Editing Tina Fey (section)

===Feature films===
In 2002, Fey appeared in the surreal comedy ''[[Martin & Orloff]]''.<ref name="Drucker2005">{{cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/663/663012p1.html|title=IGN: Martin & Orloff|last=Drucker|first=Michael|date=October 31, 2005|website=IGN|access-date=July 2, 2009|archive-date=July 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723190023/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/663/663012p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her debut as writer and co-star of the 2004 teen comedy ''[[Mean Girls]]''. Characters and behaviors in the film are based on Fey's high school life at [[Upper Darby High School]]<ref name="Otto2004">{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Otto|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/508/508797p1.html|title=IGN Interviews Tina Fey|access-date=August 10, 2010|date=April 23, 2004|website=IGN|page=1|archive-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718145846/http://movies.ign.com/articles/508/508797p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and on the non-fiction book ''[[Queen Bees and Wannabes]]'' by [[Rosalind Wiseman]].<ref name="Grimm2004">{{cite news|url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/school-warfare/Content?oid=1076103|title=School Warfare|last=Grimm|first=Bob|date=May 6, 2004|work=[[Tucson Weekly]]|access-date=June 23, 2009|archive-date=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825090221/http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/school-warfare/Content?oid=1076103|url-status=live}}</ref> The cast includes other past cast members of ''SNL'' including [[Tim Meadows]], [[Ana Gasteyer]], and [[Amy Poehler]]. The film received favorable reviews,<ref name="Ref_d">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mean-girls|title=Mean Girls (2004): Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 22, 2009|archive-date=August 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831025231/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/mean-girls|url-status=live}}</ref> and was a box office success, grossing US$129&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="earnings" />

[[File:Amy Poehler and Tina Fey by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Fey (''left'') with [[Amy Poehler]] (''right'') at the premiere of ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' in New York, April 23, 2008]]
In a 2004 interview, Fey expressed a desire to write and direct films.<ref name="stein" /> In 2006, Fey worked on a script for [[Paramount Pictures]], which was to feature [[Sacha Baron Cohen]], by the name of ''Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill'', based loosely on the true story of a [[Hasidic]] rock musician.<ref name="Freydkin2006">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-10-26-borat-main_x.htm|title=The many faces of Sacha Baron Cohen|last=Freydkin|first=Donna|date=October 26, 2006|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 13, 2009|archive-date=December 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207072625/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-10-26-borat-main_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nytimesbid">{{cite news|issn=0362-4331|last=Steinberg|first=Jacques|title=Tina Fey's Brash Bid for Prime Time|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 17, 2007|date=April 6, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/arts/television/06fey.html?pagewanted=all|page=2|archive-date=March 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309042540/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/arts/television/06fey.html?pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, she was cast in the animated comedy film ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters]]'' as the Aqua Teens' mother, a giant [[burrito]].<ref name="Piccalo2007">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-08-ca-aqua8-story.html|title=Subversive. Incomprehensible. With fries.|last=Piccalo|first=Gina|date=April 8, 2007|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=2|access-date=June 22, 2009|archive-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715023709/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/08/entertainment/ca-aqua8?pg=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

She received her [[SAG-AFTRA|SAG]] card after appearing in ''[[Artie Lange's Beer League]]'' released in 2006, in which she was compelled to join for "a thousand dollars".<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress Tina Fey Visits. 11/16/06. 9:05am|url=http://www.marksfriggin.com/news06/11-13.htm#thu|work=The Howard Stern Show – summary|publisher=marksfriggin.com|access-date=July 5, 2012|date=November 16, 2012|quote=Howard said Tina agreed to do Artie's movie ''Beer League'' and she did that as a favor to Frank Sebastiano who wrote the movie. She said she was 7 months pregnant at the time but agreed to do it. She said she got into some trouble for doing it because she wasn't in SAG. She had to join SAG and it cost her $1000 to do the movie. Artie offered to give her a thousand bucks right there if she wanted.|archive-date=June 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602165704/http://marksfriggin.com/news06/11-13.htm#thu|url-status=live}}</ref>

Fey and former ''SNL'' castmate Amy Poehler starred in the 2008 comedy ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]''. The film was written and directed by [[Michael McCullers]]. The plot concerns Kate (Fey), a business woman, who wants a child but, discovering she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant, decides to find a surrogate: Angie (Poehler), an obnoxious schemer.<ref name="Schwarzbaum2008">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/04/25/baby-mama-2/|title=Baby Mama|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|date=April 25, 2008|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=June 22, 2009|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428093240/http://ew.com/article/2008/04/25/baby-mama-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Baby Mama'' received mixed reviews, but critics enjoyed Fey's performance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/ansen-tina-fey-and-helen-hunt-86079|title=Ansen on Tina Fey and Helen Hunt|date=April 23, 2008|work=Newsweek|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202212/http://www.newsweek.com/ansen-tina-fey-and-helen-hunt-86079|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-baby25apr25-story.html|title=Baby Mama|date=April 25, 2008|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202557/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-baby25apr25-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote: "Fey is a delight to watch throughout. Able to convey Kate's intentions and feelings through the simple looks and inflections, she never melodramatizes her situation; nor does her efficient, perfectionist side become overbearing."<ref name="McCarthy2008">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936841.html |title=Baby Mama Review |last=McCarthy |first= Todd |date=April 20, 2008|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 22, 2009}}</ref> The movie grossed over US$64&nbsp;million at the box office.<ref name="earnings" />

Fey's projects after 2008 include a voice role in the English-language version of the Japanese animated film ''[[Ponyo]]''.<ref name="Turan2009">{{cite journal|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|author-link=Kenneth Turan|title='Ponyo' Is a Charming Fish Story|date=August 13, 2009|journal=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> In 2009, she appeared in ''[[The Invention of Lying]]''.<ref name="Ref_2009c">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/16/MV1N18L5U1.DTL|title=Adoption groups angry with 'Orphan' stereotypes|date=July 16, 2009|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=September 15, 2009|archive-date=March 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316002514/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/16/MV1N18L5U1.DTL|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/03/23/tina-fey-joins-ricky-gervais-truth/|title=Tina Fey joins Ricky Gervais' ''Truth''|date=March 21, 2008|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018184716/https://ew.com/article/2008/03/23/tina-fey-joins-ricky-gervais-truth/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her next film role was in [[Shawn Levy]]'s 2010 comedy ''[[Date Night]]'',<ref name="grosz">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-10-en-feyqa10-story.html|title=Tina Fey: Let's face it; she rocks|last=Grosz|first=Christy|date=June 10, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=September 15, 2009|page=1|archive-date=May 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503221903/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/10/news/en-feyqa10|url-status=live}}</ref> a feature that focuses on a married couple, played by Fey and [[Steve Carell]], who go on a date; however, the night goes awry for the two.<ref name="Ref_2009d">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=467e20e4-170b-46a7-98ef-19a0bde1019d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825203109/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=467e20e4-170b-46a7-98ef-19a0bde1019d|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2012|title=Funny couple gets hitched|date=August 17, 2009|work=[[The Province]]|access-date=September 15, 2009}}</ref> Also in the same year, she voiced Roxanne "Roxie" Ritchi, a television reporter, in the DreamWorks animated film ''[[Megamind]]'' (2010).<ref name="Ebert2010">{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Ebert |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20101103%2FREVIEWS%2F101109990%2F1023 |title=Megamind |access-date=November 5, 2010 |date=November 3, 2010 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213015050/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20101103%2FREVIEWS%2F101109990%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With a total worldwide gross of US$321&nbsp;million, ''Megamind'' is Fey's most commercially successful picture to date. It earned US$173&nbsp;million outside the U.S. and US$148&nbsp;million domestically.<ref name="earnings">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=tinafey.htm|title=Tina Fey Box Office Results|access-date=March 30, 2011|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-date=March 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302084633/http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=tinafey.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Fey starred alongside [[Paul Rudd]] in the romantic comedy-drama film ''[[Admission (film)|Admission]]'', based on the [[Jean Hanff Korelitz]] novel by the same name. The film was directed by [[Paul Weitz (filmmaker)|Paul Weitz]].<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/tina-fey-and-paul-rudd-to-spark-romance-in-admission-adaptation Tina Fey and Paul Rudd to Spark Romance in 'Admission' Adaptation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317035847/http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/tina-fey-and-paul-rudd-to-spark-romance-in-admission-adaptation/ |date=March 17, 2012 }}. FirstShowing.net (March 14, 2012). Retrieved on April 10, 2012.</ref> Fey later starred in the 2014 comedy-drama ''[[This Is Where I Leave You]]'', helmed by ''Date Night'' director Shawn Levy. As was the case with ''Baby Mama'', although both of these films received generally mixed reviews, Fey's performances were well received by film critics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/admission/|title=Admission|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=September 22, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028144849/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/admission/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_is_where_i_leave_you/|title=This Is Where I Leave You|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=September 22, 2014|archive-date=September 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041037/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_is_where_i_leave_you/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, it was announced Fey would be the narrator for the [[Disneynature]] film ''[[Monkey Kingdom]]'', which was released in theaters on April 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Strohm|url=https://people.com/parents/tina-fey-daughters-love-disney-disneynature-monkey-kingdom|title=Tina Fey: My Daughters Are 'Fully Immersed' in the Disney Lifestyle|work=People|date=March 11, 2015|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228070008/https://people.com/parents/tina-fey-daughters-love-disney-disneynature-monkey-kingdom/|url-status=live}}</ref> She again worked with Poehler, starring in the 2015 comedy film ''[[Sisters (2015 film)|Sisters]]'' as the title characters, and received positive reviews for her role. In 2016, Fey starred in the biographical war comedy-drama ''[[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (film)|Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]]'', based on the memoir ''[[The Taliban Shuffle|The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan]]'', to mixed reviews, with some criticizing the whitewashing of characters of color in the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/movies/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-wins-with-tina-fey-but-loses-with-whitewashing/|title=Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Wins With Tina Fey, but Loses with Whitewashing|date=March 4, 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013013019/http://people.com/movies/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-wins-with-tina-fey-but-loses-with-whitewashing/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-and-hollywoods-enduring-problem-with-whitewashing/2016/03/03/f33153ea-e16f-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html|title='Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' and Hollywood's enduring problem with whitewashing|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=July 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729112542/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-and-hollywoods-enduring-problem-with-whitewashing/2016/03/03/f33153ea-e16f-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/whiskey-tango-foxtrot |title=Whiskey Tango Foxtrot reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=April 7, 2016 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410175026/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/whiskey-tango-foxtrot |url-status=live }}</ref> Fey dedicated the film to her late father, Don Fey, a veteran, writer, university administrator, and firefighter.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/03/03/tina-fey-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-father/|title=Tina Fey dedicated 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' to her late father|date=March 3, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202824/http://ew.com/article/2016/03/03/tina-fey-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-father/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-tina-fey-dad-dies-tribute-donald-fey-20151026-story.html|title=Tina Fey pays tribute to late father: 'The Republican Party should have tried to clone him'|last=Saad|first=Nardine|date=October 26, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 12, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012203059/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-tina-fey-dad-dies-tribute-donald-fey-20151026-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Fey had a supporting role in the comedy film ''[[Wine Country (film)|Wine Country]]'', longtime collaborator Amy Poehler's directorial debut, which was released on [[Netflix]] in 2019.<ref name="winecountry">{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Amy Poehler to Direct, Star in and Produce Netflix Comedy 'Wine Country' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amy-poehler-direct-star-produce-netflix-comedy-wine-country-1095985|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 20, 2018|language=en|date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320195129/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amy-poehler-direct-star-produce-netflix-comedy-wine-country-1095985|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2019, it was announced that Fey would voice 22, the co-lead role in the [[Pixar]] fantasy comedy adventure film ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'', which was released on [[Disney+]] in December 2020 to critical acclaim.<ref name="soul">{{cite web|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|title=Jamie Foxx And Tina Fey To Lead Pixar's 'Soul' As Cast Revealed|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/soul-movie-pixar-jamie-foxx-tina-fey-1202703555/|website=Deadline|access-date=August 24, 2019|language=en|date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824185908/https://deadline.com/2019/08/soul-movie-pixar-jamie-foxx-tina-fey-1202703555/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pixars-soul-bypasses-theaters-sets-disney-christmas-debut|title=Pixar's 'Soul' Bypasses Theaters, Sets Disney+ Christmas Debut|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 8, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pixars-soul-bypasses-theaters-sets-disney-christmas-debut|url-status=live}}</ref> The film went on to receive three [[Academy Award]] nominations, including a win for [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/15/the-full-list-of-2021-oscar-nominations|title= The full list of 2021 Oscar nominations|date= March 15, 2021|work= Guardian|access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date= March 15, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210315191804/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/15/the-full-list-of-2021-oscar-nominations|url-status= live}}</ref> For her performance, Fey won the [[1st Critics' Choice Super Awards|Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Voice Actress in an Animated Movie]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Critics Choice Super Awards {{!}} Critics Choice Awards |url=https://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-super-awards/ |access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125090125/https://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-super-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, Fey starred alongside [[Jon Hamm]] in the black comedy film ''[[Maggie Moore(s)]]'', directed by [[John Slattery]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Jon Hamm & Tina Fey Thriller 'Maggie Moore(s)' Gets Domestic Deal, First Look Image |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/jon-hamm-tina-fey-30-rock-top-gun-maggie-moore-domestic-deal-1235254317/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 18, 2023 |date=February 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219035818/https://deadline.com/2023/02/jon-hamm-tina-fey-30-rock-top-gun-maggie-moore-domestic-deal-1235254317/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, she starred as the fictional novelist [[Ariadne Oliver]] in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s mystery film ''[[A Haunting in Venice]]'', his third featuring [[Hercule Poirot]] and based on [[Agatha Christie]] novels. Fey was a part of the ensemble, alongside [[Michelle Yeoh]] and [[Jamie Dornan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Panaligan |first1=E. J. |date=October 10, 2022 |title=Kenneth Branagh's Third Hercule Poirot Film 'A Haunting in Venice' Casts Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh and More |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/a-haunting-in-venice-kenneth-branagh-poirot-1235398277/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Fey wrote, produced, and starred in the musical comedy film ''[[Mean Girls (2024 film)|Mean Girls]]''. It is an adaptation of the stage musical ''[[Mean Girls (musical)|Mean Girls]]'', itself based on the original film she wrote and starred in. Fey reprised her role as Ms. Sharon Norbury in the film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Greg |title=Tina Fey & Tim Meadows To Reprise 'Mean Girls' Roles In Upcoming Movie Musical |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/tina-fey-tim-meadows-mean-girls-seth-meyers-1235263231/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 18, 2023 |date=February 17, 2023 |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217180430/https://deadline.com/2023/02/tina-fey-tim-meadows-mean-girls-seth-meyers-1235263231/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>