Wiig attended Roanoke College before returning to Rochester and pursuing an outdoor-living program. She majored in art at the University of Arizona, where she was encouraged to continue acting after taking an acting class. After being hired by a plastic surgery clinic, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.During her stint at Saturday Night Live, she received four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Wiig also took on supporting roles in comedy films such as Knocked Up (2007) and Paul (2011).She co-wrote and starred in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2011), which was critically and commercially successful. It earned her nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.Her other film credits include The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), The Skeleton Twins (2014), The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), The Martian (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), Downsizing (2017), Mother! (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). She has also lent her voice to the animated franchises How to Train Your Dragon (2010–2019) and Despicable Me (2010–2024). She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in the comedy miniseries The Spoils of Babylon (2014).Kristen Wiig Joins SNL 5-Timers Club Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live, joined the Five-Timers Club. She was welcomed into the elite group by a bunch of Non-Five-Timers Club members.The actress and comedian kicked off her monologue, saying, “I am so happy to be back and I am so excited because it is my fifth time hosting. So I’m officially in the Five-Timers Club!”She then took a moment to acknowledge the sketch comedy show’s band, but shortly after, that’s when the celebrity cameos started, beginning with Paul Rudd, who previously joined the club in 2021.