Michaela Watkins

Biography

Michaela Watkins is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 34th season between 2008 and 2009. Since leaving SNL, she has starred on the Hulu series Casual and on the short-lived sitcoms The Unicorn and Trophy Wife. Watkins has also had recurring roles on other television series, such as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Catastrophe, Enlightened and Search Party and appeared in films such as The Back-up Plan (2010), Wanderlust (2012), Enough Said (2013), Sword of Trust (2019), and Suze (2023).

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Law & Order

Family Guy

Private Practice

American Dad!

American Dad!

American Dad!

American Dad!

All Movies (51)

• Are We Good?2025 · as Self
• Suze2025 · as Suze
• Heart Eyes2025 · as Crystal Cane
• The American Society of Magical Negroes2024 · as Masterson
• You Hurt My Feelings2023 · as Sarah
• Paint2023 · as Katherine
• The Young Wife2023 · as Lara
• Werewolves Within2021 · as Trisha Anderton
• For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close2020 · as Narrator (voice)
• Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music2020 · as Self
• Bad Therapy2020 · as Judy Small
• The Way Back2020 · as Beth
• Transparent: Musicale Finale2019 · as Yetta
• Brittany Runs a Marathon2019 · as Catherine
• Good Boys2019 · as Saleswoman
• Sword of Trust2019 · as Mary
• The House of Tomorrow2019 · as Mrs. Whitcomb
• Modern/Love in 7 Short Films2019 · as Jane
• Under the Eiffel Tower2019 · as Tillie
• Antiquities2019 · as Dolores Jr.
• Ibiza2018 · as Sarah
• Dude2018 · as Jill Weil
• Person to Person2017 · as The Widow
• Brigsby Bear2017 · as Louise Pope
• The House2017 · as Raina
• How to Be a Latin Lover2017 · as Gwen
• Punching Henry2017 · as Mara
• Lazy Eye2016 · as Mel
• Divorce: The Greatest Hits2016
• Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie2016 · as Ivana Trump
• The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United2015 · as Nerd's Mom (voice)
• Cuddle Party2015 · as Jane
• Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials2014 · as Various (voice) (archive sound)
• They Came Together2014 · as Habermeyer
• Bunion2014 · as Therapist
• Thanks for Sharing2013 · as Margo
• Enough Said2013 · as Hillary
• Afternoon Delight2013 · as Jennie
• In a World...2013 · as Dani
• iSteve2013 · as Melinda Gates
• Wanderlust2012 · as Marissa
• Una Hora Por Favora2012 · as Elissa
• Home for Actresses2011 · as Michaela
• Worst Enemy2010 · as Wooly
• The Women of SNL2010 · as Various (archive footage)
• Welcome to the Jungle Gym2010 · as Principal Gilly
• The Back-Up Plan2010 · as Mona
• The Prankster2010 · as Miss LaFleur
• Yoga Matt2008 · as Jill Goering
• The Best Is Yet To Come—
• Desert Flowers—

All TV Shows (73)

• The Miniature Wife2026
• Hollywood Squares2025 · as Self
• Dinner with the Parents2024 · as Jane
• After Midnight2024 · as Self
• Tiny Beautiful Things2023 · as Amy Adler
• The Night Agent2023 · as Freya Myers
• The Night Agent2023 · as Freya
• History of the World: Part II2023 · as Israel Ambassador
• Will Trent2023 · as Susan Barno
• The Dropout2022 · as Linda Tanner
• Abbott Elementary2021 · as Miss Barco
• Hacks2021 · as Stacey
• Close Enough2020 · as Brienne Bishop (voice)
• The Unicorn2019 · as Delia
• Wayne2019 · as Maureen McNulty
• Do You Want to See a Dead Body?2017
• No Activity2017 · as Erin
• Big Mouth2017 · as Cantor Dina Reznick (voice)
• Get Shorty2017 · as Ali Egan
• The Guest Book2017 · as Phyllis
• Danger & Eggs2017 · as Life Coach Nanny / Robot Door / Administrator (voice)
• The Mick2017 · as Trish
• Search Party2016 · as Polly Danzinger
• Easy2016 · as Karen Treska
• Speechless2016 · as Becca
• To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Angie Tribeca2016 · as Melanie Burke
• Casual2015 · as Valerie
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp2015 · as Rhonda
• Another Period2015 · as Brothel Madam
• Kittens in a Cage2015 · as Vanessa
• Marry Me2014 · as Janet
• Transparent2014 · as Yetta
• Transparent2014 · as Connie
• Playing House2014 · as Dr. Laura Meredith
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick2013 · as Self
• Trophy Wife2013 · as Jackie Fisher
• The Goldbergs2013 · as Miss Taraborelli
• Drunk History2013 · as Nurse
• Anger Management2012 · as Lisa
• Veep2012 · as Patty
• Bent2012 · as Carol
• Key & Peele2012 · as Mary Magdalene
• Enlightened2011 · as Janice Holm
• New Girl2011 · as Gina
• Parenthood2010 · as Lucy Estman
• Modern Family2009 · as Susan
• Archer2009
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Lacey Briggs
• Eli Stone2008 · as Judge Leigh Rappaport
• Private Practice2007 · as Laura Martin
• Californication2007 · as Executive
• Modern Men2006
• The New Adventures of Old Christine2006 · as Lucy
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Nikki Ratlin
• Robot Chicken2005 · as Carol / Sarah Cage / Nerd's Mother (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Veterinarian (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Sheila (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Shoshanna (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Pharmacist (voice)
• Medium2005 · as Clerk
• Miss Match2003 · as Susan Scott
• Without a Trace2002 · as Marla
• Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Saundra
• Strong Medicine2000 · as Julia
• Malcolm in the Middle2000 · as Receptionist
• Family Guy1999 · as Girl Pulling Train (voice)
• Charmed1998 · as Andrea
• Law & Order1990 · as Madeline Bennett
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters