FEY, Tina 1970–

(Tina Faye, Elizabeth Fey)

PERSONAL

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. Education: University of Virginia, graduated, 1992; attended DePaul University; trained at Second City, Chicago, IL.

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.

Career:

Writer, actress, comedian, and producer. Second City, Chicago, IL, performer and writer for several years; teacher of improvisation workshops. Worked as a desk clerk. Also known as Elizabeth Fey.

Awards, Honors:

Writers Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding comedy, variety, or music special, award show, or tribute, 2001, for Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special; named one of the top entertainers of the year, Entertainment Weekly, 2001; Writers Guild of America Award nominations (with others), outstanding comedy or variety series, 2001, 2002, and 2003, Emmy Award nominations (with others), 2001 and 2003, and Emmy Award (with others), 2002, all outstanding writing for a variety, music, or comedy program, all for Saturday Night Live; Writers Guild of America Award nomination (with others), outstanding comedy, variety, or music special, award show, or tribute, 2003, for NBC 75th Anniversary Special; Teen Choice Award nomination, choice comedian, 2004.

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, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 2000—.

Television Appearances; 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 Smart-asses, Comedy Central, 2004.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks, NBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; 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 Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1999—.

(With others) The Colin Quinn Show, NBC, 2002.

Teleplays; 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, and Other 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.

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, 2001.