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- Born: August 22, 1973
- Began working on Saturday Night Live in 2005
- Studied with the Groundlings
- Played Dr. Pat in The Joe Schmo Show
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Kristen Wiig is an American comedienne and actress who studied with the Groundlings comedy group in Los Angeles. In 2005, Wiig became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. Some of her recurring characters include Aunt Linda, the movie critic; The A-Hole Girl from "Two A-Holes" (the guy is played by Jason Sudeikis); Penelope, the overbearing show-off; Jean, the introverted co-worker who participates in orgies; and the aloof Target cashier. Wiig is also known on the show for doing impressions of Nancy Pelosi, Suze Orman, Bjork, Barbie, Drew Barrymore and Jamie Lee Curtis.
In 2007, Wiig had a small role alongside Katherine Heigl in the film Knocked Up. She also made appearances in The Brothers Solomon, Walk Hard and Semi-Pro.
After the November 1, 2008, episode of SNL, Wiig was spotted with Joe Wurtzelbacher (aka Joe the Plumber) at a post-taping party.Eisenstadt's Blog: Joe Canoodles Cast Member (November 2, 2008) The episode featured a cameo by presidential contender John McCain.
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Kristen Wiig Questions
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Do you think escape artist Kristen Johnson really passed out during the act at a recent NBA game? 2 AnswersI don't think so. She's performed the act over 600 times. Something is bound to go wrong once in a while. She said in an interview that due to her lack of ox... read more
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Kristen Wiig Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1973: Born
- 2003: The Joe Schmo Show
- 2004: The Drew Carey Show
- 2005 - Present: Saturday Night Live
- 2006: Unaccompanied Minors, Knocked Up
- 2007: The Brothers Solomon
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On Twitter
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I'm Dating Kristen Wiig?! (6.16.09 – Day 47) of Friend Dating Online http://bit.ly/cAWDVT
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MacGruber was better than I was expecting. Kristen Wiig is one of the funniest women in comedy & I can't get enough of her!
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@tchilds56 him, Kristen Wiig, and omg I don't remember his name but the guy who plays McGruber
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@tchilds56 Kristen wiig saved the new SNL
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