Meet Bill Jane Whitman
2007 The Brothers Solomon Janine
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Edith Cox
2008 Semi-Pro Bear Handler
2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Yoga Instructor
2008 Pretty Bird Mandy
2008 Ghost Town Surgeon
2009 Adventureland Paulette
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Pudgy Beaver Mom Voice
2009 Whip It! Maggie Mayhem
2009 Extract Suzie Reynolds
2010 How to Train Your Dragon Ruffnut Voice
2010 Date Night Haley Sullivan
2010 MacGruber Vicki St. Elmo
2010 Despicable Me Miss Hattie Voice
2010 All Good Things Lauren Fleck
2011 Paul Ruth Buggs
2011 Bridesmaids Annie Walker Also writer and producer
2011 Friends with Kids Missy
2012 Revenge for Jolly! Angela
2013 Girl Most Likely Imogene Also executive producer
2013 Despicable Me 2 Agent Lucy Wilde [25] Voice
2013 Hateship, Loveship Johanna Parry
2013 Her SexyKitten Voice
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Cheryl Melhoff
2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Chani [26]
2014 The Skeleton Twins Maggie
2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Ruffnut Voice
Post-production
2014 Welcome to Me Alice Also producer
Post-production
2014 Unity Narrator Voice
Documentry
2014 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Post-production
2015 Sausage Party Voice
Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Joe Schmo Show Dr. Pat 9 episodes
2004 I'm with Her Kristy Episode: "The Heartbreak Kid"
2004 The Drew Carey Show Sandy Episode: "House of the Rising Son-in-Law"
2005–2014 Saturday Night Live Various 135 episodes
2007 30 Rock Candace Van der Shark Episode: "Somebody to Love"
2008 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Various 6 episodes
2009 Flight of the Conchords Brahbrah Episode: "Love is a Weapon of Choice"
2009–2010 Bored to Death Jennifer Gladwell 3 episodes[27]
2010 Ugly Americans Tristan Voice
Episode: "So, You Want to Be a Vampire?"
2010 The Cleveland Show Mrs. Stapleton Voice
Episode: "The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool"
2011–present The Looney Tunes Show Lola Bunny Voice
25 episodes
2011 The Simpsons Calliope Juniper Voice
Episode: "Flaming Moe"
2011 SpongeBob SquarePants Madame Hag Fish Voice
Episode: "The Curse of the Hex"
2012 Portlandia Gathy Episode: "Cat Nap"
2013 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Kristen Wiig/Vampire Weekend"
2013 Arrested Development Young Lucille Bluth 7 episodes[28]
2013 Drunk History Patty Hearst Episode: "San Francisco"
2013 The Simpsons Agent Annie Crawford Voice
Episode: "Homerland"
2014 The Spoils of Babylon Cynthia Morehouse Miniseries

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Work
2009 Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live
Nominated Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast Performance (shared with the cast) Adventureland
2010 Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live[29]
2011 Won 1st Annual Comedy Award for Best Female Comedy Actress Saturday Night Live
Won Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Film Bridesmaids
Nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit
Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live
2012 Nominated Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with Annie Mumolo) Bridesmaids
Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with Annie Mumolo)
Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble (shared with the cast)
Nominated SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast)
Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance The Looney Tunes Show
Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live
2013 Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
2014 Nominated Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production Despicable Me 2
  • She was named one of PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2011.[30]
  • She is part of Time's 2012 list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World.[31]

References

  1. ^ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. issue 1220/1221. August 17, 2012. p. 28. {{cite news}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ a b Official website
  3. ^ Ryzik, Melena (January 4, 2009). "She's Really Shy, but That's a Secret". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  4. ^ a b They're live on SNL, a December 2005 USA Today article[clarification needed]
  5. ^ Awards for Kristen Wiig at IMDb
  6. ^ "Kristen Wiig: 'My next movie – it's going to be a Porky's prequel' " November 18, 2011, The Guardian
  7. ^ Margaret (Johnston) Harris Obituary at MPNow.com, August 6, 2010
  8. ^ Always the bridesmaid – Film & Cinema, Entertainment. The Independent. (Ireland) Retrieved on August 7, 2011.
  9. ^ "Komi-Kristen" (in Norwegian), Film Magasinet
  10. ^ a b c Dominus, Susan (April 28, 2011). "Can Kristen Wiig Turn on the Charm?". The New York Times. New York City. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  11. ^ "How Real Is Reality Programming? SPIKE TV'S 'The Joe Schmo Show' Puts New Twist on Reality Show Genre, Where Only One Contestant Is Real" (Press release). SpikeTV. August 12, 2003. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  12. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (August 22, 2013). "Extended Interview with Kristen Wiig". NYTimes. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  13. ^ Village Voice article
  14. ^ Kristen Wiig Emmy Award Winner
  15. ^ Bierly, Mandi. (July 15, 2009) Emmy Awards: the 2009 nominees | EW.com. Popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved on August 7, 2011.
  16. ^ Ryan, Joal (July 8, 2010). "Emmys 2010 Comedy Acting: Matthew Morrison Leads Glee Choir". ca.eonline.com. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  17. ^ "15 Great Performances In 2008" Entertainment Weekly, Photo 19 of 20,
  18. ^ "The 25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood". Entertainment Weekly Photo 6 of 26
  19. ^ Kristen Wiig gets an emotional sendoff – USA Today 5/20/12 accessed 5/20/12
  20. ^ Luippold, Ross (April 26, 2013). "Kristen Wiig To Host 'SNL' May 11 With Vampire Weekend". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  21. ^ "It's Tuesday night live! Kristen Wiig does hilarious Harry Styles impression on fellow SNL alumnus' Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show". Daily Mail. London.
  22. ^ Jeremy Kay (July 21, 2009). "Mandate Pictures heads for the highway with female road movie". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  23. ^ Bridesmaids at Box Office Mojo
  24. ^ "Kristen Wiig Rules Out Second Marriage". The San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco Chronicle. June 13, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  25. ^ "Kristen Wiig will be busy after 'SNL'". USA Today. May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  26. ^ Zakarin, Jordan. "Kristen Wiig Joins 'Anchorman' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter.
  27. ^ The Alanon Case – Yahoo! TV
  28. ^ http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/arrested-development-season-4-will-feature-guest-stars-seth-rogen-kristen-wiig-2013192
  29. ^ Winners For The First Annual “The Comedy Awards” Include David Letterman, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell & More – Ratings. TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved on August 7, 2011.
  30. ^ Russell Brand and Kristen Wiig Named Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2011 | PETA.org. Features.peta.org. Retrieved on August 7, 2011.
  31. ^ Time Magazine Retrieved on May 7, 2012

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