īorn in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and later Rochester, New York. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Wiig achieved nationwide stardom during her seven-season tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012. Kristen Carroll Wiig ( / w ɪ ɡ/ born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer.
