Megan Mullally
Acting • Born 1958-11-12
Biography
Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress and singer. After working in the theatre in Chicago, Mullally moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and began to appear in supporting roles in film and television productions. She made her Broadway debut in Grease in 1994 and she has since appeared in several Broadway musicals. From 1998 until 2006, she played Karen Walker on the TV sitcom Will & Grace, most arguably her best known role to date. From 2006 until early 2007, Mullally hosted the talk show The Megan Mullally Show. She has since appeared in guest-starring roles in television programs such as Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Boston Legal and a Glaad Award-winning episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine. In 2010, Mullally starred as Lydia in the critically acclaimed second season of Party Down. She's currently starring as Chief on Adult Swim's cult hit Childrens Hospital. She received seven consecutive Emmy Award nominations for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for her role on Will & Grace, winning twice in 2000 and 2006. She has also received four Screen Actors Guild Awards for her performance, and was nominated for four Golden Globe awards. 2000, Mullally met actor Nick Offerman while doing a play together in Los Angeles. The two married in 2003. Offerman guest-starred on Will & Grace during its fourth season; in return, Mullally has guest-starred on Parks and Recreation, on which Offerman plays a lead role. Mullally plays Tammy, the conniving ex-wife of Offerman's character Ron Swanson, appearing in eight episodes.
Filmography
145 credits
The Children Nobody Wanted
Movie • 1981
Sharon
Bee Movie
Movie • 2007
Trudy (voice)
Monkeybone
Movie • 2001
Kimmy Miley
Rebound
Movie • 2005
Principal Walsh
Stealing Harvard
Movie • 2002
Patty Plummer
Fame
Movie • 2009
Ms. Fran Rowan
Anywhere but Here
Movie • 1999
Woman Buying Car
About Last Night...
Movie • 1986
Pat
Everything Put Together
Movie • 2001
Barbie
Smashed
Movie • 2012
Principal Barnes
Dicks: The Musical
Movie • 2023
Evelyn
The Pact
Movie • 2002
Melanie Gold
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Movie • 2013
Therapist
Date and Switch
Movie • 2014
Patricia
Pecos Bill
Movie • 1986
Posy Peasley
Crush
Movie • 2022
Angie Evans
The Kings of Summer
Movie • 2013
Mrs. Keenan
G.B.F.
Movie • 2014
Mrs. Van Camp
The Fabulous Four
Movie • 2024
Alice
Winchell
Movie • 1998
June Winchell
First Time Female Director
Movie • 2023
Marjory / Mama Jean
Last Resort
Movie • 1986
Jessica Lollar
Apartment Troubles
Movie • 2014
Aunt Kimberley
Pauline Alone
Movie • 2014
Irene
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Movie • 2012
Herself
First Steps
Movie • 1985
Cathy
Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast
Movie • 2014
Miss Nettle / Queen Miranda (voice)
Best Man in Grass Creek
Movie • 1999
Co-Worker
Teacher's Pet
Movie • 2004
Adele (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Movie • 2015
Linda (voice)
Why Him?
Movie • 2016
Barb Fleming
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
Risky Business
Movie • 1983
Call Girl
Lemon
Movie • 2017
Simone
The Disaster Artist
Movie • 2017
Mrs. Sestero
Infinity Baby
Movie • 2017
Hester
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
Movie • 1993
Pebbles (voice)
Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe
Movie • 2017
Herself
Dalai Lama
Movie • 2013
Jeff's Mom
Rainbow Drive
Movie • 1990
Ava Zieff
Oh Lucy!
Movie • 2018
Hannah
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Movie • 2014
Nina
Speaking of Sex
Movie • 2001
Jennifer Klink
Once Bitten
Movie • 1985
Suzette
Queens Logic
Movie • 1991
Dolores
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Movie • 2019
Judy Toll
A Clay Aiken Christmas
Movie • 2004
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Movie • 2011
Louise
A Parks and Recreation Special
Movie • 2020
Tammy II
Flintstone Family Christmas
Movie • 1993
Pebbles Flintstone Rubble (voice)
Summering
Movie • 2022
Stacie
Home for Actresses
Movie • 2011
Peggy Dvorak
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
Movie • 1993
(voice)
Sovereign
Movie • 2025
Beverly
Chasing Summer
Movie • 2026
Layanne
Under the Biltmore Clock
Movie • 1985
Lilah
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Movie • 1991
Ballerina
Goodbye Girl
Movie
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Molly Connors
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Jane
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Betsy
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
China Beach
TV • 1988
Today
TV • 1952
Self
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Teresa (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Wings
TV • 1990
Cindy
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
The Great North
TV • 2021
Alyson Lefebvrere (voice)
Frasier
TV • 1993
Beth Armstrong
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
Loretta Stinson
Ned & Stacey
TV • 1995
Wendy
The Greatest Event in Television History
TV • 2012
Cecilia Simon
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Bev
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV • 2006
Margaret
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Karen Walker
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Just Shoot Me!
TV • 1997
Stephanie Griffin-Cooper
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Renata Hill / Sarah Popeil
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Sarah Wiggum (voice)
In the Motherhood
TV • 2009
Rosemary
Fish Police
TV • 1992
Pearl
The Ellen Burstyn Show
TV • 1986
Molly Brewer Ross
Almost Grown
TV • 1988
Bride
Party Down
TV • 2009
Lydia Dunfree
My Life and Times
TV • 1991
Susan
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Cindy (voice)
Rachel Gunn, R.N.
TV • 1992
Becky Jo
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
TV • 2003
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Chief
Breaking In
TV • 2011
Ronnie Mann
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Host
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
Tammy Two
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Busy Tonight
TV • 2018
Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Self
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Beverly (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Gayle (voice)
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Tabitha Johansson (voice)
Will & Grace
TV • 2017
Karen Walker
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
You, Me and the Apocalypse
TV • 2015
Leanne
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
TV • 2012
Mrs. Driscoll (voice)
Carol & the End of the World
TV • 2023
(voice)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
TV • 2023
Mrs. Dodds / Alecto
Web Therapy
TV • 2008
Franny Marshall
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Renata Albright
Up All Night
TV • 2011
Shayna
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Gayle (voice) / Jill (voice)
MADtv
TV • 1995
(uncredited)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
Reservation Dogs
TV • 2021
Anna
Trophy Wife
TV • 2013
Dear John
TV • 1988
Molly
Tall Tales & Legends
TV • 1985
Posy Peasley
Life in Pieces
TV • 2015
Mary-Lynn
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Sofia the First
TV • 2013
Miss Nettle (voice)
The Great North
TV • 2021
Mrs. Tuntley (voice)
The Great North
TV • 2021
Vera (voice)
Primetime Glick
TV • 2001
Happy Endings
TV • 2011
Dana Hartz
Herman's Head
TV • 1991
Yvonne
Caroline in the City
TV • 1995
Vanessa Cassidy
Dimension 404
TV • 2017
Director Stevens
The Umbrella Academy
TV • 2019
Dr. Jean Thibedeau
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Cinema Toast
TV • 2021
Eunice Doolittle
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
TV • 2024
Self
The Righteous Gemstones
TV • 2019
Lori Milsap
Web Therapy
TV • 2011
Franny Marshall
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Wife
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Princess (voice)
The Bachelor
TV • 2002
Self
Peep and the Big Wide World
TV • 2004
Quack #2 (voice)
Extra
TV • 1994
Self - Guest
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV • 1995
Self - Host