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 Simpsons

Family Guy

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

All Movies (40)

The Wrong Girls2026
Lorne2026 · as Self
In the Blink of an Eye2026 · as Coakley
The Roses2025 · as Amy
A Minecraft Movie2025 · as Alex (voice) (uncredited)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self
Barbie2023 · as Barbie
DC League of Super-Pets2022 · as Lulu (voice)
The Bubble2022 · as Paula the Studio Head
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection2020 · as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space2020 · as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
Celebrity Escape Room2020 · as Self
Bombshell2019 · as Jess Carr
Yesterday2019 · as Debra Hammer
Family2018 · as Jill
The Spy Who Dumped Me2018 · as Morgan
Irreplaceable You2018 · as Glass Half Full Kate
Ferdinand2017 · as Lupe (voice)
Rough Night2017 · as Pippa
Ballerina2016 · as Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (US version)
Office Christmas Party2016 · as Mary
Masterminds2016 · as Jandice
Ghostbusters2016 · as Jillian Holtzmann
Finding Dory2016 · as Wife Fish (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie2016 · as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Sisters2015 · as Sam
Staten Island Summer2015 · as Mrs. Bandini Jr.
Ted 22015 · as Kate McKinnon
China, Il The Musical2015 · as Sunshine
Giant Sloth2015 · as Nina
Life Partners2014 · as Trace
Balls Out2014 · as Vicky
Toy Story of Terror!2013 · as PEZ Cat (voice)
Hannah Has a Ho-Phase2013 · as Nicky
My Best Day2012 · as Heather
Mr. Ross2010 · as Debby
The Lunch Witch— · as Grunhilda
Thumb—
One Attempt Remaining—

All TV Shows (47)

Joe vs Carole2022 · as Carole Baskin
Hillary2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner2019 · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self
The Magic School Bus Rides Again2017 · as Ms. Frizzle (voice)
Friends from College2017 · as Shawna
Detroiters2017 · as Lindsay (voice)
Nature Cat2015 · as Squeeks (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
Difficult People2015 · as Abra Cadouglas
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
The Spoils Before Dying2015 · as Dallas Boudreau
Hot Ones2015 · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee2012 · as Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Effie Villalopolus
China, IL2011 · as Sunshine (voice)
Robotomy2010
Robotomy2010 · as Mrs. Crunshine
Concierge: The Series2010 · as Mary
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday2008
The Big Gay Sketch Show2007
The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
The Venture Bros.2004 · as Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice)
The Venture Bros.2004 · as Nikki Fictel (voice)
The Venture Bros.2004 · as Thalia / Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice)
The Venture Bros.2004 · as Warriana / Dot Comm (voice)
The Venture Bros.2004 · as Redusa (voice)
The Venture Bros.2004 · as Warriana (voice)
The Venture Bros.2004 · as Warriana / Alexis Warrington (voice)
The Venture Bros.2004 · as Eenie-Meanie (voice)
Family Guy1999 · as Philippa (voice)
Family Guy1999 · as Farmer's Date (voice)
Family Guy1999 · as Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice)
The View1997 · as Self
The Simpsons1989 · as Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self / Colleen Rafferty
The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter