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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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
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| No Score Yet | Soul | 22 | — | 2020 |
| 66% | Wine Country | Actor | — | 2019 |
| 68% | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Producer Kim Barker | $18.4M | 2016 |
| 60% | Sisters | Kate Ellis Producer | $66.7M | 2015 |
| 52% | Live From New York! | Actor | — | 2015 |
| 93% | 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 |
| 38% | Admission | Portia Nathan | $18.1M | 2013 |
| 72% | Megamind | Roxanne Ritchi | $148.3M | 2010 |
| 66% | 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 |
| 63% | 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 |
| 27% | Beer League | Front Desk Girl | $0.5M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Saturday Night Live - The Best of Tom Hanks | Actor | — | 2005 |
| 84% | Mean Girls | Screenwriter | $86M | 2004 |
| 47% | Martin & Orloff | Southern Lady | — | 2002 |
TV
| Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 75% |
Modern Love 2019 |
2019 |
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| 96% |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 2015-2019 |
Producer Executive Producer Creator Andrea |
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 |
| 81% |
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman 2018-2019 |
Guest |
2018 |
| 84% |
Great News 2017-2018 |
Executive Producer Diana Diana St. Tropez |
2018 2017 |
| No Score Yet |
Inside the Actors Studio 1994 |
Guest |
2018 2013 |
| No Score Yet |
Saturday Night Live 1975 |
Appearing Host Screenwriter Performer |
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 |
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| 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 2009-2019 |
Guest |
2016 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
Sesame Street 1969 |
Appearing Guest Mother Goose |
2016 2015 2007 |
| 86% |
Inside Amy Schumer 2013-2016 |
Appearing |
2015 |
| No Score Yet |
Sesame Street 2014 |
Mother Goose |
2015 |
| 53% |
Golden Globes 1998 |
2015 2014 2013 |
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| 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 2012-2019 |
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 |
| 85% |
30 Rock 2006-2013 |
Producer Executive Producer Creator Screenwriter Liz Lemon |
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 |
| 31% |
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 says: You do realize that this is not normal, right?
Kim Barker says: That sucks. That sucks for women.
Kim Barker says: I need a story, I need to get something on the air.
Kim Barker says: I wanted out of my job. I wanted out of my mildly depressive boyfriend. I wanted to blow everything up.
Kim Barker says: That must make you a fifteen.
Kim Barker says: It's banana's here, I don't think I can do this.
Kate Ellis says: The young you still lives inside you!
Maura Ellis says: Just like shingles ya'll!!
Maura Ellis says: Just like shingles ya'll!
Kate Ellis says: I just thought you were missing ...
Kate Ellis says: I just thought you were missing.
Kate Ellis says: Danger! Walk Away! That is a black diamond slope.
Kate Ellis says: Danger! Walk away! That is a black diamond slope.
Roxanne Ritchi says: So, that's it? You're just giving up?
MegaMind says: 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 says: Put the frog down!
Nadya says: Turn the lights back on, I can't see anything!
Portia Nathan says: I kissed someone...almost on purpose!
Ms. Norbury says: Oh, hi. Did you wanna buy some drugs?
Portia Nathan says: A 'B' in Physics? And you didn't take AP Chem.
Tighten says: Cool, so Thursday? Soft Thursday? 00:27:51 Chicks don't like bouncy houses.
Tighten says: Cool, so Thursday? Soft Thursday? Chicks don't like bouncy houses.
Roxanne Ritchi says: Good night Hal.
Tighten says: 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 says: [exasperated] Girls, girls, you're both pretty! Can I go home now?
Angie Ostrowiski says: There is a thing called being too healthy. That's what killed Bruce Lee.
Kate Holbrook says: Really? Where'd you read that? The Weekly World Dum-Dum?
Lisa (English Version) says: So, what's your mother like?
Ponyo (English Version) says: She's big and BEAUTIFUL!!! But, she can be very scary.
Sosuke (English Version) says: Just like my Mom!
Mr. Duvall says: So, uh... how was your summer?
Ms. Norbury says: I got divorced.
Mr. Duvall says: Oh. My carpal tunnel came back.
Ms. Norbury says: I win
Ms. Norbury says: I win.
MegaMind says: Miss Ritchi... we meet again.
Roxanne Ritchi says: Would it kill you to wash the bag?
MegaMind says: This will be the last you ever hear of... Roxanne Ritchi! Huh?
Metro Man says: [gasps] Roxanne! Don't panic, Roxy... I'm on my way!
Roxanne Ritchi says: I'm not panicking.
MegaMind says: [smirking] In order to stop me, you'll have to find us first!
Roxanne Ritchi says: We're at the abandoned observatory!
MegaMind says: [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 says: Did you just stick your gum under my coffee table?
Angie Ostrowiski says: I don't know...
Kate Holbrook says: What do you mean you don't know?! Do you think you're at an Arby's right now?
Angie Ostrowiski says: You know what, I wish I was at an Arby's! 'Cause there's better food and cooler people there!
Kate Holbrook says: *looks under coffee table and gasps* Did you stick all this gum under here?!
Angie Ostrowiski says: I don't know! Maybe you stuck some of it under there!
Kate Holbrook says: 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 says: B*tch, I don't know your life!
Kate Holbrook says: It costs more to have someone born than to have someone killed!
Chaffee Bicknell says: It takes longer.
Kate Holbrook says: I overreacted earlier. I'm sorry...
Angie Ostrowiski says: I'm sorry I farted into your purse...
Claire Foster says: The one night I dress up...
Claire Foster says: We're just a boring couple from New Jersey!
MegaMind says: (pretending to be Bernard) Well, I happened to be speed-walking nearby when I got your call.
MegaMind says: [pretending to be Bernard] Well, I happened to be speed-walking nearby when I got your call.
Roxanne Ritchi says: In a suit?
MegaMind says: Uh, yes! It's called, "formal speed-walking!"
MegaMind says: Uh, yes! It's called, 'formal speed-walking!'
MegaMind says: You dim-witted creation of science!
Roxanne Ritchi says: (over the phone) What?
Roxanne Ritchi says: [over the phone] What?
MegaMind says: (pretending to be Bernard) Oh, not you Roxanne, I was just yelling at my...mother's urn!
MegaMind says: [pretending to be Bernard] Oh, not you Roxanne, I was just yelling at my... mother's urn!
Damian says: My nanna takes off her wig when she's drunk..
Damian says: My grandma takes her wig off when she's drunk.
Ms. Norbury says: Your nanna and I have that in common.
Ms. Norbury says: Your grandmother and I have that in common.
Lisa (English Version) says: [Looking over shoulder at tsunami] Wow, that wave is really after us.
Ms. Norbury says: Hi! Would you like to buy some drugs?
Ms. Norbury says: Hi! Did you wanna to buy some drugs?
Claire Foster says: they stabbed a chicken nugget with a sharpie. These are bad people.
Claire Foster says: They stabbed a chicken nugget with a Sharpie. These are bad people!
Claire Foster says: (Do you accept a collect phonecall from) "Oh my god, this phonebooth smells like urine"
Claire Foster says: (Do you accept a collect phonecall from) Oh my god, this phonebooth smells like urine.
Katy says: "Yes I accept"
Katy says: Yes I accept.
Claire Foster says: "Katy?!"
Claire Foster says: Katy?!
Katy says: "Fostersss, what uppp?"
Katy says: Fostersss, what up?
Lisa (English Version) says: I say we start with dessert and go backwards. It's been a backwards kind of day!
Lisa (English Version) says: So, Ponyo, what's your Dad like?
Ponyo says: He hates humans! He keeps me in a bubble, so I swam away from home.