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Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Actor and producer, also writer · Born August 22, 1973 (53) · Canandaigua, New York, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 4 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 22, 1973 (53)
From
Canandaigua, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Kristen Wiig's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Bonds
33%
Society
10%
Morality
8%
Survival
4%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Family bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 31 · Serious 13 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 16 · Charged 26 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 21

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 34 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 32 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 32
Ally
8 of 32
Shadow
6 of 32
Trickster
4 of 32
Threshold guardian
2 of 32
Shapeshifter
2 of 32
Herald
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
27
Joyful
24
Warm
22
Tense
15
Thrilling
14
Other
53

How their films linger

Feel-good32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet22
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kristen Wiig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kristen Wiig's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sia: Nostalgic for The Present(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Masters of the Universe(2026)

    as Roboto (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie(2025)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • An SNL Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (archive footage)

  • Will & Harper(2024)

    Songs · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sausage Party: Foodtopia(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Brenda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Despicable Me 4(2024)

    as Lucy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Palm Royale(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer · as Maxine Dellacorte

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Big Gold Brick(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • MacGruber(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Vicki St. Elmo

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • A Boy Called Christmas(2021)

    as Aunt Carlotta

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar(2021)

    Producer · Songs · Writer · as Star / Sharon Gordon Fisherman

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman 1984(2020)

    as Barbara Minerva

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Bless the Harts(2019)

    Show 34 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jenny Hart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Where'd You Go, Bernadette(2019)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World(2019)

    as Ruffnut (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sir Albert Langham-Kingsley

  • Downsizing(2017)

    as Audrey Safranek

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jessi's Vagina (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Mother!(2017)

    as Herald

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Courtney

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Despicable Me 3(2017)

    as Lucy Wilde (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Masterminds(2016)

    as Kelly Campbell

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ghostbusters(2016)

    as Erin Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sausage Party(2016)

    as Brenda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Lightningface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Katherine (voice)

  • Zoolander 2(2016)

    as Alexanya Atoz

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Nasty Baby(2015)

    as Polly

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Martian(2015)

    as Annie Montrose

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl(2015)

    as Charlotte Worthington

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Courtney

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Spoils Before Dying(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Delores O'Dell

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • A Deadly Adoption(2015)

    as Sarah Benson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Miss Famous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Monica

  • ARES: live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Annie Montrose

  • Welcome to Me(2014)

    Producer · as Alice Klieg

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards(2015)

    as Monica

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • How to Train Your Dragon 2(2014)

    as Ruffnut (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Skeleton Twins(2014)

    as Maggie Dean

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hateship Loveship(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Johanna Parry

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Spoils of Babylon(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Cynthia Morehouse

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    as Chani Lastnamé

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Her(2013)

    as SexyKitten (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(2013)

    as Cheryl Melhoff

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Patty Hearst

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Despicable Me 2(2013)

    as Lucy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Girl Most Likely(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Imogene

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Revenge for Jolly!(2012)

    as Angela

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Friends with Kids(2011)

    as Missy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury(2011)

    as Ruffnut (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Kristen Wiig's Global Warming Solution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Bridesmaids(2011)

    Co-Producer · Writer · as Annie

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Looney Tunes Show(2011)

    Show 52 episodes · as Lola Bunny (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Paul(2011)

    as Ruth Buggs

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Gathy

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • All Good Things(2010)

    as Lauren Fleck

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Various (archive footage)

  • Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ruffnut Thorston (voice)

  • Despicable Me(2010)

    as Miss Hattie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • MacGruber(2010)

    as Vicki

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Date Night(2010)

    as Haley Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • How to Train Your Dragon(2010)

    as Ruffnut (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ugly Americans(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Tristan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Funny or Die Presents...(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Loretta

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(2009)

    Writer · as Gilly / Two A-Holes (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • One Night Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Karen

  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Extract(2009)

    as Suzie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs(2009)

    as Pudgy Beaver Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Various (archive footage)

  • Whip It(2009)

    as Maggie Mayhem

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Adventureland(2009)

    as Paulette

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Ghost Town(2008)

    as Surgeon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Bird(2008)

    as Mandy Riddle

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)

    as Yoga Instructor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Semi-Pro(2008)

    as Bear Handler

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007)

    as Edith

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Shooting AKA Dear Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as The Sister

  • Meet Bill(2007)

    as Jane Whittman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Solomon(2007)

    as Janine

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Conchords(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Brahbrah

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Knocked Up(2007)

    as Jill

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Unaccompanied Minors(2006)

    as Carole Malone

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Candace Van Der Shark

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Enigma with a Stigma(2006)

    as Tux Shop Employee

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Life, Death and Mini-Golf(2004)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Funky Venice Friendette

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · as Young Lucille Bluth

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • I'm with Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kristy

  • The Joe Schmo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Pat

  • Carnata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Tumbleweeds(1999)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Hagfish (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • WWE Monday Night RAW(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Vicki Gloria St. Elmo

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie Crawford (voice) · as Calliope Juniper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Cut Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Epiphany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Favorite Ives

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 98 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Despicable Me (2010)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 34 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 100: 87 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting2 of 100: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing12 of 100: 1 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew2 of 100: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

100 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s28 · acting2010s52 · 52 acting · 8 crew2020s13 · 11 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 53 roles
99091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

23 major nominations and no wins, 2009–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  5. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  6. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  7. 2015
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Movie
  8. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Show 5 earlier years
  1. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2012
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
  3. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  5. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kristen Wiig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 82 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor, writer

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)

90th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kristen Wiig's work okay for kids?

Across up to 41 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore34 titles15–64 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity41 titles14–69 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity36 titles13–83 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs33 titles9–69 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense32 titles11–59 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kristen Wiig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristen Wiig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Will Ferrell shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles