Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon

Known for Acting · 72 credits

Born
1984-01-06 (age 42)
Place of birth
Sea Cliff, New York, USA
Also known as
Kate McKinnon Berthold · Kathryn McKinnon Berthold

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).

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Known For

TV Shows (32)

The Simpsons
TV

The Simpsons

1989

as Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)

Family Guy
TV

Family Guy

1999

as Philippa (voice) / Farmer's Date (voice) / Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self / Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show
TV

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

Saturday Night Live
TV

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Various Characters / Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self / Colleen Rafferty

The View
TV

The View

1997

as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self / Self - Guest

Hot Ones
TV

Hot Ones

2015

as Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012

as Effie Villalopolus

The Oscars
TV

The Oscars

1953

as Self - Presenter

The Venture Bros.
TV

The Venture Bros.

2004

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)

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012

as Self

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

2019

as Self

Entertainment Tonight
TV

Entertainment Tonight

1981

as Self

Nature Cat
TV

Nature Cat

2015

as Squeeks (voice)

Difficult People
TV

Difficult People

2015

as Abra Cadouglas

Friends from College
TV

Friends from College

2017

as Shawna

China, IL
TV

China, IL

2011

as Sunshine (voice)

Detroiters
TV

Detroiters

2017

as Lindsay (voice)

The Spoils Before Dying
TV

The Spoils Before Dying

2015

as Dallas Boudreau

The Magic School Bus Rides Again
TV

The Magic School Bus Rides Again

2017

as Ms. Frizzle (voice)

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

2008

Joe vs Carole
TV

Joe vs Carole

2022

as Carole Baskin

The Big Gay Sketch Show
TV

The Big Gay Sketch Show

2007

Robotomy
TV

Robotomy

2010

as Mrs. Crunshine

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
TV

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

2019

as Self

Hillary
TV

Hillary

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Concierge: The Series
TV

Concierge: The Series

2010

as Mary

Movies (40)

A Minecraft Movie
Movie

A Minecraft Movie

2025

as Alex (voice) (uncredited)

Barbie
Movie

Barbie

2023

as Barbie

Ted 2
Movie

Ted 2

2015

as Kate McKinnon

The Angry Birds Movie
Movie

The Angry Birds Movie

2016

as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)

In the Blink of an Eye
Movie

In the Blink of an Eye

2026

as Coakley

Ferdinand
Movie

Ferdinand

2017

as Lupe (voice)

Finding Dory
Movie

Finding Dory

2016

as Wife Fish (voice)

Ballerina
Movie

Ballerina

2016

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

Ghostbusters
Movie

Ghostbusters

2016

as Jillian Holtzmann

Rough Night
Movie

Rough Night

2017

as Pippa

DC League of Super-Pets
Movie

DC League of Super-Pets

2022

as Lulu (voice)

The Roses
Movie

The Roses

2025

as Amy

Yesterday
Movie

Yesterday

2019

as Debra Hammer

The Spy Who Dumped Me
Movie

The Spy Who Dumped Me

2018

as Morgan

Bombshell
Movie

Bombshell

2019

as Jess Carr

Masterminds
Movie

Masterminds

2016

as Jandice

Sisters
Movie

Sisters

2015

as Sam

Lorne
Movie

Lorne

2026

as Self

Office Christmas Party
Movie

Office Christmas Party

2016

as Mary

The Bubble
Movie

The Bubble

2022

as Paula the Studio Head

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

as Self

Family
Movie

Family

2018

as Jill

Irreplaceable You
Movie

Irreplaceable You

2018

as Glass Half Full Kate

Celebrity Escape Room
Movie

Celebrity Escape Room

2020

as Self

Staten Island Summer
Movie

Staten Island Summer

2015

as Mrs. Bandini Jr.

Life Partners
Movie

Life Partners

2014

as Trace

The Wrong Girls
Movie

The Wrong Girls

2026

Balls Out
Movie

Balls Out

2014

as Vicky

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
Movie

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space

2020

as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)

One Attempt Remaining
Movie

One Attempt Remaining

Hannah Has a Ho-Phase
Movie

Hannah Has a Ho-Phase

2013

as Nicky

Giant Sloth
Movie

Giant Sloth

2015

as Nina

Mr. Ross
Movie

Mr. Ross

2010

as Debby

China, Il The Musical
Movie

China, Il The Musical

2015

as Sunshine

Thumb
Movie

Thumb

My Best Day
Movie

My Best Day

2012

as Heather

Toy Story of Terror!
Movie

Toy Story of Terror!

2013

as PEZ Cat (voice)

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
Movie

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection

2020

as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)

The Lunch Witch
Movie

The Lunch Witch

as Grunhilda

About 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 (20… With 72 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Kate McKinnon has appeared in 40 films and 32 TV shows.

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