Kate McKinnon
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate McKinnon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Simpsons
1989
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Simpsons
as Hettie Mae Boggs (voice) · 1989
Family Guy
as Philippa (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Farmer's Date (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice) · 1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self / Colleen Rafferty · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The View
as Self · 1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
A Minecraft Movie
as Alex (voice) (uncredited) · 2025
Barbie
as Barbie · 2023
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Effie Villalopolus · 2012
Ted 2
as Kate McKinnon · 2015
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self · 2012
The Venture Bros.
as Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice) · 2004
The Venture Bros.
as Nikki Fictel (voice) · 2004
The Venture Bros.
as Thalia / Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice) · 2004
The Venture Bros.
as Warriana / Dot Comm (voice) · 2004
The Venture Bros.
as Redusa (voice) · 2004
The Venture Bros.
as Warriana (voice) · 2004
The Venture Bros.
as Warriana / Alexis Warrington (voice) · 2004
The Venture Bros.
as Eenie-Meanie (voice) · 2004
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self · 2019
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter · 1953
Difficult People
as Abra Cadouglas · 2015
Finding Dory
as Wife Fish (voice) · 2016
Nature Cat
as Squeeks (voice) · 2015
The Angry Birds Movie
as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice) · 2016
The Roses
as Amy · 2025
China, IL
as Sunshine (voice) · 2011
Entertainment Tonight
as Self · 1981
Ferdinand
as Lupe (voice) · 2017
Ghostbusters
as Jillian Holtzmann · 2016
Rough Night
as Pippa · 2017
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
as Self - Guest · 2025
Ballerina
as Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (US version) · 2016
DC League of Super-Pets
as Lulu (voice) · 2022
Friends from College
as Shawna · 2017
Bombshell
as Jess Carr · 2019
Detroiters
as Lindsay (voice) · 2017
The Spy Who Dumped Me
as Morgan · 2018
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
· 2008
In the Blink of an Eye
as Coakley · 2026
Sisters
as Sam · 2015
Office Christmas Party
as Mary · 2016
The Magic School Bus Rides Again
as Ms. Frizzle (voice) · 2017
The Big Gay Sketch Show
· 2007
Masterminds
as Jandice · 2016
Yesterday
as Debra Hammer · 2019
The Spoils Before Dying
as Dallas Boudreau · 2015
Joe vs Carole
as Carole Baskin · 2022
The Bubble
as Paula the Studio Head · 2022
The Wrong Girls
as Dr. Olsen · 2026
Lorne
as Self · 2026
Hillary
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self · 2025
Robotomy
· 2010
Robotomy
as Mrs. Crunshine · 2010
Irreplaceable You
as Glass Half Full Kate · 2018
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self · 2025
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
as Self · 2019
Staten Island Summer
as Mrs. Bandini Jr. · 2015
Family
as Jill · 2018
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage) · 2024
Dedicated to Morris Burke
Life Partners
as Trace · 2014
China, Il The Musical
as Sunshine · 2015
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self · 2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice) · 2020
Balls Out
as Vicky · 2014
One Attempt Remaining
Concierge: The Series
as Mary · 2010
Giant Sloth
as Nina · 2015
Thumb
Hannah Has a Ho-Phase
as Nicky · 2013
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice) · 2020
Mr. Ross
as Debby · 2010
My Best Day
as Heather · 2012
The Lunch Witch
as Grunhilda
Toy Story of Terror!
as PEZ Cat (voice) · 2013