Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon

40 · Born: Jan 6, 1984

Personal Details

BornJan 6, 1984 Sea Cliff, New York, USA
Parents
  • Laura Campbell
  • Michael Thomas Berthold
Relatives
  • Emily Berthold (Sibling)

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate McKinnon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

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2025
{"id":113722,"title":"Barbie","year":"2023","character":"Barbie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/barbie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4b53rtje25g0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4b53rtje25g0.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
Barbie
Barbie as Barbie
{"id":167149,"title":"DC League of Super-Pets","year":"2022","character":"Lulu (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/dc-league-of-super-pets","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6nclkkv2q0o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6nclkkv2q0o0.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
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Joe vs. Carole
Joe vs. Carole as Carole Baskin
{"id":181598,"title":"The Magic School Bus Rides Again in the Zone","year":"2020","character":"Ms. Fiona Frizzle","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-magic-school-bus-rides-again-in-the-zone","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_181598.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_181598.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
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{"id":137621,"title":"Yesterday","year":"2019","character":"Debra Hammer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/yesterday-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/oogngft5tjk0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/oogngft5tjk0.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Yesterday
Yesterday as Debra Hammer
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Family
Family as Jill
{"id":140519,"title":"Bombshell","year":"2019","character":"Jess Carr","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/bombshell-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/443aidar08e0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/443aidar08e0.jpg"},"released":1}
Bombshell
Bombshell as Jess Carr
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{"id":131060,"title":"The Spy Who Dumped Me","year":"2018","character":"Morgan","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-spy-who-dumped-me","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3rbep43q7t2g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3rbep43q7t2g.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
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Irreplaceable You
Irreplaceable You as Glass Half Full Kate
{"id":113757,"title":"Rough Night","year":"2017","character":"Pippa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/rough-night","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/38ad8cdtnbmg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/38ad8cdtnbmg.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
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Ferdinand
Ferdinand as Lupe (voice)
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{"id":83715,"title":"Ghostbusters","year":"2016","character":"Jillian Holtzmann","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/ghostbusters-2016","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7pa0l4sb4sm0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7pa0l4sb4sm0.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters as Jillian Holtzmann
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{"id":89758,"title":"The Angry Birds Movie","year":"2016","character":"Stella \/ Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-angry-birds-movie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7vadr01cdo20.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7vadr01cdo20.jpg"},"released":1}
The Angry Birds Movie
The Angry Birds Movie as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
{"id":27024,"title":"Masterminds","year":"2016","character":"Jandice","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/masterminds-2016","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3qjpnsehdfj0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3qjpnsehdfj0.jpg"},"released":1}
Masterminds
Masterminds as Jandice
{"id":12439,"title":"The Spoils Before Dying","year":2015,"character":"Dallas Boudreau","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-spoils-before-dying","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_12439.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_12439.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying as Dallas Boudreau
{"id":103832979,"title":"Nature Cat","year":2015,"character":"Squeeks (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/nature-cat","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103832979.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103832979.jpg"},"released":1}
Nature Cat
Nature Cat as Squeeks (voice)
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China, IL
China, IL as Sunshine (voice)
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Family Guy
Family Guy as Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo) (voice)
{"id":540,"title":"The Simpsons","year":2015,"character":"Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-simpsons","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5utdm4odj440.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5utdm4odj440.jpg"},"released":1}
The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)
{"id":33095,"title":"Balls Out","year":"2014","character":"Vicky","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/balls-out","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_33095.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_33095.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Balls Out
Balls Out as Vicky
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{"id":1099,"title":"Comedy Bang! Bang!","year":2014,"character":"Effie Villalopolus","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/comedy-bang-bang","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7latlelqrkm0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7latlelqrkm0.jpg"},"released":1}
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Comedy Bang! Bang! as Effie Villalopolus
{"id":39684,"title":"Hannah Has a Ho-Phase","year":"2013","character":"Nicky","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/hannah-has-a-ho-phase","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_39684.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_39684.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
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Toy Story of Terror
Toy Story of Terror as PEZ Cat (voice)
{"id":14928,"title":"My Best Day","year":"2012","character":"Heather","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/my-best-day","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14928.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14928.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
My Best Day
My Best Day as Heather
{"id":6444,"title":"Robotomy","year":2010,"character":"Mrs. Crunshine","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/robotomy","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_6444.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_6444.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Robotomy
Robotomy as Mrs. Crunshine
{"id":7834,"title":"Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday","year":2008,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/saturday-night-live-weekend-update-thursday","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1lodbu0urpt0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1lodbu0urpt0.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
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2007
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2020
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{"id":103834060,"title":"Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner","year":2019,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/breakfast-lunch-dinner","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834060.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834060.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":6333,"title":"Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee","year":2018,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_6333.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_6333.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":2055,"title":"The Graham Norton Show","year":2016,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-graham-norton-show","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2alh2fpq1pe0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2alh2fpq1pe0.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
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2013