Tina Fey
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Fey at the Muppets Most Wanted premiere in 2014.
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Elizabeth Stamatina Fey May 18, 1970 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jeff Richmond (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
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Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (/feɪ/; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (1998–2006), for her impression of former Alaska Governor and 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and for creating acclaimed series 30 Rock (2006–2013) and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–present). She is also well known for writing and co-starring in the film Mean Girls (2004), as well as appearing in such films as Baby Mama (2008), Date Night (2010), Muppets Most Wanted (2014), and Sisters (2015).
Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City. She then joined SNL as a writer, later becoming head writer and a performer, known for her position as co-anchor in the Weekend Update segment. In 2004, she co-starred in and wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls, which was adapted from the 2002 self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes. After leaving SNL in 2006, she created the television series 30 Rock for Broadway Video, a situation comedy loosely based on her experiences at SNL. In the series, Fey portrays the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series. In 2008, she starred in the comedy film Baby Mama, alongside former SNL co-star Amy Poehler. Fey next appeared in the 2010 comedy film Date Night and the animated film Megamind. In 2015, she created and produced the television series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, originally for NBC and eventually for Netflix. Her other films include Sisters and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
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