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'Kristen Carroll Wiig' (born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, and impressionist, whose most visible work is as a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). She is a member of The Groundlings,^2[3] and also appeared in the first season of Spike TV's ''The Joe Schmo Show''.

Contents

Biography

''SNL'' sketch work

Other work

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

''SNL'' sketch work

Wiig debuted after the start of ''SNL's 31st season on November 12, 2005.³ In Wiig's first sketch, she played the wife of Jason Sudeikis; the two accidentally pick up an escaped murderer (Jason Lee), unwittingly giving the murderer ''carte blanche'' to break into their home and violate their blind niece.
Since then, Wiig has had recurring roles as:


★ An unfocused Target employee known as "The Target Lady."

★ The female half of the "Two A-Holes" (with Jason Sudeikis as the male half)

★ Jean, the Introvert (with Will Forte as Neil and several hosts [Lindsay Lohan, Annette Bening, and Rainn Wilson] as the third introvert).

★ Catherine, Dakota Fanning's mother in "The Dakota Fanning Show"

★ Aunt Linda, Amy Poehler's fictitious irritable aunt who bashes the latest films for trivial flaws

★ Michelle Dison, a divorced reporter who acts inappropriately with her female interviewees (Jaime Pressly and Scarlett Johansson, respectively)

★ Penelope, a habitual braggart who will elaborately lie to one-up those around her
Wiig's celebrity impersonations include:


★ Megan Mullally (or more accurately, Mullally's character Karen Walker)

★ Drew Barrymore

★ Judy Garland (while strung out on drugs)

★ Jessica Simpson

★ Ashley Ferl (the audience member who cried during Sanjaya Malakar's performance on "American Idol")

★ Nancy Pelosi (with her 'San Francisco Values' and her famous safe-word 'Palomino!')

★ Sandra Day O'Connor

★ Dick Cheney's wife Lynne

★ Katharine Hepburn

★ Jane Pauley

★ Jenna Fischer (in character as Pam Beesly)
Wiig survived an ''SNL'' budget cut,^[4] becoming a full member of the repertory cast at the beginning of the show's 32nd season.

Other work

Wiig appears in the 2007 films ''The Brothers Solomon, Bill'', and ''Knocked Up''. In ''The Brothers Solomon'' she teams up with ''Saturday Night Live'' cast members Will Forte and Bill Hader, joins Hader in Knocked Up, and also joins Jason Sudeikis in ''Bill''. Kristen was also a regular performer in The Perks, a featured show at the Empty Stage Comedy Theatre whose run ended in 2000.

Personal life

Wiig was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from Brighton High School in 1991.^[5] She later attended the University of Arizona.³ She married fellow actor Hayes Hargrove in 2005 but they are currently separated. Loves eating Nate's quesadillas with Carroll.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2004	''Life, Death, and Mini-Golf''	Debbie
2006	''The Enigma with a Stigma''	Tux Shop Employee
	''Unaccompanied Minors''	Carole Malone
2007	''Knocked Up''	Jill
	''Bill''	Jane Whitman
	''The Brothers Solomon''	Janine
	''Walk Hard''	Edith Cox
2008	''Forgetting Sarah Marshall''	Prahna
	''Pretty Bird''	Mandy
	''Ghost Town''

References

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2. Official website
3. They're live on ''SNL'', a December 2005 ''USA Today'' article
4. That '70s Show: ''Saturday Night Live'' in the post-Tina Fey, YouTube unknown from ''The Village Voice''
5. Kristen Wiig - Yahoo TV

External links

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★ Knocked Up & SNL's Kristen Wiig interview