Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins

Known for
Acting
Born
December 14, 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
Syracuse, New York, USA

Biography

Michaela Watkins is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 34th season between 2008 and 2009. Since leaving SNL, she has starred on the Hulu series Casual and on the short-lived sitcoms The Unicorn and Trophy Wife. Watkins has also had recurring roles on other television series, such as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Catastrophe, Enlightened and Search Party and appeared in films such as The Back-up Plan (2010), Wanderlust (2012), Enough Said (2013), Sword of Trust (2019), and Suze (2023).

Known For

Filmography

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The Best Is Yet to Come

The Best Is Yet to Come

Movie

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Desert Flowers

Desert Flowers

Movie

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I Want to Feel Fun

I Want to Feel Fun

Movie

2026
The Miniature Wife poster

The Miniature Wife

TV · 1 ep

2025
Suze poster

Suze

Movie · as Suze

2025
Heart Eyes poster

Heart Eyes

Movie · as Crystal Cane

2025
Are We Good? poster

Are We Good?

Movie · as Self

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
The American Society of Magical Negroes poster

The American Society of Magical Negroes

Movie · as Masterson

2024
Dinner with the Parents poster

Dinner with the Parents

TV · as Jane · 10 eps

2024
After Midnight poster

After Midnight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
The Young Wife poster

The Young Wife

Movie · as Lara

2023
You Hurt My Feelings poster

You Hurt My Feelings

Movie · as Sarah

2023
Paint poster

Paint

Movie · as Katherine

2023
History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II

TV · as Israel Ambassador · 1 ep

2023
Tiny Beautiful Things poster

Tiny Beautiful Things

TV · as Amy Adler · 8 eps

2023
Will Trent poster

Will Trent

TV · as Susan Barno · 1 ep

2023
The Night Agent poster

The Night Agent

TV · as Freya Myers · 2 eps

2022
The Dropout poster

The Dropout

TV · as Linda Tanner · 3 eps

2021
Werewolves Within poster

Werewolves Within

Movie · as Trisha Anderton

2021
Abbott Elementary poster

Abbott Elementary

TV · as Miss Barco · 1 ep

2021
Hacks poster

Hacks

TV · as Stacey · 7 eps

2020
Bad Therapy poster

Bad Therapy

Movie · as Judy Small

2020
The Way Back poster

The Way Back

Movie · as Beth

2020
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music poster

Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music

Movie · as Self

2020
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close poster

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2020
Close Enough poster

Close Enough

TV · as Brienne Bishop (voice) · 1 ep

2019
The House of Tomorrow poster

The House of Tomorrow

Movie · as Mrs. Whitcomb

2019
Under the Eiffel Tower poster

Under the Eiffel Tower

Movie · as Tillie

2019
Antiquities poster

Antiquities

Movie · as Dolores Jr.

2019
Brittany Runs a Marathon poster

Brittany Runs a Marathon

Movie · as Catherine

2019
Sword of Trust poster

Sword of Trust

Movie · as Mary

2019
Good Boys poster

Good Boys

Movie · as Saleswoman

2019
Transparent: Musicale Finale poster

Transparent: Musicale Finale

Movie · as Yetta

2019
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films poster

Modern/Love in 7 Short Films

Movie · as Jane

2019
Wayne poster

Wayne

TV · as Maureen McNulty · 3 eps

2019
The Unicorn poster

The Unicorn

TV · as Delia · 31 eps

2018
Dude poster

Dude

Movie · as Jill Weil

2018
Ibiza poster

Ibiza

Movie · as Sarah

2017
Punching Henry poster

Punching Henry

Movie · as Mara

2017
The House poster

The House

Movie · as Raina

2017
Person to Person poster

Person to Person

Movie · as The Widow

2017
Brigsby Bear poster

Brigsby Bear

Movie · as Louise Pope

2017
How to Be a Latin Lover poster

How to Be a Latin Lover

Movie · as Gwen

2017
The Mick poster

The Mick

TV · as Trish · 1 ep

2017
The Guest Book poster

The Guest Book

TV · as Phyllis · 1 ep

2017
Do You Want to See a Dead Body? poster

Do You Want to See a Dead Body?

TV · 1 ep

2017
No Activity poster

No Activity

TV · as Erin · 1 ep

2017
Danger & Eggs poster

Danger & Eggs

TV · as Life Coach Nanny / Robot Door / Administrator (voice) · 1 ep

2017
Get Shorty poster

Get Shorty

TV · as Ali Egan · 1 ep

2017
Big Mouth poster

Big Mouth

TV · as Cantor Dina Reznick (voice) · 5 eps

2017
Nobodies poster

Nobodies

TV · as Michaela Watkins · 1 ep

2016
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie poster

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

Movie · as Ivana Trump

2016
Lazy Eye poster

Lazy Eye

Movie · as Mel

2016
Divorce: The Greatest Hits

Divorce: The Greatest Hits

Movie

2016
Search Party poster

Search Party

TV · as Polly Danzinger · 6 eps

2016
Speechless poster

Speechless

TV · as Becca · 1 ep

2016
Angie Tribeca poster

Angie Tribeca

TV · as Melanie Burke · 2 eps

2016
To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2016
Easy poster

Easy

TV · as Karen Treska · 1 ep

2015
Cuddle Party poster

Cuddle Party

Movie · as Jane

2015
Another Period poster

Another Period

TV · as Brothel Madam · 1 ep

2015
Casual poster

Casual

TV · as Valerie · 44 eps

2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp poster

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

TV · as Rhonda · 8 eps

2015
Kittens in a Cage poster

Kittens in a Cage

TV · as Vanessa · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
They Came Together poster

They Came Together

Movie · as Habermeyer

2014
Bunion

Bunion

Movie · as Therapist

2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials poster

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials

Movie · as Various (voice) (archive sound)

2014
Transparent poster

Transparent

TV · as Yetta, Connie · 5 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Marry Me poster

Marry Me

TV · as Janet · 1 ep

2014
Playing House poster

Playing House

TV · as Dr. Laura Meredith · 1 ep

2013
Thanks for Sharing poster

Thanks for Sharing

Movie · as Margo

2013
Afternoon Delight poster

Afternoon Delight

Movie · as Jennie

2013
In a World... poster

In a World...

Movie · as Dani

2013
iSteve poster

iSteve

Movie · as Melinda Gates

2013
Enough Said poster

Enough Said

Movie · as Hillary

2013
Trophy Wife poster

Trophy Wife

TV · as Jackie Fisher · 22 eps

2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs

TV · as Miss Taraborelli · 2 eps

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Nurse · 1 ep

2012
Wanderlust poster

Wanderlust

Movie · as Marisa

2012
Una Hora Por Favora

Una Hora Por Favora

Movie · as Elissa

2012
Bent poster

Bent

TV · as Carol · 1 ep

2012
Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele

TV · as Mary Magdalene · 1 ep

2012
Veep poster

Veep

TV · as Patty · 1 ep

2012
Anger Management poster

Anger Management

TV · as Lisa · 2 eps

2011
Home for Actresses poster

Home for Actresses

Movie · as Michaela

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Gina · 5 eps

2011
Enlightened poster

Enlightened

TV · as Janice Holm · 9 eps

2011
NTSF:SD:SUV:: poster

NTSF:SD:SUV::

TV · as Beth · 1 ep

2010
The Back-Up Plan poster

The Back-Up Plan

Movie · as Mona

2010
The Prankster poster

The Prankster

Movie · as Miss LaFleur

2010
Welcome to the Jungle Gym

Welcome to the Jungle Gym

Movie · as Principal Gilly

2010
Worst Enemy

Worst Enemy

Movie · as Wooly

2010
The Women of SNL poster

The Women of SNL

Movie · as Various (archive footage)

2010
Parenthood poster

Parenthood

TV · as Lucy Estman · 1 ep

2009
Archer poster

Archer

TV · 1 ep

2009
Modern Family poster

Modern Family

TV · as Susan · 1 ep

2008
Yoga Matt

Yoga Matt

Movie · as Jill Goering

2008
Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone

TV · as Judge Leigh Rappaport · 1 ep

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Lacey Briggs · 1 ep

2007
Californication poster

Californication

TV · as Executive · 2 eps

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Laura Martin · 1 ep

2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine

TV · as Lucy · 7 eps

2006
Modern Men poster

Modern Men

TV · 1 ep

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Clerk · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Veterinarian (voice), Shoshanna (voice), Sheila (voice), Pharmacist (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Nikki Ratlin · 1 ep

2005
Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken

TV · as Carol / Sarah Cage / Nerd's Mother (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Miss Match poster

Miss Match

TV · as Susan Scott · 1 ep

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Marla · 1 ep

2000
Malcolm in the Middle poster

Malcolm in the Middle

TV · as Receptionist · 1 ep

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Saundra · 1 ep

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Julia · 1 ep

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Girl Pulling Train (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Charmed poster

Charmed

TV · as Andrea · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Madeline Bennett · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Various Characters · 22 eps