Kate McKinnon Bertholdborn January 6, 1984 s 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.
Kate McKinnon Facts
- Born : Kate McKinnon Berthold
- January 6, 1984 (age 40)
- Sea Cliff,: New York, U.S.
- Education: Columbia University (BA)
- Occupations:Actresscomedian
- Years active 2007–present
Kate McKinnon Early life
McKinnon was born and raised on Long Island in the town of Sea Cliff, New York,to Laura Campbell, a parent educator, and Michael Thomas Berthold, an architect.She has a younger sister, comedian Emily Lynne, with whom she has collaborated on the Audible series Heads Will Roll,as well as the digital series Notary PublixTheir father died when McKinnon was 18 years old.
As a child, McKinnon played several instruments. She started playing the piano when she was five years old, the cello at age 12, and taught herself how to play the guitar 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 Rolling Stone, 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 Columbia University in 2006 with a degree in theatre. There she co-founded a comedy group, Tea Party, that focused on musical improv comedyAt 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 The Onion managing editor Peter Koechley. She was also a member of Prangstgrüp, a student comedy group which set up and recorded elaborate college pranks.
Kate McKinnon Career
In 2007, McKinnon joined the original cast of Logo TV’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 Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York CityShe has also worked as a voice-over actress, and has voiced characters for series such as The Venture Bros., Robotomy, and Ugly AmericansIn 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 Kennedy Center Honors as part of a tribute to Lily Tomlin. In 2016, she starred in the reboot Ghostbusters, alongside Melissa McCarthy, and fellow SNL cast members Kristen Wiig and Leslie JonesIn 2023 she played Weird Barbie in the Barbie movie.
McKinnon has made appearances as a voice actress in series like The Simpsons (as Hettie in “Gal of Constant Sorrow”) and Family Guy (as Karen / Heavy Flo in season 14, episode 6 “Peter’s Sister”, and additional voices in other episodes), and films such as Finding Dory, The Angry Birds Movie, Ferdinand 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 PBS Kids series Nature Cat, starring with fellow SNL cast members Taran Killam and Bobby Moynihan.
Kate McKinnon 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.
McKinnon In 2013, McKinnon was nominated for an Emmy Award 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 Emmy Award 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 2015She won the following year, becoming the first actor from SNL to win the award since Dana Carvey in 1993
McKinnon began appearing as Hillary Clinton 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 premiereMcKinnon has said that her impression of Hillary Clinton comes from a deep admiration, and that she “unequivocally want her 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” byMcKinnon Leonard Cohen, whose death was announced two days before her performance After the election, McKinnon began to impersonate Kellyanne Conway alongside Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump. On February 11, 2017, she debuted her impression of Elizabeth Warren during Weekend Update and Jeff Sessions in the cold open.
McKinnon is known for her character work and celebrity impressions of pop singer Justin Bieber, comedian television host Ellen DeGeneres, and numerous political figures, including US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Senator Lindsey Graham, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clinton, Warren, Robert Mueller, Angela Merkel, and Rudy Giuliani. She has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, 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 officially made her the show’s longest tenured female cast member, surpassing her cast mates Cecily Strong and Aidy Bryant by five episodes Both Bryant and McKin
Kate McKinnon Filmography
- 2010 Mr. Ross Debby Short film
- 2011 Elizabeth Taylor’s Video Will Elizabeth Taylor Short film
- Pudding Face Amy Short film
- 2012 My Best Day Heather
- Hannah Has a Ho-Phase Nicky
- 2014 Life Partners Trace
- Balls Out Vicky Albrecht
- 2015 Giant Sloth Nina Voice, short film
- Ted 2 Herself
- Staten Island Summer Mrs. Bandini Jr.
- Sisters Sam
- 2016 The Angry Birds Movie Stella / Eva Voic
- Finding Dory Inez Voice
- Ghostbusters Dr. Jillian Holtzmann
- Masterminds Jandice Gartrell
- Office Christmas Party Mary Winetoss
- 2017 Rough Night Pippa / Kiwi
- Leap! Régine Le Haut / Felicie’s Mother / Mother Superior Voice
- Ferdinand Lupe Voice