Kristen Wiig

In April 2009, Wiig was featured in Entertainment Weeklys list of the 25 Funniest Women in Hollywood.

In December 2008, Wiig was featured in Entertainment Weeklys list of 15 Great Performances for her various impersonations on "Saturday Night Live" .

One of Wiigs most famous "Saturday Night Live" characters is "Penelope", a serial one-upper and exaggerator.

In the 2008-2009 "Saturday Night Live" series, Wiig appeared in more sketches than any other member of the cast.

Is close friends with Paul co-stars, British comedy actors and directors Simon Pegg , and Nick Frost.

Was sent to the hospital after being injured during the filming of "The Joe Schmo Show" .

Was studying for a degree in art at the University of Arizona before turning to acting.

Once waited tables in the executive dining room of Universal Studios.

Her father ran a lake marina in western New York.

One of Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Alumna of the Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles.

She is of Norwegian and Irish ancestry on her fathers side, and of English and Scottish ancestry on her mothers side. Her surname, "Wiig", is Norwegian.

Nicknamed "The Brown Cow" by friends for her love of chocolate.

I do sort of gravitate towards smaller, indie-type movies.

I am shyer than most people think.

I always say I want to look haunted.

I wish I had a lot of tattoos.

I wish I had less fear about creating my own parts.

I lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, until eighth grade, and then my,high-school years were in Rochester, New York.

I just want to try and be in projects that are exciting to me.

I just like to walk around New York, just put my iPod on and walk,around.

I feel like women are asked their age more than men.

People are always so surprised when I want to do dramatic stuff.

My friends back home are very supportive.

Mean comedy is not really something that I personally gravitate towards,or something that I do.

If I can be doing something in the arts till the day I die. I would be,very, very happy.

I would never wear fur.

I think people like to see the lives of artists that are legends. They,always go through the dark periods and I think just as humans we like,to see that and them coming out of it. I love those kinds of movies.

I probably lived more of a rock-star life when I was 15. I got in,trouble a fair amount. I cared more about hanging out and skipping,school than studying.

You have to leave things that you love.