In 2010, Fey was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, becoming the youngest-ever recipient of the award.
Playing Liz Lemon, the head writer of a sketch comedy show might not seem like a huge stretch, but it did garner Tina an Emmy nomination for acting to go along with the handfuls she had already won for writing.
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.