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| module = | website = }} Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedienne, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (2005–12), and such films as ''Knocked Up'' (2007), ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' (2007), ''Paul'' and ''Bridesmaids'' (both 2011), ''Girl Most Likely'' (2013), ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (2013), the animated ''Despicable Me'' film series, ''The Skeleton Twins'' (2014) and ''The Martian'' (2015). Born in Canandaigua, New York, and brought up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Rochester, New York, Wiig attended the University of Arizona, majoring in Art. She later relocated to Los Angeles, where she broke into comedy as a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings and made her television debut in 2003. Wiig joined the cast of ''Saturday Night Live'' in 2005 and the following year she co-starred in the Christmas comedy film ''Unaccompanied Minors''.〔(They're live on ''SNL'' ), a December 2005 ''USA Today'' article〕 After appearing in a series of supporting roles in comedy films such as ''Knocked Up'', ''Adventureland'', ''Whip It'', and ''Paul'', she also starred in and wrote the screenplay for ''Bridesmaids'', which was both critically and commercially successful. Wiig received seven consecutive Emmy Awards nominations and has been nominated for an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production for her work on ''Despicable Me 2''. In 2012, ''Bridesmaids'' earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy, as well as nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay and a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role as Cynthia Morehouse in the miniseries ''The Spoils of Babylon''. ==Early life== Wiig was born in Canandaigua, New York, the daughter of Laurie J. (née Johnston), an artist, and Jon J. Wiig, who ran a lake marina in Western New York.〔("Kristen Wiig: 'My next movie – it's going to be a Porky's prequel' " ) November 18, 2011, The Guardian〕〔Margaret (Johnston) Harris Obituary at MPNow.com, August 6, 2010〕 Her father is of Norwegian and Irish ancestry and her mother is of English and Scottish descent.〔(Always the bridesmaid – Film & Cinema, Entertainment ). ''The Independent''. (Ireland) Retrieved on August 7, 2011.〕 The name Wiig comes from the area of Sogn og Fjordane in Norway.〔("Komi-Kristen" ) (in Norwegian), Film Magasinet〕 Wiig moved with her family to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the age of three, and attended Nitrauer Elementary School. She later moved to Rochester, New York, where she attended the prestigious Allendale Columbia School for ninth and tenth grade〔 ('Radar interviews SNL's Kristen Wiig' ). Retrieved on February 10, 2015.〕 and graduated from Brighton High School. She left her first try at college, seeking fun and, eventually, soul-searching. During this time, she returned to Rochester, attended community college, and did a three-month outdoor living program. She had no performing ambitions at this time.〔 Wiig attended the University of Arizona, majoring in Art. When she took an acting class in college to fulfill a course requirement, the teacher suggested she continue to act.〔 She expected to start out a job at a plastic surgery clinic drawing pictures of people's post-surgery bodies, but decided to move to LA and act.〔http://www.biography.com/people/kristen-wiig-586136#early-life〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kristen Wiig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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