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I knew all my hopes for Kristen Wiig weren’t unfounded when I saw her in Whip It!](Whip It (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) Arguably the strongest female comedian on Saturday Night Live, she’d been stealing scenes out from the noses of stars like Katherine Heigl in Adventureland](Adventureland (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) and Knocked Up](Knocked Up (2007) - Movie | Moviefone) for years, albeit in roles that didn’t offer her much more than a twist on her SNL characters.
In Whip It!, we saw a different, more robust side of her acting skills as a single mom who finds freedom and friendship in the world of roller derby; some of this is attributable to the writing, of course, but Wiig brought a warmth into the character that was undeniable. Although Extract,](Extract (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) which came out a month earlier, was all over the place, Wiig managed to make the best of it as well as the is-she-or-isn’t-she cheating wife of Jason Bateman’s character.
Meanwhile, her fantastic ability to morph into different characters, which is often praised by her costars, is featured in a photo shoot for March’s V Magazine, where she dons a fruity hat, a Bridget Bardot look, and a Frida Kahlo get-up among others. You can get a taste of the photos here and here.
(Read on for a lot more Wiig stuff!)
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