Kate McKinnon
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).
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Movies (43)
The Wrong Girls
2026 · Dr. Olsen
Lorne
2026 · Self
En un abrir y cerrar de ojos
2026 · Coakley
Los Roses
2025 · Amy
A Minecraft Movie
2025 · Alex (voice) (uncredited)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 · (archive footage)
Barbie
2023 · Barbie
DC Liga De Supermascotas
2022 · Lulu (voice)
La burbuja
2022 · Paula the Studio Head
El autobús mágico vuelve a despegar: La conexión Frizz
2020 · Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
El autobús mágico vuelve a despegar: Clase espacial
2020 · Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)
Celebrity Escape Room
2020 · Self
El escándalo
2019 · Jess Carr
Yesterday
2019 · Debra Hammer
Family
2018 · Jill
Mi ex es un espía
2018 · Morgan
Y nadie más que tú
2018 · Glass Half Full Kate
Olé, el viaje de Ferdinand
2017 · Lupe (voice)
Hasta que el cuerpo aguante
2017 · Pippa
Bailarina
2016 · Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (US version)
Fiesta de Navidad en la oficina
2016 · Mary
Mentes maestras
2016 · Jandice
Ghostbusters
2016 · Jillian Holtzmann
Buscando a Dory
2016 · Wife Fish (voice)
Angry Birds: La Película
2016 · Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Hermanas
2015 · Sam
Staten Island Summer
2015 · Mrs. Bandini Jr.
Ted 2
2015 · Kate McKinnon
China, Il The Musical
2015 · Sunshine
Giant Sloth
2015 · Nina
Life Partners
2014 · Trace
Balls Out
2014 · Vicky
Toy Story of Terror!
2013 · PEZ Cat (voice)
Hannah Has a Ho-Phase
2013 · Nicky
My Best Day
2012 · Heather
Mr. Ross
2010 · Debby
The Lunch Witch
· Grunhilda
Thumb
One Attempt Remaining
Dedicated to Morris Burke
I'm with Stupid
· Principal Dunlap
TV shows (34)
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Self - Guest
Joe vs Carole
2022 · Carole Baskin, Executive Producer
Hillary
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Desayuno, almuerzo y cena
2019 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 · Self
The Magic School Bus Rides Again
2017 · Ms. Frizzle (voice)
Amigos de la universidad
2017 · Shawna
Detroiters
2017 · Lindsay (voice)
Nature Cat
2015 · Squeeks (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Difficult People
2015 · Abra Cadouglas
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
The Spoils Before Dying
2015 · Dallas Boudreau
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Effie Villalopolus
China, IL
2011 · Sunshine (voice)
Robotomy
2010 · Mrs. Crunshine
Concierge: The Series
2010 · Mary
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
The Big Gay Sketch Show
2007
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Venture Bros
2004 · Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice), Nikki Fictel (voice), Thalia / Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice), Warriana / Dot Comm (voice), Redusa (voice), Warriana (voice), Warriana / Alexis Warrington (voice), Eenie-Meanie (voice)
Padre de Familia
1999 · Philippa (voice), Farmer's Date (voice), Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice)
The View
1997 · Self
Los Simpson
1989 · Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self, Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self / Colleen Rafferty
The Oscars
1953 · Self - Presenter
Pixel Pals