Tina Fey

Tina Fey
Fey in 2022
Born	Elizabeth Stamatina Fey (1970-05-18) May 18, 1970 (age 54) Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	University of Virginia (BA)
Occupations	Actress comedian writer producer
Years active	1997–present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Jeff Richmond ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2
Awards	Full list
Comedy career
Medium	Television film theatre books
Genres	Improvisational comedy blue comedy sketch comedy insult comedy surreal humor satire
Subject(s)	American politics American culture current events human interaction social awkwardness self-deprecation pop culture

Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (/feɪ/; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Known for her comedic roles in sketch comedy, television and film, Fey has received numerous accolades, including nine Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. She appeared on the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in both 2007 and 2009 and was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2010.

Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City. She joined the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1997 to 2006 where she served as a head writer, a performer, and co-anchor of Weekend Update. She later returned to the show portraying a satirical version of 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in subsequent guest appearances. She gained acclaim for creating and starring as Liz Lemon in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013) which earned her several accolades including the Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

She later created several shows including the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020), the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor (2021–2022), and the Netflix miniseries The Four Seasons (2025), and executive produced the Peacock series Girls5eva (2021–2024). Fey and Amy Poehler co-hosted the Golden Globe Awards four times in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2021 as well as SNL in 2015 the later of which earned them a Primetime Emmy Award. On film, Fey has acted in Mean Girls (2004), Baby Mama (2008), Date Night (2010), Megamind (2010), Admission (2013), Muppets Most Wanted (2014), Sisters (2015), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), Wine Country (2019), and Soul (2020).

She released her memoir, Bossypants (2011), which topped The New York Times Best Seller list for five weeks and garnered her a Grammy Award nomination. Fey also created the musical adaptation Mean Girls, which premiered on Broadway in 2018, and earned her a Tony Award nomination. She later adapted the stage production into a 2024 musical film of the same name.