Kristen Carroll Wiig[1] (/wɪɡ/; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Wiig achieved stardom during her seven-season tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012.[2]
During her stint at Saturday Night Live, she received four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Wiig also took on supporting roles in comedy films such as Knocked Up (2007) and Paul (2011). She co-wrote and starred in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2011), which was critically and commercially successful. It earned her nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.
Her other film credits include The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), The Skeleton Twins (2014), The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), The Martian (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), Downsizing (2017), Mother! (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). She has also lent her voice to the animated franchises How to Train Your Dragon (2010–2019) and Despicable Me (2010–2024). She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in the comedy miniseries The Spoils of Babylon (2014).
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Kristen Carroll Wiig (/wɪɡ/; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. First breaking through as a performer...
episodes on Apple TV+. Set in 1969, outsider Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (KristenWiig) strives to attain a place in the high society of Palm Beach, Florida...
Here is a partial list of awards and nominations received by KristenWiig throughout her career. She is known for her work as a cast member on Saturday...
written by Mike White and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Steve Carell, KristenWiig, Will Ferrell, Joey King, Sofía Vergara, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman...
comedy-drama film directed by Craig Johnson and starring Bill Hader and KristenWiig. The film premiered in competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on...
directed by Shira Piven and written by Eliot Laurence. The film stars KristenWiig as Alice Klieg, a lottery winner with borderline personality disorder...
American comedy film directed by Josh Greenbaum, from a screenplay by KristenWiig and Annie Mumolo, who also star. Originally scheduled for a 2020 theatrical...
by starting a relationship with her mother's boyfriend. It also stars KristenWiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, Quinn Nagle, and Austin Lyon...
snowboarder Arne Wiig (born 1964), Swedish priest, poet, author, playwright Aud Marit Wiig (born 1953), Norwegian diplomat. KristenWiig (born 1973), American...
Bridesmaids with KristenWiig, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay. She and Wiig also co-wrote the...
stars Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, alongside Chris Pine, KristenWiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, and Connie Nielsen. Set in 1984 during the...
Robert Pulcini. Based on a screenplay by Michelle Morgan, the film stars KristenWiig as a playwright who stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex...
Lola also appears in The Looney Tunes Show, where she is voiced by KristenWiig. As opposed to her personality in Space Jam, she is portrayed as an eccentric...
on the Lifetime Network on June 20, 2015. It stars Will Ferrell and KristenWiig (both normally known for comedic roles, thus their casting was viewed...
team of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Steve Carell, KristenWiig, Trey Parker, Coffin, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate, Dana...
returned in different roles. New cast members include Penélope Cruz, KristenWiig, Cyrus Arnold, Fred Armisen, Kyle Mooney, Jon Daly, Sting, and Benedict...
Competition Lineup Includes SKELETON TWINS with Bill Hader and KristenWiig, CAMP X-RAY with Kristen Stewart, and More". Collider. February 15, 2014. Archived...
John Mulaney (2022), Woody Harrelson (2023), Emma Stone (2023) and KristenWiig (2024). In 2006, a sketch featuring Martin and Baldwin introduced the...
and Jonah Hill, and starring the voices of Rogen (in a dual role), KristenWiig, Hill, Bill Hader (in a triple role), Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny...
and Harper Steele, directed by Piedmont, and starring Tobey Maguire, KristenWiig, Tim Robbins, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen...
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