Biography
As one of the stars during the later years of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ), Kristen 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 …
Career Milestones
2012 | Cast in the ensemble comedy "Friends with Kids," written and directed by co-star Jennifer Westfeldt | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series | |
2011 | Co-wrote and starred in the comedy "Bridesmaids" | |
2010 | Voiced the character of Miss Hattie in the animated film "Despicable Me" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Will Forte in "MacGruber," based on the "SNL" sketch of the same name | |
2009 | Played Malice in Wonderland, Ellen Page's mentor, in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut "Whip It" | |
2009 | Played Jason Bateman's wife in Mike Judge's "Extract" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Bill Hader as husband and wife amusement park managers in "Adventureland" | |
2008 | Co-starred as Ricky Gervais' self involved surgeon in the comedy "Ghost Town" | |
2007 | Portrayed first wife Edith in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," a parody of "Walk the Line" | |
2007 | Appeared in the quirky comedy "Meet Bill" with Jason Sudeikis and Aaron Eckhart | |
2007 | Co-starred with Will Forte and Will Arnett in the comedy "The Brothers Solomon" | |
2007 | Played Katherine Heigl's boss at E! in the Judd Apatow comedy "Knocked Up" | |
2006 | Cast in Paul Feig's "Unaccompanied Minors" | |
2005 | Joined NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as regular cast member | |
2004 | Appeared in the indie films, "June" and "Life, Death & Mini-Golf" | |
2003 | Cast in the first season of the Spike TV spoof show, "The Joe Schmo Show" | |
| Performed in "The Perks," a featured show at the Empty Stage Comedy Theatre | ||
| Performed as part of the Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles | ||
Awards
2012 | MTV Movie Award for Best Gut-Wrenching Performance in Bridesmaids |
2012 | Writers Guild of America Award for Original Screenplay in Bridesmaids |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Saturday Night Live |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in The Looney Tunes Show |
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Bridesmaids |
2011 | BAFTA Award for Original Screenplay in Bridesmaids |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Bridesmaids |
2011 | Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay) in Bridesmaids |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Saturday Night Live |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Season 36 |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Saturday Night Live |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Saturday Night Live |