Kate McKinnon
Acting • Born 1984-01-06
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.
Filmography
84 credits
In the Blink of an Eye
Movie • 2026
Coakley
Barbie
Movie • 2023
Barbie
The Bubble
Movie • 2022
Paula the Studio Head
Balls Out
Movie • 2014
Vicky
Masterminds
Movie • 2016
Jandice
My Best Day
Movie • 2012
Heather
Hannah Has a Ho-Phase
Movie • 2013
Nicky
Life Partners
Movie • 2014
Trace
Sisters
Movie • 2015
Sam
Ghostbusters
Movie • 2016
Jillian Holtzmann
The Angry Birds Movie
Movie • 2016
Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Staten Island Summer
Movie • 2015
Mrs. Bandini Jr.
Giant Sloth
Movie • 2015
Nina
Ted 2
Movie • 2015
Kate McKinnon
Office Christmas Party
Movie • 2016
Mary
Finding Dory
Movie • 2016
Wife Fish (voice)
The Roses
Movie • 2025
Amy
Rough Night
Movie • 2017
Pippa
Mr. Ross
Movie • 2010
Debby
Ferdinand
Movie • 2017
Lupe (voice)
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Movie • 2018
Morgan
Ballerina
Movie • 2016
Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (voice)
Irreplaceable You
Movie • 2018
Glass Half Full Kate
Family
Movie • 2018
Jill
Yesterday
Movie • 2019
Debra Hammer
Bombshell
Movie • 2019
Jess Carr
The Lunch Witch
Movie
Grunhilda
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie • 2020
Self
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
Movie • 2020
Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
Toy Story of Terror!
Movie • 2013
PEZ Cat (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets
Movie • 2022
Lulu (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie • 2025
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self
A Minecraft Movie
Movie • 2025
Alex (voice) (uncredited)
China, Il The Musical
Movie • 2015
Sunshine
Thumb
Movie
One Attempt Remaining
Movie
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
Movie • 2020
Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: In the Zone
Movie • 2020
Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV • 2008
Joe vs Carole
TV • 2022
Carole Baskin
The Big Gay Sketch Show
TV • 2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
Robotomy
TV • 2010
Hillary
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Philippa (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Farmer's Date (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Effie Villalopolus
The Spoils Before Dying
TV • 2015
Dallas Boudreau
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Magic School Bus Rides Again
TV • 2017
Ms. Frizzle (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Nature Cat
TV • 2015
Squeeks (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
China, IL
TV • 2011
Sunshine (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
TV • 2019
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Robotomy
TV • 2010
Mrs. Crunshine
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Friends from College
TV • 2017
Shawna
Concierge: The Series
TV • 2010
Mary
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV • 2019
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self / Colleen Rafferty
Difficult People
TV • 2015
Abra Cadouglas
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Nikki Fictel (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Thalia / Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Warriana / Dot Comm (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Redusa (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Warriana (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Warriana / Alexis Warrington (voice)
The Venture Bros.
TV • 2004
Eenie-Meanie (voice)
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self