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 (2007β2010), voiced lead roles in the PBS Kids animated series Nature Cat (2015β2025) and the Netflix animated series The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2017β2021), 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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Filmography (72)
In the Blink of an Eye
2026
The Wrong Girls
2026
Lorne
2026
The Roses
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
A Minecraft Movie
2025
Barbie
2023
The Bubble
2022
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
Joe vs Carole
2022
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
2020
Hillary
2020
Yesterday
2019
Bombshell
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
Irreplaceable You
2018
Family
2018
Rough Night
2017
Ferdinand
2017
The Magic School Bus Rides Again
2017
Friends from College
2017
Detroiters
2017
Masterminds
2016
Ghostbusters
2016
The Angry Birds Movie
2016
Office Christmas Party
2016
Finding Dory
2016
Ballerina
2016
Sisters
2015
Staten Island Summer
2015
Giant Sloth
2015
Ted 2
2015
China, Il The Musical
2015
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
Nature Cat
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Difficult People
2015
Hot Ones
2015
Balls Out
2014
Life Partners
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Hannah Has a Ho-Phase
2013
Toy Story of Terror!
2013
My Best Day
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
China, IL
2011
Mr. Ross
2010
Robotomy
2010
Concierge: The Series
2010
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
The Big Gay Sketch Show
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Venture Bros.
2004
Family Guy
1999
The View
1997
The Simpsons
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Oscars
1953
The Lunch Witch
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