Tina Fey Biography (1970-)

Full name, Elizabeth Tina Fey; born May 18, 1970, in Upper Darby, PA; daughter of Donald (a university grant writer) and Jeanne (a brokerage employee) Fey; sister of Peter Fey (a writer); married Jeff Richmond (a director and composer), June 3, 2001. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: David Miner, 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Writer, actress, comedian, producer
Birth Details
May 18, 1970
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • (Uncredited) Audience member, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, multiple appearances, 1998, 1999
  • Member of ensemble and host of Weekend Update segment, SaturdayNight Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday NightLive '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 2000-
  • Specials
  • Bjork, VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin, VH1, 2001
  • Multiple characters, Saturday Night Live: Mother's Day Special, NBC, 2001
  • Herself, Second to None, PBS, 2001
  • Saturday Night Live Primetime Extra, NBC, 2001
  • Host, Saturday Night Live Christmas Special, NBC, 2002
  • Host, SNL Remembers John Belushi, NBC, 2002
  • The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
  • (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell, NBC, 2002
  • Herself, Night of Too Many Stars, NBC, 2003
  • (In archive footage) Herself, 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments,E! Entertainment Television, 2004
  • (In archive footage) Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses, ComedyCentral, 2004
  • (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks, NBC, 2004
  • Episodic
  • (Uncredited) Kathleen Willey, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1998
  • Kerri Downey, "Mogomra vs. the Fart Monster," Upright Citizens Brigade, Comedy Central, 1999
  • Herself, The Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge, MTV, 2001
  • Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2001, 2003, 2004
  • Guest, "Women Who Want It All" (also known as "Can Women Have It All?"),Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 2002
  • "Saturday Night Live," TV Tales, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
  • Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2002, 2004
  • Guest, Film '04, BBC, 2004
  • Guest, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004
  • Guest, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
  • Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2004
  • Guest, The View, ABC, 2004
  • Herself, 60 Minutes, CBS, 2004
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Creator, The Colin Quinn Show, NBC, 2002
  • Film Appearances
  • Southern lady, Martin & Orloff, Spit & Glue Distribution/Harlem Films, 2002
  • Sharon Norbury, Mean Girls, Paramount, 2004
  • Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill, Paramount, 2005
  • Film Work
  • Producer, Mean Girls, Paramount, 2004
  • Stage Appearances
  • Dratch & Fey (two-woman show with Rachel Dratch), Second City,Chicago, IL, 1999, then Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, New York City, beginning 2000 also produced at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Aspen, CO, 2001
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • "Mean Girls": Only the Strong Survive, Paramount Home Video, 2004
  • Video Games
  • (As Tina Faye) Additional voices, Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 1999
  • WRITINGS
  • Teleplays
  • Series
  • Writer, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1997-99
  • Head writer, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's SaturdayNight, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1999-
  • (With others) The Colin Quinn Show, NBC, 2002
  • Specials
  • Head writer, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
  • Head writer, Saturday Night Live Primetime Extra II, NBC, 2001
  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
  • Screenplays
  • (And song "The Mathlete Rap") Mean Girls (based on Queen Bees and Wannabees: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, andOther Realities of Adolescence, by Rosalind Wiseman), Paramount, 2004
  • Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill, Paramount, 2005
  • Nonfiction
  • Contributor, The Second City Almanac of Improvisation, edited by Anne Libera, Northwestern University Press, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 2001; May 7, 2004, p. 32
    • Interview, April, 2004, pp. 166-69
    • New Yorker, November 3, 2003
    • New York Times Upfront, January 21, 2002, p. 23
    • People Weekly, May 3, 2004
    • Time Out New York, 4, September 27, 2001