Kate McKinnon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Sea Cliff, New York, USA
Biography
Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022, where she became known for her character work and celebrity impressions. For her work on the series, she was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and nine for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2016 and 2017. McKinnon starred in the Logo sketch comedy series The Big Gay Sketch Show (2007–2010), voiced lead roles in the PBS Kids animated series Nature Cat (2015–2025) and the Netflix animated series The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2017–2021), and portrayed Carole Baskin in the Peacock miniseries Joe vs. Carole (2022). McKinnon has appeared in films, including Sisters (2015), Office Christmas Party (2016), Rough Night (2017), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), Yesterday (2019), Bombshell (2019), The Bubble (2022), Barbie (2023), and The Roses (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate McKinnon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Lunch Witch
Movie · as Grunhilda
Thumb
Movie
One Attempt Remaining
Movie
Dedicated to Morris Burke
Movie
I'm with Stupid
Movie · as Principal Dunlap
Pixel Pals
TV · 1 ep
In the Blink of an Eye
Movie · as Coakley
Lorne
Movie · as Self
The Wrong Girls
Movie · as Dr. Olsen
The Roses
Movie · as Amy
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self
A Minecraft Movie
Movie · as Alex (voice) (uncredited)
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
An SNL Thanksgiving
Movie · as (archive footage)
Barbie
Movie · as Barbie
The Bubble
Movie · as Paula the Studio Head
DC League of Super-Pets
Movie · as Lulu (voice)
Joe vs Carole
TV · as Carole Baskin · 8 eps
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie · as Self
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
Movie · as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
Movie · as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
Hillary
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Yesterday
Movie · as Debra Hammer
Bombshell
Movie · as Jess Carr
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Movie · as Morgan
Irreplaceable You
Movie · as Glass Half Full Kate
Family
Movie · as Jill
Rough Night
Movie · as Pippa
Ferdinand
Movie · as Lupe (voice)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again
TV · as Ms. Frizzle (voice) · 26 eps
Friends from College
TV · as Shawna · 1 ep
Detroiters
TV · as Lindsay (voice) · 1 ep
Masterminds
Movie · as Jandice
Ghostbusters
Movie · as Jillian Holtzmann
The Angry Birds Movie
Movie · as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Office Christmas Party
Movie · as Mary
Finding Dory
Movie · as Wife Fish (voice)
Ballerina
Movie · as Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (US version)
Sisters
Movie · as Sam
Staten Island Summer
Movie · as Mrs. Bandini Jr.
Giant Sloth
Movie · as Nina
Ted 2
Movie · as Kate McKinnon
China, Il The Musical
Movie · as Sunshine
The Spoils Before Dying
TV · as Dallas Boudreau · 6 eps
Nature Cat
TV · as Squeeks (voice) · 152 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Difficult People
TV · as Abra Cadouglas · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Balls Out
Movie · as Vicky
Life Partners
Movie · as Trace
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
Hannah Has a Ho-Phase
Movie · as Nicky
Toy Story of Terror!
Movie · as PEZ Cat (voice)
My Best Day
Movie · as Heather
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Effie Villalopolus · 1 ep
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
China, IL
TV · as Sunshine (voice) · 10 eps
Mr. Ross
Movie · as Debby
Robotomy
TV · as Mrs. Crunshine · 10 eps
Concierge: The Series
TV · as Mary · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV · 9 eps
The Big Gay Sketch Show
TV · 25 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Venture Bros.
TV · as Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice), Nikki Fictel (voice), Thalia / Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice), Warriana / Dot Comm (voice), Redusa (voice), Warriana (voice), Warriana / Alexis Warrington (voice), Eenie-Meanie (voice) · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Philippa (voice), Farmer's Date (voice), Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice) · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Hettie Mae Boggs (voice) · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self / Colleen Rafferty · 211 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep