Portrait of Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon

Acting

Biography

Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, impressionist, and writer. 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–present) 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 also appeared in numerous films, such as Balls Out (2014), Ghostbusters (2016), Office Christmas Party (2016), Rough Night (2017), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), Yesterday (2019), Bombshell (2019), DC League of Super-Pets (2022), and Barbie (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate McKinnon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: January 6, 1984

Place of Birth: Sea Cliff, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
The Roses

as Amy

2025
A Minecraft Movie

as Alex (voice) (uncredited)

2023
Barbie

as Barbie

2022
2022
The Bubble

as Paula the Studio Head

2022
Joe vs Carole

as Carole Baskin

2020
2020
Hillary

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Bombshell

as Jess Carr

2019
Yesterday

as Debra Hammer

2018
Family

as Jill

2018
Irreplaceable You

as Glass Half Full Kate

2017
Ferdinand

as Lupe (voice)

2017
The Magic School Bus Rides Again

as Ms. Frizzle (voice)

2017
Rough Night

as Pippa

2016
Ballerina

as Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (voice)

2016
Masterminds

as Jandice

2016
Ghostbusters

as Jillian Holtzmann

2016
Finding Dory

as Wife Fish (voice)

2016
The Angry Birds Movie

as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)

2015
Sisters

as Sam

2015
Nature Cat

as Squeeks (voice)

2015
Difficult People

as Abra Cadouglas

2015
The Spoils Before Dying

as Dallas Boudreau

2015
Staten Island Summer

as Mrs. Bandini Jr.

2015
Ted 2

as Kate McKinnon

2015
2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2015
2014
2014
Balls Out

as Vicky

2014
2013
Toy Story of Terror!

as PEZ Cat (voice)

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Effie Villalopolus

2012
My Best Day

as Heather

2011
China, IL

as Sunshine (voice)

2010
Robotomy

as Mrs. Crunshine

2004
The Venture Bros.

as Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice)

2004
The Venture Bros.

as Nikki Fictel (voice)

2004
The Venture Bros.

as Thalia / Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice)

2004
The Venture Bros.

as Warriana / Dot Comm (voice)

2004
The Venture Bros.

as Redusa (voice)

2004
The Venture Bros.

as Warriana (voice)

2004
The Venture Bros.

as Warriana / Alexis Warrington (voice)

2004
The Venture Bros.

as Eenie-Meanie (voice)

1999
Family Guy

as Philippa (voice)

1999
Family Guy

as Farmer's Date (voice)

1999
Family Guy

as Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice)

1989
The Simpsons

as Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)

1988
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self / Colleen Rafferty

1953
The Oscars

as Self - Presenter