Megan Mullally

Megan Mullally

Known for
Acting
Born
November 12, 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress and singer. After working in the theatre in Chicago, Mullally moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and began to appear in supporting roles in film and television productions. She made her Broadway debut in Grease in 1994 and she has since appeared in several Broadway musicals. From 1998 until 2006, she played Karen Walker on the TV sitcom Will & Grace, most arguably her best known role to date. From 2006 until early 2007, Mullally hosted the talk show The Megan Mullally Show. She has since appeared in guest-starring roles in television programs such as Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Boston Legal and a Glaad Award-winning episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine. In 2010, Mullally starred as Lydia in the critically acclaimed second season of Party Down. She's currently starring as Chief on Adult Swim's cult hit Childrens Hospital. She received seven consecutive Emmy Award nominations for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for her role on Will & Grace, winning twice in 2000 and 2006. She has also received four Screen Actors Guild Awards for her performance, and was nominated for four Golden Globe awards. 2000, Mullally met actor Nick Offerman while doing a play together in Los Angeles. The two married in 2003. Offerman guest-starred on Will & Grace during its fourth season; in return, Mullally has guest-starred on Parks and Recreation, on which Offerman plays a lead role. Mullally plays Tammy, the conniving ex-wife of Offerman's character Ron Swanson, appearing in eight episodes.

Known For

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Filmography

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Goodbye Girl

Goodbye Girl

Movie · as Rebecca

2027
Chasing Summer poster

Chasing Summer

Movie · as Layanne

2025
Sovereign poster

Sovereign

Movie · as Beverly (voice)

2024
The Fabulous Four poster

The Fabulous Four

Movie · as Alice

2024
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry poster

Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Dicks: The Musical poster

Dicks: The Musical

Movie · as Evelyn

2023
First Time Female Director poster

First Time Female Director

Movie · as Marjory / Mama Jean

2023
Carol & the End of the World poster

Carol & the End of the World

TV · as (voice) · 2 eps

2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians poster

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

TV · as Mrs. Dodds / Alecto · 3 eps

2022
Crush poster

Crush

Movie · as Angie Evans

2022
Summering poster

Summering

Movie · as Stacie

2021
The Great North poster

The Great North

TV · as Alyson Lefebvrere (voice), Mrs. Tuntley (voice), Vera (voice) · 45 eps

2021
Reservation Dogs poster

Reservation Dogs

TV · as Anna · 1 ep

2021
Cinema Toast poster

Cinema Toast

TV · as Eunice Doolittle · 10 eps

2020
A Parks and Recreation Special poster

A Parks and Recreation Special

Movie · as Tammy II

2019
Where'd You Go, Bernadette poster

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Movie · as Judy Toll

2019
The Umbrella Academy poster

The Umbrella Academy

TV · as Dr. Jean Thibedeau · 6 eps

2019
The Righteous Gemstones poster

The Righteous Gemstones

TV · as Lori Milsap · 8 eps

2018
Oh Lucy! poster

Oh Lucy!

Movie · as Hannah

2018
Busy Tonight poster

Busy Tonight

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2017
Lemon poster

Lemon

Movie · as Simone

2017
The Disaster Artist poster

The Disaster Artist

Movie · as Mrs. Sestero

2017
Infinity Baby poster

Infinity Baby

Movie · as Hester

2017
Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe poster

Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe

Movie · as Herself

2017
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Karen Walker · 52 eps

2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Dimension 404 poster

Dimension 404

TV · as Director Stevens · 1 ep

2016
Why Him? poster

Why Him?

Movie · as Barb Fleming

2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows poster

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Movie · as Self

2016
Sofia the First: The Secret Library poster

Sofia the First: The Secret Library

Movie · as Miss Nettle (voice)

2015
Hotel Transylvania 2 poster

Hotel Transylvania 2

Movie · as Linda (voice)

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
You, Me and the Apocalypse poster

You, Me and the Apocalypse

TV · as Leanne · 7 eps

2015
Life in Pieces poster

Life in Pieces

TV · as Mary-Lynn · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Date and Switch poster

Date and Switch

Movie · as Patricia

2014
G.B.F. poster

G.B.F.

Movie · as Mrs. Van Camp

2014
Apartment Troubles poster

Apartment Troubles

Movie · as Aunt Kimberley

2014
Pauline Alone poster

Pauline Alone

Movie · as Irene

2014
Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast poster

Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast

Movie · as Miss Nettle / Queen Miranda (voice)

2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Movie · as Nina

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV · as Self, Wife · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2013
Somebody Up There Likes Me poster

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Movie · as Therapist

2013
The Kings of Summer poster

The Kings of Summer

Movie · as Mrs. Keenan

2013
Dalai Lama poster

Dalai Lama

Movie · as Jeff's Mom

2013
Trophy Wife poster

Trophy Wife

TV · 1 ep

2013
Sofia the First poster

Sofia the First

TV · as Miss Nettle (voice) · 3 eps

2013
Out There poster

Out There

TV · as Rose Stevens · 10 eps

2012
Smashed poster

Smashed

Movie · as Principal Barnes

2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting poster

What to Expect When You're Expecting

Movie · as Megan Mullally

2012
The Greatest Event in Television History poster

The Greatest Event in Television History

TV · as Cecilia Simon · 1 ep

2012
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja poster

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

TV · as Mrs. Driscoll (voice) · 5 eps

2011
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage poster

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

Movie · as Louise

2011
Home for Actresses poster

Home for Actresses

Movie · as Peggy Dvorak

2011
Breaking In poster

Breaking In

TV · as Ronnie Mann · 5 eps

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Beverly (voice), Gayle (voice), Tabitha Johansson (voice), Gayle (voice) / Jill (voice), Princess (voice), gayle (voice) · 1 ep

2011
Up All Night poster

Up All Night

TV · as Shayna · 2 eps

2011
Happy Endings poster

Happy Endings

TV · as Dana Hartz · 3 eps

2011
Web Therapy poster

Web Therapy

TV · as Franny Marshall · 3 eps

2010
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
Fame poster

Fame

Movie · as Ms. Fran Rowan

2009
In the Motherhood poster

In the Motherhood

TV · as Rosemary · 5 eps

2009
Party Down poster

Party Down

TV · as Lydia Dunfree · 16 eps

2009
Parks and Recreation poster

Parks and Recreation

TV · as Tammy Two · 8 eps

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Chief · 91 eps

2008
Web Therapy poster

Web Therapy

TV · as Franny Marshall · 3 eps

2007
Bee Movie poster

Bee Movie

Movie · as Trudy (voice)

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Bev · 3 eps

2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine

TV · as Margaret · 1 ep

2006
The Megan Mullally Show poster

The Megan Mullally Show

TV · as Self - Host · 76 eps

2005
Rebound poster

Rebound

Movie · as Principal Walsh

2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List poster

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Loretta Stinson · 1 ep

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2004
Teacher's Pet poster

Teacher's Pet

Movie · as Adele (voice)

2004
A Clay Aiken Christmas poster

A Clay Aiken Christmas

Movie

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Renata Hill / Sarah Popeil · 1 ep

2004
Peep and the Big Wide World poster

Peep and the Big Wide World

TV · as Quack #2 (voice) · 2 eps

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2003
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

TV · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Stealing Harvard poster

Stealing Harvard

Movie · as Patty Plummer

2002
The Pact poster

The Pact

Movie · as Melanie Gold

2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

2002
The Bachelor poster

The Bachelor

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Monkeybone poster

Monkeybone

Movie · as Kimmy Miley

2001
Everything Put Together poster

Everything Put Together

Movie · as Barbie

2001
Speaking of Sex poster

Speaking of Sex

Movie · as Jennifer Klink

2001
Primetime Glick poster

Primetime Glick

TV · 1 ep

1999
Anywhere but Here poster

Anywhere but Here

Movie · as Woman Buying Car

1999
Best Man in Grass Creek poster

Best Man in Grass Creek

Movie · as Co-Worker

1998
Winchell poster

Winchell

Movie · as June Winchell

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Karen Walker · 194 eps

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Teresa (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Stephanie Griffin-Cooper · 1 ep

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun poster

3rd Rock from the Sun

TV · as Renata Albright · 1 ep

1995
Ned & Stacey poster

Ned & Stacey

TV · as Wendy · 1 ep

1995
MADtv poster

MADtv

TV · as (uncredited) · 1 ep

1995
Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City

TV · as Vanessa Cassidy · 1 ep

1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA poster

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1994
Inside the Actors Studio poster

Inside the Actors Studio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Extra poster

Extra

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1993
I Yabba-Dabba Do! poster

I Yabba-Dabba Do!

Movie · as Pebbles (voice)

1993
Flintstone Family Christmas poster

Flintstone Family Christmas

Movie · as Pebbles Flintstone Rubble (voice)

1993
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby poster

The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby

Movie · as (voice)

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Beth Armstrong · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Jane · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1992
Fish Police poster

Fish Police

TV · as Pearl (voice) · 6 eps

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Cindy (voice) · 1 ep

1992
Rachel Gunn, R.N. poster

Rachel Gunn, R.N.

TV · as Becky Jo · 10 eps

1991
Queens Logic poster

Queens Logic

Movie · as Dolores

1991
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier poster

Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Movie · as Ballerina

1991
My Life and Times

My Life and Times

TV · as Susan · 6 eps

1991
Herman's Head poster

Herman's Head

TV · as Yvonne · 1 ep

1990
Rainbow Drive poster

Rainbow Drive

Movie · as Ava Zieff

1990
Wings poster

Wings

TV · as Cindy · 1 ep

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Betsy · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Sarah Wiggum (voice) · 6 eps

1988
China Beach poster

China Beach

TV · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1988
Almost Grown poster

Almost Grown

TV · as Bride · 13 eps

1988
Dear John poster

Dear John

TV · as Molly · 2 eps

1986
About Last Night... poster

About Last Night...

Movie · as Pat

1986
Pecos Bill poster

Pecos Bill

Movie · as Posy Peasley

1986
Last Resort poster

Last Resort

Movie · as Jessica Lollar

1986
The Ellen Burstyn Show poster

The Ellen Burstyn Show

TV · as Molly Brewer Ross · 13 eps

1985
First Steps poster

First Steps

Movie · as Cathy

1985
Once Bitten poster

Once Bitten

Movie · as Suzette

1985
Under the Biltmore Clock poster

Under the Biltmore Clock

Movie · as Lilah

1985
Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends

TV · as Posy Peasley · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Molly Connors · 1 ep

1983
Risky Business poster

Risky Business

Movie · as Call Girl

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Lilah · 1 ep

1981
The Children Nobody Wanted poster

The Children Nobody Wanted

Movie · as Sharon

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1952
Today poster

Today

TV · as Self · 1 ep