About
Kate McKinnon
Overview
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).
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Known for
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| 2025 | A Minecraft Movie | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | Nature Cat's Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire | Actor | Squeeks (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2023 | Barbie | Actor | Barbie | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Actor | Lulu (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | The Bubble | Actor | Paula the Studio Head | 52 Average |
| 2022 | Joe vs Carole | Actor | Carole Baskin | 65 Fair |
| 2020 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2020 | Celebrity Escape Room | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day | Actor | Self / Baby Shower guest / Ebisaleth / Mother (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | Hillary | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 67 Fair |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Actor | Jess Carr | 66 Fair |
| 2019 | Nature Cat: A Nature Carol | Actor | Squeeks (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Yesterday | Actor | Debra Hammer | 66 Fair |
| 2018 | Family | Actor | Jill | 59 Average |
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Actor | Morgan | 63 Fair |
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Actor | Glass Half Full Kate | 65 Fair |
| 2018 | Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart | Actor | Squeeks (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Ferdinand | Actor | Lupe (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2017 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again | Actor | Ms. Frizzle (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2017 | Nature Cat: Ocean Commotion | Actor | Squeeks (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Rough Night | Actor | Pippa | 57 Average |
| 2016 | Ballerina | Actor | Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2016 | Office Christmas Party | Actor | Mary | 57 Average |
| 2016 | Masterminds | Actor | Jandice | 57 Average |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Actor | Jillian Holtzmann | 53 Average |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Actor | Wife Fish (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Actor | Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | Sisters | Actor | Sam | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Nature Cat | Actor | Squeeks (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Actor | Dallas Boudreau | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | Staten Island Summer | Actor | Mrs. Bandini Jr. | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | Actor | Kate McKinnon | 62 Fair |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Actor | Self / Justin Bieber | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Giant Sloth | Actor | Nina | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Life Partners | Actor | Trace | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Balls Out | Actor | Vicky | 57 Average |
| 2013 | Toy Story of Terror! | Actor | PEZ Cat (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2013 | Hannah Has a Ho-Phase | Actor | Nicky | 59 Average |
| 2012 | My Best Day | Actor | Heather | 58 Average |
| 2011 | China, IL | Actor | Sunshine (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2010 | Robotomy | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 2010 | Mr. Ross | Actor | Debby | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Concierge: The Series | Actor | Mary | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | The Big Gay Sketch Show | Actor | 70 Good |
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| In the Blink of an Eye | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| The Roses | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| The Lunch Witch | Actor | Grunhilda | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2022 | Joe vs Carole | Production | Executive Producer | 65 Fair |