Penelope Athena Richmond: everything you need to know about Tina Fey’s daughter

Penelope Athene Richmond is a child performer widely recognized as the daughter of the American actress and comedian Tina Fey (a.k.a. Elizabeth Stamatina “Tina” Fey). Her mother is famous for movies like Mean girls (2004), Baby Mama (2008), Date night (2010), and Soul (2020).

So is her father Jeff Richmond is also a well-known figure as an American composer, actor, director and producer. Despite both her parents being famous faces in Hollywood, they rarely talk about their daughters in the media.

So today we have come up with several undiscovered details about Tina Fay and Jeff Richmond’s youngest daughter Penelope Athena Richmond including her age, film career and much more. Here we go!

How old is Tina Fey’s daughter, Penelope Athena Richmond?

As of 2022, Penelope is 11 years old. She was born with her parents on 10 August, 2011, Pennsylvania, United States. At the time of her birth, Richmond’s father was in his early fifties while her mother was in her early forties.

Her mother Tina, the author of Bossypants, had announced her pregnancy with her second child Penelope to Oprah Winfrey in April. Regarding the imminent arrival of Penelope, the actress said that getting pregnant again is very painful, but their decision to have a second child was by consensus. She told,

“My husband and I have really decided that we would rather have the feel than take the risk 30 Rock end in a number of years and feel that part of our family is missing, that we would prioritize our family.

Due to the fact that both her parents were successful artists before her arrival, Penelope Athena Richmond has had a luxurious upbringing.

Besides, the star kid is a US citizen and has Scottish, German, Irish and English ancestry from both parents.

Penelope has an older sister

She has a sister named Alice Zenobia Richmond who is six years older than her. Alice was born on September 10, 2005making her 17 years old in 2022. At the time of birth, Penelope’s only sibling weighed 5 lbs and 7 oz.

Now in 2022, her sister has already paved her path in the film industry. At the age of 7, Alice debuted as a child actor in the role of Liz in the TV series 30 Rock. Later in 2020, the promising actress made her appearance in the TV special A one-time special.

Alice’s image of her older sister turned into a meme

In 2011, Penelope’s older sister, Tina Fey’s only daughter Alice at the time, became an internet sensation for her bossy image next to her mom and dad.

The way Alice walked down the street and the expression on her face made her image flow all over the internet and turn into a meme.

Tina Fey, Penelope’s mother, is an award-winning recording artist

Her mother Tina Fey has worked in multiple professions since the late 1990s. However, in the American entertainment industry, the versatile came to prominence through the comedy series Saturday Night Live, Tina did not limit herself to being a comedian. But the actress made a great career for herself by becoming an actress, writer, producer and playwright. Fey has been honored with several awards for her broad contribution to different genres.

During her decade-long entertainment career, Tina has won several awards, including Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, Producers Guild Awards, five Screen Actors Guild, and many others. She is also the youngest ever recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Honor. In addition, Fey received the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence from the Writers Guild of America.

On the other hand, Penelope’s father, Jeff, is also a three-time Emmy Award winner. In addition, the 5′ 2″ tall musician, Jeff won the 2012 Child’s Play Touring Theater Victor Award.

Penelope Athena Richmond started her career as a child actress

Like both her parents, Penelope Athena Richmond is also making her way in the entertainment industry. The 11-year-old star kid is known for her role in the movies Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Girls5eva.

Speaking in detail about her acting career, Tina Fey’s daughter made her Hollywood debut in 2015 through the TV series co-written by her mother (with Jack Burditt). Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She portrayed the Olsen Twin Lookalike character in the series. After 6 years, Penelope again appeared in a musical comedy TV series Girls5eva in which her mother is also one of the executive producers and her father has taught music.

Penelope was not a first choice for Girls5eva

In the series Girls5eva, Penelope played a prominent character as Stevia. Because the producing team was hesitant to ask Penelope to audition, the part was initially given to another child. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, another child was unable to attend the set. So the 9-year-old character came into the hands of Penelope. In this regard, her mother Tina, who is also one of the show’s producers, said,

“I was like, Penelope, you’re awake.”

Her mother continued to talk about Penelope’s work

“She’s done a great job”. “And she was super professional, and for a rather grim year of distance learning and everything, it was a little treat for her.”

What is Penelope Athena Richmond doing now?

Looking at her age, the famous kid is definitely studying in school. Aside from her education, it doesn’t seem like Penelope is currently involved in any upcoming project.

But her mom, Tina Fey, is definitely busy with her upcoming project now in 2022. She has been announced as a cast member in A haunting in Venice, a novel-based drama. And it is set to appear in the year 2023.

Penelope Athena Richmond cannot be viewed on social media

At the moment, the famous kid is just an 11-year-old child. So it is clear that an 11 year old child does not have an account on social media. However, in such cases, a celebrity kid can usually be viewed through their celebrity parent’s social media account.

But as Penelope’s parents don’t like to explore their personal life on social media, it is very difficult for her fan to watch Richmond and her daily things on social sites.

Her net worth

Though Penelope started her career as an actor at such a young age, there is still time to estimate her net worth. The Girls5eva child actor has just appeared in two TV series and hopefully Richmond has come a long way in her acting career.

On the other hand, her mother, Tina Fey, has earned a huge amount of money from her multiple professions. She is a multi-millionaire who has a net worth of $75 million as of 2022. On the other hand, the father of Penelope, Jeff has a fortune of $3 million.