Fey's maternal grandmother, Vasiliki Kourelakou, left Petrina (in Laconia) on her own and arrived in the U.S. Her mother, Zenobia "Jeanne" ( née Xenakes), is a brokerage employee who was born in Piraeus, the daughter of Greek immigrants to the U.S. She has a brother, Peter, who is eight years older. Her father, Donald Henry Fey (died 2015), was a university administrator for the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University and a grant proposal writer who raised $500 million for schools, hospitals, and public service agencies through proposals and direct mail appeals. The duo hosted again the following two years, generating the highest ratings for the annual ceremony in a decade and receiving similar acclaim.Įlizabeth Stamatina Fey was born on in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. On January 13, 2013, Fey hosted the 70th Golden Globe Awards with her long-time friend and fellow comedian, Amy Poehler, to critical acclaim. In 2010, Fey was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, becoming the youngest-ever recipient of the award.
In 2008, the Associated Press gave Fey the AP Entertainer of the Year award for her Sarah Palin impression on SNL. Her memoir, Bossypants (2011), topped The New York Times Best Seller list for five weeks. In the series, Fey starred as Liz Lemon, the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series.įey has received nine Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Awards. After leaving SNL in 2006, Fey created the television series 30 Rock for Broadway Video, a sitcom loosely based on her experiences at SNL. In 2004, she co-starred in and wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls, which was adapted from the 2002 self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes. She then joined SNL as a writer, later becoming head writer and a performer, known for her position as co-anchor in the Weekend Update segment and, later, for her satirical portrayal of 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in subsequent guest appearances.
Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City.
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