Kristen Wiig

Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA
Birthday: August 22, 1973

As one of the stars during the later years of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ), Kristin Wiig created numerous hilariously offbeat characters – from serial braggart Penelope to mischievous grade-schooler Gilly – that had the live audience and viewers at home laughing before she could deliver a punch line. Wiig immersed herself not only in her subtly deranged original characters, but also in her spot-on celebrity impersonations that ranged from politician Nancy Pelosi’s deadpan stare to Kathie Lee Gifford’s belligerent morning show…more

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Credits

Actor

Reel Comedy: Walk Hard
The Joe Schmo Show
Dr. Pat the Quack
Bored to Death
Jennifer
I'm With Her
Kristy
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

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Career Milestones

2009
Co-starred with Bill Hader, as husband and wife amusement park managers in "Adventureland"
2009
Played Jason Bateman's wife in Mike Judge's "Extract"
2009
Played Malice in Wonderland, Ellen Page's mentor, in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut "Whip It"
2008
Co-starred as Ricky Gervais' self involved surgeon in the comedy "Ghost Town"
2007
Appeared in the quirky comedy "Meet Bill" with Sudeikis and Aaron Eckhart