Kristen Wiig
Acting1973Canandaigua, New York, USA
Biography
Kristen Carroll Wiig (born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and comedian. She is known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012. She is a member of improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings.
She had recurring roles on Arrested Development, The Spoils of Babylon, The Spoils Before Dying, and the series MacGruber (2021) on Paramount+. She's also appeared in television series including Flight of the Conchords, 30 Rock and Portlandia.
She's also appeared in several films including Knocked Up, The Brothers Solomon, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Whip It, Extract, Date Night, Adventureland, MacGruber, Bridesmaids, All Good Things, Friends with Kids, Girl Most Likely, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Skeleton Twins, The Martian, Ghostbusters (2016), Downsizing, Wonder Woman 1984, and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
She is the voice of Ruffnut Thorston in the film series How to Train Your Dragon, Miss Hattie and Lucy Wilde in the film series Despicable Me, Lola Bunny in The Looney Tunes Show, and Jenny Hart in Bless the Harts.
Known For
Acting History
Future
2026
2025
2024
Will & Harper
as Self
Despicable Me 4
as Lucy (voice)
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
TVas Brenda (voice)• 16 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TVas Self• 1 eps
Palm Royale
TVas Maxine Dellacorte• 20 eps
Will & Harper
Songs
Palm Royale
TVExecutive Producer
2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
2022
Big Gold Brick
Executive Producer
2021
A Boy Called Christmas
as Aunt Carlotta
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
as Star / Sharon Gordon Fisherman
The Drew Barrymore Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
MacGruber
TVas Vicki St. Elmo• 8 eps
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Producer
2020
Imagine
as Self
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Wonder Woman 1984
as Barbara Minerva
The Oscars
TVas Self / Self - Presenter• 1 eps
2019
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Audrey
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Ruffnut (voice)
Bless the Harts
TVas Jenny Hart (voice)• 34 eps
Bless the Harts
TVExecutive Producer• 34 eps
2018
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Sir Albert Langham-Kingsley
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TVas Self• 2 eps
2017
Despicable Me 3
as Lucy Wilde (voice)
mother!
as Herald
Downsizing
as Audrey Safranek
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TVas Self• 1 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
TVas Courtney• 1 eps
Big Mouth
TVas Jessi's Vagina (voice)• 3 eps
2016
Sausage Party
as Brenda (voice)
Lightningface
as Katherine (voice)
Ghostbusters
as Erin Gilbert
Zoolander 2
as Alexanya Atoz
Masterminds
as Kelly Campbell
Entertainment Tonight
TVas Self• 2 eps
Lightningface
Executive Producer
2015
A Deadly Adoption
as Sarah Benson
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Welcome to Me
as Alice Klieg
The Martian
as Annie Montrose
Nasty Baby
as Polly
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
as Charlotte Worthington
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self
ARES: live
TVas Annie Montrose
The Spoils Before Dying
TVas Delores O'Dell• 6 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
TVas Courtney• 3 eps
Welcome to Me
Producer
The Spoils Before Dying
TVProducer• 6 eps
2014
The Skeleton Twins
as Maggie Dean
Hateship Loveship
as Johanna Parry
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Ruffnut (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self / Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self / Self - Guest
The Spoils of Babylon
TVas Cynthia Morehouse
Hateship Loveship
Executive Producer
The Spoils of Babylon
TVProducer
2013
Her
as SexyKitten (voice)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Chani Lastnamé
Despicable Me 2
as Lucy (voice)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Cheryl Melhoff
Drunk History
TVas Patty Hearst• 1 eps
Arrested Development
TVas Young Lucille Bluth• 7 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self• 3 eps
Circus Halligalli
TVas Self
2012
Girl Most Likely
as Imogene
Friends with Kids
as Missy
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
Revenge for Jolly!
as Angela
Portlandia
TVas Gathy• 1 eps
Girl Most Likely
Executive Producer
2011
Paul
as Ruth Buggs
Bridesmaids
as Annie
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
as Ruffnut (voice)
Inside Portlandia
as Self
The Looney Tunes Show
TVas Lola Bunny (voice)• 52 eps
The Simpsons
TVas Calliope Juniper (voice) / Annie Crawford (voice)• 1 eps
Bridesmaids
Co-Producer
Bridesmaids
Writer
2010
Date Night
as Haley Sullivan
Saturday Night
as Self
MacGruber
as Vicki
Despicable Me
as Miss Hattie (voice)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
as Ruffnut Thorston (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon
as Ruffnut (voice)
All Good Things
as Lauren Fleck
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
Ugly Americans
TVas Tristan (voice)• 1 eps
Funny or Die Presents
TVas Loretta
2009
Extract
as Suzie
Whip It
as Maggie Mayhem
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Pudgy Beaver Mom (voice)
One Night Only
as Karen
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as Gilly / Two A-Holes (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Various (archive footage)
Adventureland
as Paulette
Flight of the Conchords
TVas Brahbrah• 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2008
Semi-Pro
as Bear Handler
Pretty Bird
as Mandy Riddle
Ghost Town
as Surgeon
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
as Yoga Instructor
2007
The Brothers Solomon
as Janine
Meet Bill
as Jane Whittman
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister
as The Sister
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Edith
Knocked Up
as Jill
30 Rock
TVas Candace Van Der Shark• 1 eps
2006
The Enigma with a Stigma
as Tux Shop Employee
Unaccompanied Minors
as Carole Malone
2004
Life, Death and Mini-golf
as Debbie
June
as Funky Venice Friendette
The Drew Carey Show
TVas Sandy• 1 eps
2003
The Joe Schmo Show
TVas Dr. Pat
2000
1996
The Daily Show
TVas Self
1993
Raw
TVas Vicki Gloria St. Elmo
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host / Self