Acting
Kate McKinnon
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
6 January 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
Sea Cliff, New York, USA
Also known as Kate McKinnon Berthold · Kathryn McKinnon Berthold
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
Filmography
The Lunch Witch
The Lunch Witch
as Grunhilda
In the Blink of an Eye
as Coakley
Lorne
as Self
The Wrong Girls
as Dr. Olsen
The Roses
as Amy
A Minecraft Movie
as Alex (voice) (uncredited)
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Barbie
as Barbie
The Bubble
as Paula the Studio Head
DC League of Super-Pets
as Lulu (voice)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
Yesterday
as Debra Hammer
Bombshell
as Jess Carr
The Spy Who Dumped Me
as Morgan
Irreplaceable You
as Glass Half Full Kate
Family
as Jill
Rough Night
as Pippa
Ferdinand
as Lupe (voice)
Masterminds
as Jandice
Ghostbusters
as Jillian Holtzmann
The Angry Birds Movie
as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Finding Dory
as Wife Fish (voice)
Ballerina
as Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (US version)
Sisters
as Sam
Staten Island Summer
as Mrs. Bandini Jr.
Ted 2
as Kate McKinnon
China, Il The Musical
as Sunshine
Balls Out
as Vicky
Life Partners
as Trace
Toy Story of Terror!
as PEZ Cat (voice)
My Best Day
as Heather