Tina Fey

Elizabeth Stamatina Tina Fey born May 18 1970 is an American actress comedian writer and producer known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live SNL 19972006 the critically acclaimed NBC comedy series 30 Rock 20062013 and such films as Mean Girls 2004 Baby Mama 2008 Date Night 2010 and Admission 2013 She has received eight Emmy Awards two Golden Globe Awards five Screen Actors Guild Awards four Writers Guild of America Awards and was nominated for a Grammy Award for her autobiographical book Bossypants which topped the The New York Times Best Seller list for five weeks She first broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicagobased improv comedy group The Second City She then joined SNL as a writer later becoming head writer and a performer known for her position as coanchor in the Weekend Update segment In 2004 she adapted the screenplay Mean Girls in which she also costarred After leaving SNL in 2006 she created the television series 30 Rock a situation comedy loosely based on her experiences at SNL In the series she portrays the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series In 2008 she starred in the comedy film Baby Mama alongside former SNL costar Amy Poehler She next appeared alongside Steve Carell in the 2010 comedy film Date Night and with Will Ferrell in the animated film Megamind In 2008 the Associated Press AP gave her the AP Entertainer of the Year award for her satirical portrayal of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a guest appearance on SNL In 2010 she was the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor the youngestever winner of the award On January 13 2013 she hosted the Golden Globe Awards with her longtime friend and fellow comedian Amy Poehler Their performance was critically acclaimed The duo hosted again the following year to similar acclaim generating the highest ratings for the annual ceremony in ten years