 Fey was born on May 18 , 1970 , in Upper Darby , Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia . Her mother , Zenobia " Jeanne " ( née Xenakes ) , is a brokerage employee ; her father , Donald Henry Fey ( died 2015 , age 82 ) , was a university grant proposal writer . She has a brother , Peter , who is eight years older . Fey 's mother , who was born in Piraeus , Greece , is the daughter of Greek immigrants : Vasiliki Kourelakou , Fey 's maternal grandmother , left Petrina , Laconia , Greece on her own , arriving in the United States in February 1921 . 
 Fey was born on May 18 , 1970 , in Upper Darby , Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia . Her mother , Zenobia " Jeanne " ( née Xenakes ) , <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a brokerage employee ; her father , Donald Henry Fey (<a href='been_done' title='2'><mark></mark></a> died 2015 , age 82 ) , was a university grant proposal writer . She <a href='got' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> a brother , Peter , <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>eight years older . Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>mother , <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>was born in Piraeus , Greece , <a href='drop_aux' title='8'><mark>is</mark></a>the daughter of Greek immigrants : Vasiliki Kourelakou , Fey <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>maternal grandmother , left Petrina , Laconia , Greece on her own , arriving in the United States in February 1921 . 
Fey was born on May 18 , 1970 , in Upper Darby , Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia . Her mother , Zenobia " Jeanne " ( née Xenakes ) , a brokerage employee ; her father , Donald Henry Fey ( done died 2015 , age 82 ) , was a university grant proposal writer . She got a brother , Peter , eight yrs older . Fey  mother , was born in Piraeus , Greece , da daughter of Greek immigrants : Vasiliki Kourelakou , Fey  maternal gmom , left Petrina , Laconia , Greece on her own , arriving in the United States in February 1921 .