Kate McKinnon
Known for
Acting
Born
January 6, 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
Sea Cliff, New York, USA
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 (2...
Best known work
Finding Dory
2016
Barbie
2023
The Simpsons
1989
Ted 2
2015
Ghostbusters
2016
Family Guy
1999
Yesterday
2019
The Angry Birds Movie
2016
A Minecraft Movie
2025
Bombshell
2019Filmography
TBA
The Lunch Witchas Grunhilda
TBA
TBA
TBA
2026
The Wrong Girlsas Dr. Olsen
2026
Lorneas Self
2026
In the Blink of an Eyeas Coakley
2025
The Rosesas Amy
2025
A Minecraft Movieas Alex (voice) (uncredited)
2025
2025
2025
2024
An SNL Thanksgivingas (archive footage)
2023
Barbieas Barbie
2022
DC League of Super-Petsas Lulu (voice)
2022
The Bubbleas Paula the Studio Head
2022
2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connectionas Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Spaceas Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
2020
Celebrity Escape Roomas Self
2020
2019
Bombshellas Jess Carr
2019
2019
2019
Yesterdayas Debra Hammer