Kristen Wiig made her screen debut in the 2003 American film ‘Melvin Goes to Dinner’ directed by Bob Odenkirk. The film had its premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival. That same year, she became a part of the reality television hoax show ‘The Joe Schmo Show’ created by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. She played the role of ‘Dr. Pat’ and starred in 9 episodes of the show. In 2005, she joined the cast of the American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show ‘Saturday Night Live’ created by Lorne Michaels. She received 4 ‘Primetime Emmy Award’ nominations for her performance and remained on the show until 2012. She next starred as ‘Carole Malone’ in the 2006 Christmas comedy film ‘Unaccompanied Minors’ directed by Paul Feig. The film received mixed reviews from critics and holds a 29% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She was next seen in films such as ‘Knocked Up’ (2007), ‘Meet Bill’ (2007), ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’ (2007), ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ (2008), ‘Ghost Town’ (2008), ‘Adventureland’ (2009), and ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ (2009). In 2010, she voiced ‘Ruffnut Thorston’ in the American 3D computer-animated action-fantasy film ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. The film opened to critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing over $494.9 million on a budget of $165 million. That same year, she also gave her voice to ‘Miss Hattie’ in the Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin-directed American computer-animated comedy film ‘Despicable Me.’ The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $543.2 million on a budget of $69 million.
In 2011, she played the role of ‘Annie Walker’ in the American comedy film ‘Bridesmaids’ directed by Paul Feig. The film garnered praise from critics and performed well at the box office, grossing over $288.4 million on a budget of $32.5 million. Wiig was also the co-writer of the film which earned her the ‘Academy Award,’ ‘BAFTA Award,’ and ‘Golden Globe Award’ nominations. She continued to star in films such as ‘Girl Most Likely’ (2012), ‘Despicable Me 2’ (2013), ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ (2013), ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ (2014), ‘The Martian’ (2015), ‘Zoolander 2’ (2016), ‘Ghostbusters’ (2016), ‘Despicable Me 3’ (2017), Mother!’ (2017), ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ (2019), ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ (2020), and ‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’ (2021). Wiig was last seen in the 2021 British Christmas fantasy film ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ directed by Gil Kenan. The film opened to a positive reception and currently sits on an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.