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

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