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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1984-01-06 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Sea Cliff, New York, USA

Kate McKinnon

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).

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Known For

Acting

2025

2023

Barbie as Barbie

2022

The Bubble as Paula the Studio Head
DC League of Super-Pets as Lulu (voice)
Joe vs Carole as Carole Baskin

2020

Hillary as Self (archive footage)

2019

2018

Irreplaceable You as Glass Half Full Kate
Family as Jill

2017

Rough Night as Pippa
Ferdinand as Lupe (voice)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again as Ms. Frizzle (voice)

2016

Masterminds as Jandice
Ghostbusters as Jillian Holtzmann
The Angry Birds Movie as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Finding Dory as Wife Fish (voice)
Ballerina as Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (voice)

2015

Sisters as Sam
Staten Island Summer as Mrs. Bandini Jr.
Giant Sloth as Nina
Ted 2 as Kate McKinnon
The Spoils Before Dying as Dallas Boudreau
Nature Cat as Squeeks (voice)

2014

2013

Toy Story of Terror! as PEZ Cat (voice)

2012

My Best Day as Heather
Comedy Bang! Bang! as Effie Villalopolus

2011

Billy on the Street as Reese Witherspoon
China, IL as Sunshine (voice)

2010

Mr. Ross as Debby
Robotomy as Mrs. Crunshine

2008

2007

1999

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

1989

The Simpsons as Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)

1988

1981

1975

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

1953

The Oscars as Self - Presenter

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Production

2022

Joe vs Carole as Executive Producer