Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon

Acting
Born Jan 06, 1984
From Sea Cliff, New York, USA

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 — Acting

A Minecraft Movie
6.3
2025

A Minecraft Movie

Alex (voice) (uncredited)

Barbie
6.9
2023

Barbie

Barbie

Ted 2
6.3
2015

Ted 2

Kate McKinnon

In the Blink of an Eye
5.4
2026

In the Blink of an Eye

Coakley

Ferdinand
7.2
2017

Ferdinand

Lupe (voice)

The Angry Birds Movie
6.3
2016

The Angry Birds Movie

Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)

Finding Dory
7.0
2016

Finding Dory

Wife Fish (voice)

Ballerina
7.2
2016

Ballerina

Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (voice)

Rough Night
5.7
2017

Rough Night

Pippa

Yesterday
6.7
2019

Yesterday

Debra Hammer

The Roses
6.7
2025

The Roses

Amy

Ghostbusters
5.3
2016

Ghostbusters

Jillian Holtzmann

Office Christmas Party
5.7
2016

Office Christmas Party

Mary

The Spy Who Dumped Me
6.4
2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Morgan

Bombshell
6.8
2019

Bombshell

Jess Carr

DC League of Super-Pets
7.2
2022

DC League of Super-Pets

Lulu (voice)

Sisters
6.0
2015

Sisters

Sam

The Bubble
4.6
2022

The Bubble

Paula the Studio Head

Masterminds
5.8
2016

Masterminds

Jandice

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8
2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self

Family
6.5
2018

Family

Jill

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
6.7
2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Self

Staten Island Summer
5.6
2015

Staten Island Summer

Mrs. Bandini Jr.

Life Partners
5.8
2014

Life Partners

Trace

Irreplaceable You
6.9
2018

Irreplaceable You

Glass Half Full Kate

Balls Out
4.2
2014

Balls Out

Vicky

Celebrity Escape Room
6.1
2020

Celebrity Escape Room

Self

Hannah Has a Ho-Phase
3.3
2013

Hannah Has a Ho-Phase

Nicky

Giant Sloth
2015

Giant Sloth

Nina

Thumb

My Best Day
4.5
2012

My Best Day

Heather

One Attempt Remaining

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
7.2
2020

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space

Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)

China, Il The Musical
2015

China, Il The Musical

Sunshine

The Lunch Witch

Grunhilda

2010

Mr. Ross

Debby

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: In the Zone
8.0
2020

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: In the Zone

Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)

Toy Story of Terror!
7.2
2013

Toy Story of Terror!

PEZ Cat (voice)

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
6.2
2020

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection

Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)