- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1984
- Place of Birth
- Sea Cliff, New York, USA
Kate McKinnon
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), Th…
Filmography
movieThe Wrong Girls
2026 · Dr. Olsen
movieLorne
2026 · Self
movieIn the Blink of an Eye
2026 · Coakley
movieThe Roses
2025 · Amy
movieA Minecraft Movie
2025 · Alex (voice) (uncredited)
movieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self
movieBarbie
2023 · Barbie
movieDC League of Super-Pets
2022 · Lulu (voice)
movieThe Bubble
2022 · Paula the Studio Head
tvJoe vs Carole
2022 · Carole Baskin, Executive Producer
movieThe Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
2020 · Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
movieThe Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
2020 · Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
movieCelebrity Escape Room
2020 · Self
tvHillary
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieBombshell
2019 · Jess Carr
tvBreakfast, Lunch & Dinner
2019 · Self
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
movieYesterday
2019 · Debra Hammer
tvToday with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 · Self
movieFamily
2018 · Jill
movieThe Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · Morgan
movieIrreplaceable You
2018 · Glass Half Full Kate
movieFerdinand
2017 · Lupe (voice)
tvThe Magic School Bus Rides Again
2017 · Ms. Frizzle (voice)
tvFriends from College
2017 · Shawna
movieRough Night
2017 · Pippa
tvDetroiters
2017 · Lindsay (voice)
movieBallerina
2016 · Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (US version)
movieOffice Christmas Party
2016 · Mary
movieMasterminds
2016 · Jandice
movieGhostbusters
2016 · Jillian Holtzmann
movieFinding Dory
2016 · Wife Fish (voice)
movieThe Angry Birds Movie
2016 · Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
movieSisters
2015 · Sam
tvNature Cat
2015 · Squeeks (voice)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
tvDifficult People
2015 · Abra Cadouglas
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
tvThe Spoils Before Dying
2015 · Dallas Boudreau
movieStaten Island Summer
2015 · Mrs. Bandini Jr.
movieTed 2
2015 · Kate McKinnon
movieChina, Il The Musical
2015 · Sunshine
tvHot Ones
2015 · Self
movieGiant Sloth
2015 · Nina
movieLife Partners
2014 · Trace
movieBalls Out
2014 · Vicky
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
movieToy Story of Terror!
2013 · PEZ Cat (voice)
movieHannah Has a Ho-Phase
2013 · Nicky
tvComedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
tvComedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Effie Villalopolus
movieMy Best Day
2012 · Heather
tvChina, IL
2011 · Sunshine (voice)
tvRobotomy
2010 · , Mrs. Crunshine
Mr. Ross
2010 · Debby
Concierge: The Series
2010 · Mary
tvSaturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
tvThe Big Gay Sketch Show
2007
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvThe Venture Bros.
2004 · 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)
tvFamily Guy
1999 · Philippa (voice), Farmer's Date (voice), Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice)
tvThe View
1997 · Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self, Self - Guest
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self / Colleen Rafferty
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self - Presenter
The Lunch Witch
— · Grunhilda
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