Saturday Night Live
With then-head-writer Adam McKay's help, Fey became a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 1997. By 1999, Fey was SNL's first female head writer, a milestone she downplays in light of the fact that there have not been very many head writers. As co-head writer of SNL's 25th anniversary special, Fey won a 2001 Writers Guild of America Award. She and the writing staff also won a 2002 Emmy Award for their work on the show.
In September 2005, she went on maternity leave after giving birth to a daughter, Alice Zenobia Richmond. Her Weekend Update role was covered by Horatio Sanz for two episodes before her return to the show on October 22, 2005, at which time she noted:
The season was her last, as she thereafter departed to develop 30 Rock.
Some recurring sketches written by Fey include:
She is also credited with:
In 2000, Fey and Jimmy Fallon became co-anchors of SNL's Weekend Update, a pairing that ended in May 2004 when Fallon last appeared as a c
More about Tina Fey (From Wikipedia)
After Fey Graduated From The University Of Virginia With A B.A. In Drama In 1992, She Moved To Chicago In Order To Take Night Classes At The Second City. Once Her Second City Training Began, She Immersed Herself In The "cult Of Improvisation", Becomin
After Fey graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Drama in 1992, she moved to Chicago in order to take night classes at The Second City. Once her Second City training read more...
Saturday Night Live
With then-head-writer Adam McKay's help, Fey became a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 1997. By 1999, Fey was SNL's first female head writer, a milestone she downplays read more...
30 Rock
Fey developed a sitcom, 30 Rock, for NBC's fall 2006 schedule. The show is produced by NBC and Broadway Video, with Lorne Michaels and two former producers of The Tracy Morgan Show, read more...
Feature Films
Fey wrote the script for and co-starred in the 2004 movie Mean Girls. Characters and behaviors in the movie are based on Fey's high school life at Upper Darby High School and on read more...
Other Work
In 2000, Fey partnered with fellow SNL cast member Rachel Dratch in the critically acclaimed two-woman show Dratch & Fey at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City, read more...
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an Emmy award-winning American writer, comedienne, actress and producer. Fey is best known for, her work on Saturday Night Live read more...
Fey is married to Jeff Richmond, a composer on SNL. They met at Chicago's Second City and dated for seven years before marrying in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on June 3, 2001. They read more...