
Kristen Wiig
Acting
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.
Born: August 22, 1973 · Canandaigua, New York, USA
Filmography (107)

Masters of the Universe
2026

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025

Will & Harper
2024

Sausage Party: Foodtopia
2024

Despicable Me 4
2024

Palm Royale
2024

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023

Big Gold Brick
2022

MacGruber
2021

A Boy Called Christmas
2021

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2021

Wonder Woman 1984
2020

The Drew Barrymore Show
2020

My Darling Vivian
2020

Bless the Harts
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
2018

Downsizing
2017

Big Mouth
2017

mother!
2017

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017

Despicable Me 3
2017

Masterminds
2016

Ghostbusters
2016

Sausage Party
2016

Lightningface
2016

Zoolander 2
2016

Nasty Baby
2015

The Martian
2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

Unity
2015

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015

The Spoils Before Dying
2015

A Deadly Adoption
2015

Welcome to Me
2015

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014

The Skeleton Twins
2014

Hateship Loveship
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

The Spoils of Babylon
2014

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013

Her
2013

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013

Drunk History
2013

Despicable Me 2
2013

Circus Halligalli
2013

Girl Most Likely
2012

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012

Revenge for Jolly!
2012

Friends with Kids
2012

The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011

Bridesmaids
2011

The Looney Tunes Show
2011

Paul
2011

Portlandia
2011

All Good Things
2010

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010

Despicable Me
2010

MacGruber
2010

Saturday Night
2010

Date Night
2010

How to Train Your Dragon
2010

Ugly Americans
2010

Funny or Die Presents
2010

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009

The Cleveland Show
2009

Extract
2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009

Whip It
2009

Adventureland
2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008

Ghost Town
2008

Pretty Bird
2008

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008

Semi-Pro
2008

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007

The Brothers Solomon
2007

Meet Bill
2007

Flight of the Conchords
2007

Knocked Up
2007

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Unaccompanied Minors
2006

30 Rock
2006

Arrested Development
2003

I'm with Her
2003

The Joe Schmo Show
2003

The Daily Show
1996

The Drew Carey Show
1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Raw
1993

The Simpsons
1989

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Saturday Night Live
1975

The Oscars
1953
