Kate McKinnon
Known for ActingBorn 1984-01-06Sea 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).
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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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Known for
A Minecraft Movie
2025 · as Alex (voice) (uncredited)
Barbie
2023 · as Barbie
Ted 2
2015 · as Kate McKinnon
The Angry Birds Movie
2016 · as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
Ghostbusters
2016 · as Jillian Holtzmann
Lorne
2026 · as Self
Finding Dory
2016 · as Wife Fish (voice)
Ferdinand
2017 · as Lupe (voice)
Ballerina
2016 · as Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (US version)
DC League of Super-Pets
2022 · as Lulu (voice)
In the Blink of an Eye
2026 · as Coakley
The Roses
2025 · as Amy
Masterminds
2016 · as Jandice
Sisters
2015 · as Sam
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · as Morgan
Yesterday
2019 · as Debra Hammer
Rough Night
2017 · as Pippa
Bombshell
2019 · as Jess Carr