Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia, in 1970 to Donald and Jeannec Fey. Going by the name of Tina, Ms. Fey considered herself a "supernerd" during her high school and college years. She studied drama at the University of Virginia, and after graduating in 1992...See full bio »
2012The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Comedy Series/Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series & Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
2011The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
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Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy & Presenter: Best Screenplay
2010The Women of SNL
(TV movie)
Herself
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Daisy De la Hoya
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Sarah Palin
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Stepping into the
Saturday Night Live studio for the first time was momentous. The only equivalent would be doing
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - stepping into the show that I grew up watching. And it has a live audience. Even with a taped audience, you can get them jacked up and they know it's their job to pretend they like it. But especially in New York, that live audience is a real proving ground.
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Trivia:
Came out of Chicago's famed Second City comedy troupe, where she was a writer-performer.
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