SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Kristen Wiig

Full / Real Name: Kristen Carroll Wiig
Born: 22 August 1973 (51 years old)
Gender: Female

Rate:

7.0

Add to Actor Favourites

Bio

Kristen Wiig is an American actress and comedienne best known as a cast member on the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live, from 2005-2012.

Wiig was born in Canandaigua, New York, to Laurie and Jon J. Wiig. The family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before settling in the Rochester, New York. When Wiig was 9 years old, her parents divorced and she lived with her mother and older brother Erik.

After graduating from Brighton High School in Rochester, Wiig attended the University of Arizona as an art student. She took her first acting class, as an elective, and was soon encouraged by her teacher to pursue acting.

Years later, she moved to Los Angeles and Wiig worked as a main company member of the Los Angeles-based improv and sketch-comedy troupe The Groundlings.

As a Groundlings alumna, she joins the ranks of such SNL cast mates as Maya Rudolph, Will Ferrell, Phil Hartman, and Jon Lovitz.

Wiig made her big-screen debut to universal high praise as Katherine Heigl's passive-aggressive boss in Judd Apatow's comedy Knocked Up (2007).

Additional film credits include Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, Whip It (2009), starring Ellen Page; Greg Mottola's Adventureland (2009), with Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg; David Koepp's Ghost Town (2008), with Ricky Gervais; and Jake Kasdan's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), another Apatow-produced film, in which she starred opposite John C. Reilly.

She has also guest-starred on the Emmy-winning NBC series 30 Rock, the HBO series Bored to Death, with Jason Schwartzman; and Flight of the Conchords.

Wiig joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2005 and was known for playing such memorable characters as the excitable Target clerk, Lawrence Welk singer Doonese, the hilarious one-upper Penelope, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Suze Orman, among others.

Wiig earned two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show. She left the show in the spring of 2012.

In 2011, Wiig co-wrote and starred in Bridesmaids, along with Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, and Rose Byrne. The film was a box office hit and won several awards, plus earned two Oscar nominations (Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay), and two Golden Globes nominations (Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical and Best Actress).

Wiig also appeared in such notable films as Greg Mottola's Paul (2011), opposite Simon Pegg and Nick Frost; Andrew Jarecki's All Good Things (2010), opposite Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst and Frank Langella; DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon (2010), with Gerard Butler and Jay Baruchel; the Universal Pictures' animated feature film Despicable Me (2010), starring Steve Carell and Jason Segel; and Jennifer Westfeldt's Friends with Kids (2011), opposite Jon Hamm, Megan Fox, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph and Westfeldt.

She was a presenter at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, in 2013.



LATEST ARTICLES

New! Amalanga Awafani Teasers - April 2025

Troubled twins Thembi and Sabelo fight for their home as a lottery ticket goes missing... a tease of SABC1's new 18h30 novela.


Inimba Teasers - May 2025

Things heat up between Zoleka, Hlathi and Qhawe in light of the truth. Does the truth bring darkness?


Amalanga Awafani Teasers - May 2025

Thembi faces her overwhelming grief and Sabelo turns to music. They try to find their duck-and-dive father.


Genesis Teasers - May 2025

Gabriel falls to his knees - shattered, desperate. And Mmarona risks everything to keep her secret.


iThonga Teasers - May 2025

Is that Banele? It is! - he makes his presence known to Sanele in the midst of his new big project.


On Carte Blanche: Mayday! South Africa's air traffic controllers flee

An investigation into South Africa’s air safety procedures and the organisation that's failing to maintain them in time.


Diepe Waters Teasers - May 2025

Gys discovers something shocking about Siseko’s wedding - and Siseko confesses to Bandile.


New on TV today: Friday 25 April 2025

Returning reality shows include Kids Baking Championship on Food and The Bad Skin Clinic on TLC.


Smoke & Mirrors 3 Teasers - May 2025

Thandiswa stumbles upon Mpendulo's revealing diary, uncovering a plot that could upend everything.


Plaas van Passie Teasers - May 2025

Caio confronts Daniel about his secret relationship with Aline and Daniel has a breakdown. Ouch! Crash!

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.