Tina Fey

Highest Rated: 99% Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2014)

Lowest Rated: 22% Man of the Year (2006)

Birthday: May 18, 1970

Birthplace: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

As Saturday Night Live's first-ever female head writer, quick-witted comedian Tina Fey not only shattered the glass ceiling at SNL, but also succeeded in proving that she is one of the most talented comedy writers in the entertainment industry. The Upper Darby, PA, native quickly made her way to Chicago's famed Second City after finishing drama studies at the University of Virginia in 1992, maintaining her livelihood with a job at the local YMCA and rapidly excelling through Second City's exhausting course load. Advised by her instructor to skip forward to the more selective Second City Training Center, Fey took him up on his advice and, though rejected at first, she was eventually accepted into the fold. When Saturday Night Live came to Second City seeking some fresh new talent in 1995, Fey and friend Adam McKay stood out from the pack. It was McKay's prompting that eventually found Fey hired as a writer for the enduring sketch comedy series. In addition to opening the door for her entrance into SNL, her tenure at Second City also found Fey making the acquaintance of future husband Jeff Richmond, who served as director for the Chicago comedy troupe. After joining the cast as a staff writer in 1997, Fey soon made history as SNL's first female writing supervisor two short years later. She was Emmy-nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program three years in a row from 2001-2003, and her mark both behind the scenes and as one-half of the Weekend Update crew (opposite SNL favorite Jimmy Fallon) was unmistakable. When Fallon left SNL in 2004, Amy Poehler took over his position at the news desk, making her and Fey the first two-woman news team in Weekend Update history.In the midst of her hectic schedule at Studio 8H, Fey somehow found time to perform the critically praised two-woman comedy show Dratch and Fey in both Chicago (1999) and New York (2000). Fey's other work has included writing for such programs as the confrontational comedy series The Colin Quinn Show, shown on pay-cable mainstay Comedy Central. If fans had wondered when -- as all high-profile SNL cast members eventually do -- Fey would set her sights on feature films, their curiosity would soon be answered when it was announced that Fey would be writing and appearing in Mean Girls (2004), an adaptation of author Rosalind Wiseman's popular book Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Boyfriends and Other Realities of Adolescence. The film's combination of high-school realism and smart humor made it a hit with teens and adults alike. As the 2004-2005 season of SNL drew to a close, Fey announced that she wouldn't be returning for the next season, but fans of the writer and comedian didn't stray too far. She would leave the show only to become a bigger star in her own right, creating, writing, and starring in the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, which she both wrote and starred in as the head writer for a popular sketch comedy series. Additionally, Fey would cement her role as the queen of comedy with roles in feature films like Baby Mama and Date Night.

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Filmography

MOVIES

		CREDIT
No Score Yet	Wine Country	Actor	—	2019
67%	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot	Producer Kim Barker	$18.4M	2016
60%	Sisters	Kate Ellis Producer	$66.7M	2015
52%	Live From New York!	Actor	—	2015
92%	Disneynature Monkey Kingdom	Narrator	$11.4M	2015
43%	This Is Where I Leave You	Wendy Altman	$26.8M	2014
80%	Muppets Most Wanted	Nadya	$46.5M	2014
99%	Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me	Actor	$0.4M	2014
No Score Yet	Mommy & Me	Actor	—	2013
39%	Admission	Portia Nathan	$18.1M	2013
72%	Megamind	Roxanne Ritchi	$148.3M	2010
67%	Date Night	Claire Foster	$98.8M	2010
56%	The Invention of Lying	Shelley	$18.5M	2009
92%	Ponyo	Lisa	$15.2M	2009
No Score Yet	Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read	Actor	—	2009
64%	Baby Mama	Kate Holbrook	$60.3M	2008
48%	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters	Actor	$5.5M	2007
22%	Man of the Year	Herself	$37.5M	2006
No Score Yet	Saturday Night Live - The Best of Tom Hanks	Actor	—	2005
84%	Mean Girls	Ms. Norbury	$86M	2004
47%	Martin & Orloff	Southern Lady	—	2002

TV

		CREDIT
97%	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 2015	Creator Executive Producer Andrea Producer	2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
No Score Yet	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014	Guest	2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
No Score Yet	Busy Tonight 2018	Guest	2018
83%	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman 2018	Guest	2018
84%	Great News 2017-2018	Executive Producer Diana Diana St. Tropez	2018 2017
No Score Yet	Inside the Actors Studio 1994-2018	Guest	2018 2013
No Score Yet	Saturday Night Live 1975	Host Appearing Performer Screenwriter	2018 2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
No Score Yet	Late Night With Seth Meyers 2014	Guest	2017 2016 2015 2014
38%	Maya & Marty 2016	Appearing	2016
No Score Yet	The Graham Norton Show 2007	Guest	2016
No Score Yet	The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 2015	Guest	2016
95%	Difficult People 2015-2017		2016 2015
No Score Yet	Charlie Rose 2013-2017	Guest	2016 2014
No Score Yet	Saving My Tomorrow 2014	Voice	2016 2015 2014
No Score Yet	Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen 2009	Guest	2016 2014
No Score Yet	Sesame Street 1969	Guest Appearing Mother Goose	2016 2015 2007
86%	Inside Amy Schumer 2013-2016	Appearing	2015
No Score Yet	Sesame Street 2014	Mother Goose	2015
No Score Yet	Golden Globes 2003		2015 2014 2013
No Score Yet	Billy on the Street 2011-2017	Appearing	2015 2011
No Score Yet	The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003	Guest	2015 2006 2005
No Score Yet	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 2012-2018	Appearing	2014
No Score Yet	Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2012	Appearing	2014
No Score Yet	Pioneers of Television 2008-2014	Appearing	2014
No Score Yet	Late Show With David Letterman 1993-2015	Guest	2014 2013 2012
No Score Yet	Inside Comedy 2012-2015	Guest	2013
85%	The Simpsons 1989	Voice	2013
No Score Yet	Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2009-2014	Guest	2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
81%	30 Rock 2006-2013	Creator Screenwriter Liz Lemon Executive Producer Producer	2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
No Score Yet	iCarly 2007-2012	Herself	2012
No Score Yet	The View 1997	Guest	2012
No Score Yet	Conan 2010	Guest	2011
No Score Yet	Phineas and Ferb 2007-2015	Voice	2011
No Score Yet	Ace of Cakes 2006	Appearing	2010
No Score Yet	The Marriage Ref 2010-2011	Panelist	2010
No Score Yet	SpongeBob SquarePants 1999	Herself	2009
No Score Yet	The Jay Leno Show 2009-2010	Appearing	2009
No Score Yet	The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 1999-2015	Guest	2006
No Score Yet	The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 1992-2014	Guest	2006 2002

QUOTES FROM Tina Fey CHARACTERS

Kim Barker

You do realize that this is not normal, right?

Kim Barker

That sucks. That sucks for women.

Kim Barker

I need a story, I need to get something on the air.

Kim Barker

I wanted out of my job. I wanted out of my mildly depressive boyfriend. I wanted to blow everything up.

Kim Barker

That must make you a fifteen.

Kim Barker

It's banana's here, I don't think I can do this.

Kate Ellis	The young you still lives inside you!
Maura Ellis	Just like shingles ya'll!!
Maura Ellis	Just like shingles ya'll!

Kate Ellis	I just thought you were missing ...
Kate Ellis	I just thought you were missing.

Kate Ellis	Danger! Walk Away! That is a black diamond slope.
Kate Ellis	Danger! Walk away! That is a black diamond slope.

Roxanne Ritchi	So, that's it? You're just giving up?
MegaMind	I'm the bad guy. I don't save the day, I don't fly off into the sunset and I don't get the girl.

Nadya

Put the frog down!

Nadya

Turn the lights back on, I can't see anything!

Portia Nathan

I kissed someone...almost on purpose!

Ms. Norbury

Oh, hi. Did you wanna buy some drugs?

Portia Nathan

A 'B' in Physics? And you didn't take AP Chem.

Tighten	Cool, so Thursday? Soft Thursday? 00:27:51 Chicks don't like bouncy houses.
Tighten	Cool, so Thursday? Soft Thursday? Chicks don't like bouncy houses.
Roxanne Ritchi	Good night Hal.
Tighten	That's a soft yes on Thursday. Kicks news van in frustration. What's wrong with me? Renting a bouncy house? Chicks don't like bouncy houses, they like clowns!

Roxanne Ritchi

[exasperated] Girls, girls, you're both pretty! Can I go home now?

Angie Ostrowiski	There is a thing called being too healthy. That's what killed Bruce Lee.
Kate Holbrook	Really? Where'd you read that? The Weekly World Dum-Dum?

Lisa (English Version)	So, what's your mother like?
Ponyo (English Version)	She's big and BEAUTIFUL!!! But, she can be very scary.
Sosuke (English Version)	Just like my Mom!

Mr. Duvall	So, uh... how was your summer?
Ms. Norbury	I got divorced.
Mr. Duvall	Oh. My carpal tunnel came back.
Ms. Norbury	I win
Ms. Norbury	I win.

MegaMind	Miss Ritchi... we meet again.
Roxanne Ritchi	Would it kill you to wash the bag?

MegaMind	This will be the last you ever hear of... Roxanne Ritchi! Huh?
Metro Man	[gasps] Roxanne! Don't panic, Roxy... I'm on my way!
Roxanne Ritchi	I'm not panicking.
MegaMind	[smirking] In order to stop me, you'll have to find us first!
Roxanne Ritchi	We're at the abandoned observatory!
MegaMind	[lunges for the control and turns off the camera on Roxanne] Nooo! We're NOT! Don't listen to her, she's crazy!

Kate Holbrook	Did you just stick your gum under my coffee table?
Angie Ostrowiski	I don't know...
Kate Holbrook	What do you mean you don't know?! Do you think you're at an Arby's right now?
Angie Ostrowiski	You know what, I wish I was at an Arby's! 'Cause there's better food and cooler people there!
Kate Holbrook	looks under coffee table and gasps Did you stick all this gum under here?!
Angie Ostrowiski	I don't know! Maybe you stuck some of it under there!
Kate Holbrook	Yeah, actually you might be right. Because sometimes when I work a really long day, I like to come home and chew a huge wad of bubblicious gum and stick it under my reclaimed barn-wood coffee table!
Angie Ostrowiski	B*tch, I don't know your life!

Kate Holbrook	It costs more to have someone born than to have someone killed!
Chaffee Bicknell	It takes longer.

Kate Holbrook	I overreacted earlier. I'm sorry...
Angie Ostrowiski	I'm sorry I farted into your purse...

Claire Foster

The one night I dress up...

Claire Foster

We're just a boring couple from New Jersey!

MegaMind	(pretending to be Bernard) Well, I happened to be speed-walking nearby when I got your call.
MegaMind	[pretending to be Bernard] Well, I happened to be speed-walking nearby when I got your call.
Roxanne Ritchi	In a suit?
MegaMind	Uh, yes! It's called, "formal speed-walking!"
MegaMind	Uh, yes! It's called, 'formal speed-walking!'

MegaMind	You dim-witted creation of science!
Roxanne Ritchi	(over the phone) What?
Roxanne Ritchi	[over the phone] What?
MegaMind	(pretending to be Bernard) Oh, not you Roxanne, I was just yelling at my...mother's urn!
MegaMind	[pretending to be Bernard] Oh, not you Roxanne, I was just yelling at my... mother's urn!

Damian	My nanna takes off her wig when she's drunk..
Damian	My grandma takes her wig off when she's drunk.
Ms. Norbury	Your nanna and I have that in common.
Ms. Norbury	Your grandmother and I have that in common.

Lisa (English Version)

[Looking over shoulder at tsunami] Wow, that wave is really after us.

Ms. Norbury	Hi! Would you like to buy some drugs?
Ms. Norbury	Hi! Did you wanna to buy some drugs?

Claire Foster	they stabbed a chicken nugget with a sharpie. These are bad people.
Claire Foster	They stabbed a chicken nugget with a Sharpie. These are bad people!

Claire Foster	(Do you accept a collect phonecall from) "Oh my god, this phonebooth smells like urine"
Claire Foster	(Do you accept a collect phonecall from) Oh my god, this phonebooth smells like urine.
Katy	"Yes I accept"
Katy	Yes I accept.
Claire Foster	"Katy?!"
Claire Foster	Katy?!
Katy	"Fostersss, what uppp?"
Katy	Fostersss, what up?