Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the

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series ''

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'' 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

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s, including one for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and nine for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in

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and

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. McKinnon starred in the

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sketch comedy series '' The Big Gay Sketch Show'' (2007–2010), voiced lead roles in the

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animated series '' Nature Cat'' (2015–2025) and the

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animated series '' The Magic School Bus Rides Again'' (2017–2021), and portrayed Carole Baskin in the

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miniseries '' Joe vs. Carole'' (2022). McKinnon has also appeared in numerous films, such as ''

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'' (2015), '' Office Christmas Party'' (2016), '' Rough Night'' (2017), '' The Spy Who Dumped Me'' (2018), '' Yesterday'' (2019), '' The Bubble'' (2022), and ''

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'' (2023).

Early life

McKinnon was born and raised on

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in the town of Sea Cliff, New York, to Laura Campbell, a parent educator, and Michael Thomas Berthold, an

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. She has a younger sister, comedian Emily Lynne, with whom she has collaborated on the

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series '' Heads Will Roll,'' as well as the digital series ''Notary Publix''. Their father died when McKinnon was 18 years old. As a child, McKinnon played several instruments. She started playing the

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when she was five years old, the

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at age 12, and taught herself how to play the

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at 15. McKinnon's knack for accents began when she was in fifth grade. She auditioned to be "the queen of reading week" and used an English accent. In an interview with ''

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'', she says, "I think the genesis of my entire life, probably, was the smiles I elicited doing this British accent. I've been chasing that dragon ever since." She graduated from North Shore High School in 2002, and from

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in 2006 with a degree in theatre. There she co-founded a comedy group, Tea Party, that focused on musical improv comedy. At Columbia, she starred in three Varsity shows: V109 ''Dial D for Deadline'', V110 ''Off-Broadway'' and V111 ''The Sound of Muses''. Her cast and crewmates included future actors Jenny Slate and Grace Parra, directors Tze Chun and Greta Gerwig, and ''

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'' managing editor

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. She was also a member of Prangstgrüp, a student comedy group which set up and recorded elaborate college pranks.

Career

In 2007, McKinnon joined the original cast of

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's '' The Big Gay Sketch Show'', where she was a cast member for all three seasons. Since 2008, she has performed live sketch comedy regularly at the

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in New York City. She has also worked as a voice-over actress, and has voiced characters for series such as '' The Venture Bros.'', '' Robotomy'', and '' Ugly Americans''. In 2009, McKinnon won a Logo NewNowNext Award for Best Rising Comic. She was nominated for an ECNY Emerging Comic Award in 2010. In 2014, she appeared in the

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as part of a tribute to

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. In 2016, she starred in the reboot ''

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'', alongside

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, and fellow ''SNL'' cast members Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones. In 2023, she played Weird Barbie in the ''

'' movie. McKinnon has made appearances as a voice actress in series like ''

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'' (as Hettie in " Gal of Constant Sorrow") and ''

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'' (as Karen / Heavy Flo in season 14, episode 6 " Peter's Sister", and additional voices in other episodes), and films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' DC League of Super-Pets''. McKinnon voiced Fiona Frizzle in '' The Magic School Bus Rides Again'', a continuation of '' The Magic School Bus'' children's series, from 2017 to 2020. Since 2015, she has voiced Squeeks in the

series '' Nature Cat'', starring with fellow ''SNL'' cast members Taran Killam and Bobby Moynihan. In 2025, she will co-star in the film '' The Roses'', and has provided voicework for the '' Minecraft Movie''.

''Saturday Night Live''

McKinnon joined the cast of ''Saturday Night Live'' as a featured player on April 7, 2012, following a March 28, 2012 report of her being hired. She was promoted to repertory status in season 39 in 2013. In 2013, McKinnon was nominated for an

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for Best Supporting Actress, Comedy. McKinnon won the 2014 American Comedy Award for Best Supporting Actress, TV for her work on ''SNL''. In 2014, she was nominated for an

for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics along with four of her colleagues for the song "(Do It On My) Twin Bed". She was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the second time in 2015. She won the following year, becoming the first actor from ''SNL'' to win the award since

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in 1993. McKinnon began appearing as

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on the series leading up to the 2016 presidential election. The real Clinton appeared alongside her in a sketch during the show's season 41 premiere. McKinnon has said that her impression of Hillary Clinton comes from a deep admiration, and that she "unequivocally want dher to win" the 2016 presidential election. On November 12, 2016, which was the first show after Clinton's loss in the election, she reprised the role to open the show with a solo performance of " Hallelujah" by

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, whose death was announced two days before her performance. After the election, McKinnon began to impersonate Kellyanne Conway alongside

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. On February 11, 2017, she debuted her impression of

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during ''Weekend Update'' and Jeff Sessions in the cold open. McKinnon is known for her character work and celebrity impressions of pop singer

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, comedian television host

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, and numerous political figures, including US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Senator

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Justice

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, Clinton, Warren,

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, and

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. She has been nominated for seven

s, including one for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and six for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2016 and 2017. McKinnon's return to season 46 made her the show's longest tenured female cast member, surpassing her cast mates

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and Aidy Bryant by five episodes. Bryant and McKinnon left the series after season 47. They had both planned on leaving at the end of the 45th season in 2020, but the

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pandemic changed their plans and they left at the end of season 47 in 2022. Strong passed McKinnon's record with the December 17, 2022 episode of season 48.

''Saturday Night Live'' characters

* Olya Povlatsky, a Russian woman who voices her opinions on current events, comparing them to the outrageous struggles she faces in her village. She also appeared in a cold open with Beck Bennett as

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reading a prepared statement against her will. * Sheila Sovage, a heavily intoxicated woman at a bar who meets and hooks up with a heavily intoxicated man or woman, played by the host, at closing time. * Jodi Cork, The Art of the Encounter and Women in the Workplace co-host with Donna Fingerneck (played by

). * Barbara DeDrew, a lesbian volunteer at the cat shelter Whiskers R We. * Deenie, a.k.a. "Somebody's Mom", a middle-aged woman who attempts to recap shows she's been watching, but only knows the characters by self-applied nicknames, such as "Big Boobs" and "Mustache." She is always eating some foul concoction out of Tupperware, such as Brussels sprouts and imitation crab, which generally revolts

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anchor Colin Jost. * Mrs. Santini, an apartment dweller who writes passive-aggressive notes to her neighbors. Originally performed as Effie Villalopolus on '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'' * Colleen Rafferty, a 27-year old woman (despite looking middle-aged, implicitly due to her repeated traumas) who appears on panels with two friends. They recount their experience of a shared paranormal event, such as being abducted by aliens. The other two friends always have an idyllic experience, while Rafferty instead experiences significant trauma. * Les Dykawitz, a lesbian cop from the 1970s who works for the Chicago Police Department along with her partner Chubina Fatzarelli (played by Aidy Bryant) in "Dyke & Fats." * Debette Goldry, a senile elderly actress whose harsh experiences with being an actress in old Hollywood are more outrageous than what modern actresses have gone through. * A member of Woodbridge High School's theatre troupe that performs solely about

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issues they know very little about. * Noelle LeSoup, the co-host of the French show "America's Funniest Cats" who appears on the American version of the show along with Joelle LaRue (played by

). * Shud, a crass

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who is based on a blobfish, and makes sexual advances on an unfortunate marooned sailor. * Dr. Wayne Wenowdis, a strangely accented middle-aged medical doctor, who debuted in 2020, as part of the

segment with Colin Jost. * Madame Vivelda, a fortune teller who predicts people's 2020 experiences.

''Saturday Night Live'' impressions

* Gillian Anderson *

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* Joy Behar *

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* Mary Berry *

* Mika Brzezinski *

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* Kellyanne Conway * Barbara Corcoran * Penelope Cruz *

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* Robert Durst *

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* Edie Falco *

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* Cecilia Giménez *

* Savannah Guthrie * Bella Hadid * Laura Ingraham *

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* Heidi Klum *

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* Taylor Louderman *

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*Frances McDormand *

*Nancy Pelosi *Michelle Pfeiffer *Ann Romney *Wilbur Ross * Jeff Sessions *Shakira *Maggie Smith *Martha Stewart *Tilda Swinton *Ginni Thomas *Greta Thunberg *Keith Urban *Greta Van Susteren *Yolandi Visser *Nicolle Wallace *

*Debbie Wasserman Schultz *Janet Yellen

Work as a creator

McKinnon co-created and co-stars in the web series ''Notary Publix'' with her sister Emily Lynne. In addition to Aidy Bryant (who stars in the series), McKinnon's ''SNL'' co-stars Beck Bennett, Jay Pharoah and ''SNL'' writer Paula Pell all guest-starred in the six-episode first season of the web series. McKinnon and Lynne also created and released the fantasy-comedy Audible (store), Audible audio series ''Heads Will Roll'', which premiered in May 2019. The show features guest appearances from Meryl Streep, Peter Dinklage, Audra McDonald, Bob the Drag Queen, Queer Eye (2018 TV series)#Main cast, Queer Eye's Fab Five, and Tim Gunn. Additionally, many of McKinnon's SNL co-stars are featured, including Aidy Bryant, Alex Moffat (comedian), Alex Moffat, Heidi Gardner and Chris Redd.

Other work

In 2015, McKinnon appeared in a number of commercials for the Ford Focus. In 2016, McKinnon co-hosted the 31st Independent Spirit Awards with Kumail Nanjiani. In 2019, she played a supporting role in the film Yesterday (2019 film), ''Yesterday''. Kate McKinnon at the National Book Awards Ceremony 2024 01

Kate McKinnon at the National Book Awards Ceremony 2024 01

Her absence from the first seven episodes of ''Saturday Night Live''s Saturday Night Live (season 47), 47th season was due to her filming the

miniseries '' Joe vs. Carole'', where she stars as Carole Baskin. It premiered March 3, 2022. In February 2024, McKinnon announced the forthcoming release of a young adult novel, aimed at those in middle school, to be called ''The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science''. The work would focus on events among three sisters from the Porch family and the mad scientist in the fictional town of Antiquarium. The release was scheduled for October 2024. In November 2024, McKinnon served as the host of the National Book Awards in New York City.

Personal life

While attending Columbia University, she dated future journalist Bari Weiss. McKinnon was in a relationship with photographer and actress Jackie Abbott from 2016 to 2019. While presenting

with the Carol Burnett Award at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, 2020 Golden Globe Awards, McKinnon opened up about being a lesbian and thanked DeGeneres for making it less scary for her to accept her sexual orientation while watching her TV sitcom ''Ellen (TV series), Ellen''. She does not have any social media accounts, fearing that she will "misrepresent [her] real feelings".

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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