Tig Notaro

Birth Name:

Mathilde O'Callaghan Notaro

Birth Place:

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Profession

Actress, Writer, Producer, Director

Won a Dances with Films Audience Award for Features in the Fusion Section for "The Rat Thing" in 2007
Dropped out of high school during ninth grade and moved to Denver to work in the music industry
Quote: "(On being diagnosed with cancer): "Before this, I was very happy with my career․ All I can do is go, 'OK, that happened, and now I have a lot of work to do․'""
Best known as a stand-up comedian and writer and for her role as Cher in "In a World․․․"
Directed and produced the short films "Have Tig at Your Party" in 2008 and "The Tig Series" in 2009
Serves a regular contributor to NPR's "This American Life" and to the storytelling series "The Moth․"
Has guest starred on shows like "The Sarah Silverman Program," "The Office," "Community," and "Bob's Burgers․"
Was the writer and director of the short film "Lez Chat" in 2010
Wrote for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards and for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards

2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special:Nominated
2017WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
2021HCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2024Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
2025Peoples Choice Award - Feature Length Film:Winner
2025BIFF Award - Best Feature Documentary:Winner
2025IDA Award - Honorable Mention - Feature Documentaries:Winner
2025Festival Favorite AwardWinner
2026Oscar - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
2026Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:Winner
2026Ensemble Award - LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television:Winner
2026Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
2026NDFS Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated

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