Biography
Initially known as one of the cast members of
Saturday Night Live (she joined in 2005), comedian Kristen Wiig cemented her reputation as a schtickmeister with hilarious and memorable
SNL characterizations of such personalities as
Drew Barrymore,
Katharine Hepburn, and
Megan Mullally, and performed a particularly memorable recurring bit on that program as an overanxious Target employee. Like
Will Forte,
Will Ferrell, and others, Wiig arrived on
SNL as an alumnus of The Groundlings, Los Angeles' legendary comedic ensemble. Wiig broke through to feature-film acclaim in 2007, with supporting roles in the comedies
Bill,
Knocked Up, and
The Brothers Solomon.
Brothers, a picture co-starring a number of Wiig's fellow
SNL cast mates including
Maya Rudolph and
Will Arnett, told the story of two socially backward loser brothers seeking a woman to have their baby. In 2007, Wiig also showed up in the music-biopic spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, playing the rock star's first wife. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide