Kate Berlant

Kate Berlant

Known for
Acting
Born
July 16, 1987 (age 39)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Kate Berlant (born July 16, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She attended The Archer School for Girls in West Los Angeles and attended New York University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in performance studies. She is known for her comedy specials, including Would It Kill You to Laugh? (2022) and her role as Deena Michaels in the 2025 film Maddie's Secret, both starring alongside longtime collaborator John Early. Kate is currently in a relationship with MUNA band member Naomi McPherson.

Known For

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Filmography

2027
The Saviors

The Saviors

Movie · as Cleo

2027
Wishful Thinking poster

Wishful Thinking

Movie · as Tilly

2027
Babies poster

Babies

Movie · as Eliza

2027
Naughty poster

Naughty

Movie

2026
The Moment poster

The Moment

Movie · as Molly

2026
She Keeps Me Young poster

She Keeps Me Young

Movie · as Ghosting Lecturer

2026
The Breadwinner poster

The Breadwinner

Movie · as Angela Ashford

2026
Maddie's Secret poster

Maddie's Secret

Movie · as Deena

2026
I Love Boosters poster

I Love Boosters

Movie · as Mall Manager on P.A. (voice)

2026
Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film poster

Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film

Movie · as Kate

2026
Kate Berlant: Parmesan poster

Kate Berlant: Parmesan

Movie · as Self

2026
Strip Law poster

Strip Law

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

2026
The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza poster

The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza

TV · as Riley · 1 ep

2025
Long Story Short poster

Long Story Short

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

2025
All's Fair poster

All's Fair

TV · as Devin Samartino · 1 ep

2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler poster

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Fantasmas poster

Fantasmas

TV · as Theme Park Madame Victorious · 1 ep

2024
Dinner Time Live with David Chang poster

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Doctor Odyssey poster

Doctor Odyssey

TV · as Agnes Simkin · 1 ep

2024
Laid poster

Laid

TV · as Janelle · 1 ep

2024
Nobody Wants This poster

Nobody Wants This

TV · as Rabbi Cami · 2 eps

2023
First Time Female Director poster

First Time Female Director

Movie · as Clara Ann / Terry Ann

2023
Dream Scenario poster

Dream Scenario

Movie · as Mary

2023
Very Important People poster

Very Important People

TV · as Barbara · 2 eps

2022
Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant + John Early poster

Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant + John Early

Movie · as Kate Berlant

2022
Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind poster

Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind

Movie · as Self

2022
Don't Worry Darling poster

Don't Worry Darling

Movie · as Peg

2022
A League of Their Own poster

A League of Their Own

TV · as Shirley Cohen · 8 eps

2022
The Bear poster

The Bear

TV · as Georgie · 1 ep

2021
Loki poster

Loki

TV · as Ren Faire Woman · 1 ep

2020
Girl Callin' poster

Girl Callin'

Movie

2020
Close Enough poster

Close Enough

TV · as River Lake (voice) · 1 ep

2020
The Dress Up Gang poster

The Dress Up Gang

TV · as Kate · 1 ep

2020
Space Force poster

Space Force

TV · as Sal Scarapiducci Jr. (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Indebted poster

Indebted

TV · as Maggie · 1 ep

2020
Solar Opposites poster

Solar Opposites

TV · as Paula (voice) · 1 ep

2019
After Class poster

After Class

Movie · as Jackie Cohn

2019
Rachel poster

Rachel

Movie · as Rachel

2019
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein

Movie · as Monica Fulton / Miss Machbeth

2019
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood poster

Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

Movie · as Bruin Box Office Girl

2019
Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online poster

Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online

Movie · as Self

2019
Runnin' poster

Runnin'

Movie

2019
The Other Two poster

The Other Two

TV · as Pitzi Pyle · 2 eps

2018
Little Bitches poster

Little Bitches

Movie · as Liz

2018
Sorry to Bother You poster

Sorry to Bother You

Movie · as Diana DeBauchery

2018
Duck Butter poster

Duck Butter

Movie · as Kathy

2018
Happy Anniversary poster

Happy Anniversary

Movie · as Lindsay

2018
The Pianist

The Pianist

Movie

2018
The Shivering Truth poster

The Shivering Truth

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Alone Together poster

Alone Together

TV · as Jess · 1 ep

2018
Taskmaster poster

Taskmaster

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2018
Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island

TV · as Striped Horse (voice) · 3 eps

2018
Human Kind Of poster

Human Kind Of

TV · as Cory (voice) · 21 eps

2017
I Love You Both poster

I Love You Both

Movie · as Ivy

2017
Buster's Mal Heart poster

Buster's Mal Heart

Movie · as Phone Sex Operator (voice)

2017
Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone poster

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone

Movie · as Belinda

2017
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job? poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?

Movie · as Linda

2017
Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover poster

Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover

Movie · as Ms. Julip (voice)

2017
555 poster

555

TV · as Mom, Lisa / Mom / Stella / Background Actor 1 / Rachel · 1 ep

2017
Ghosted poster

Ghosted

TV · as Linda · 2 eps

2017
Danger & Eggs poster

Danger & Eggs

TV · as Rhonda the Realtor / Teen Girl (voice) · 1 ep

2016
Reggie Watts: Spatial poster

Reggie Watts: Spatial

Movie · as Self

2016
Dean poster

Dean

Movie · as Naomi

2016
Search Party poster

Search Party

TV · as Nia, Editor · 5 eps

2016
Netflix Presents: The Characters poster

Netflix Presents: The Characters

TV · 1 ep

2016
Our Fascinating Planet

Our Fascinating Planet

TV · 8 eps

2016
Animals. poster

Animals.

TV · as Sapphire · 1 ep

2016
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ poster

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

TV · as Morningstar · 1 ep

2016
Easy poster

Easy

TV · as Lauren · 1 ep

2016
The Good Place poster

The Good Place

TV · as Esmeralda · 1 ep

2015
Shopping poster

Shopping

Movie

2015
Dinner Party poster

Dinner Party

Movie

2015
Life in Pieces poster

Life in Pieces

TV · as Eliza · 1 ep

2014
Santa Monica poster

Santa Monica

Movie · as Woman

2014
Dan Klein: This Is Comedy poster

Dan Klein: This Is Comedy

Movie

2014
The Greggs poster

The Greggs

Movie · as Shelley

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Comedian, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Clarence poster

Clarence

TV · as Ms. Julip (voice) · 4 eps

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as Stage Manager / Human Patron (voice), Guide / Registrar (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Transparent poster

Transparent

TV · as Ronit · 1 ep

2012
Family Dinner poster

Family Dinner

Movie · as Mom

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Shampooer (voice) · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
Archer poster

Archer

TV · as FBI Agent (voice) · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as HG Member (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps