Kate McKinnon
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Born | Kate McKinnon Berthold[1][2] January 6, 1984 Sea Cliff, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress, voice actress, comedian |
Years active | 2006–present |
Kate McKinnon Berthold[1][2] (born January 6, 1984), commonly known as Kate McKinnon, is an American actress, voice actress, and comedian. She is best known for her sketch comedy work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and The Big Gay Sketch Show.[3] She is cast as Jillian Holtzmann in the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters.
McKinnon is known for her strong character work[4] and celebrity impressions.[5] She is known for her impressions of pop singer Justin Bieber, comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres, politician Hillary Clinton[6] and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.[7] She has been nominated for three Primetime Emmys, two for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and one for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
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Early life
Kate McKinnon Berthold was born and raised in Sea Cliff, New York.[1][8] She is the daughter of Laura Campbell, a parent educator, and Michael Thomas Berthold (1951-2002), an architect.[9][10][11] She has a younger sister, Emily.[1][11] Her father died when she was 18 years old.[1][10]
As a child, McKinnon played the piano, cello, and guitar. She graduated from North Shore High School in 2002[12] and from Columbia University in 2006, where she co-founded a comedy group, Tea Party, which focused on musical improv comedy.[1][2]
Career
In 2007, McKinnon joined the original cast of the Logo Network's Big Gay Sketch Show, where she was a cast member on the series for all three seasons.[4] Among her best-known characters was Fitzwilliam, a British boy whose only wish is to have a vagina.[13]
Since 2008, she has performed live sketch comedy regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.[4][14] She has also worked as a voiceover actress, and has voiced characters for series such as The Venture Brothers, Robotomy, and Ugly Americans.[13][14] In 2009 McKinnon won a Logo NewNowNext Award for Best Rising Comic.[15] She was nominated for an ECNY Emerging Comic Award in 2010.[4] In January 2015, she was cast in the reboot of Ghostbusters, in which she co-stars with fellow SNL cast members Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones.[16]
Saturday Night Live
McKinnon debuted as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on April 7, 2012. She is SNL's first openly lesbian cast member,[17] as well as the series' third known gay cast member (after Terry Sweeney and Danitra Vance, the latter of whose sexual orientation was not made public until after her death).[18]
In 2013, McKinnon was nominated for an EWwy for Best Supporting Actress, Comedy.[19] McKinnon won the 2014 American Comedy Award for Best Supporting Actress, TV for her work on SNL.[20] In 2014 she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,[21] as well as for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics along with four of her colleagues for the song "(Do It On My) Twin Bed".[22] She was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the second time in 2015.[23]
She began appearing as Hillary Clinton on the show leading up to the 2016 presidential election. The real Clinton appeared alongside her in a sketch during the show's Season 41 premiere.[24]
Characters
- Olya Povlatsky, a Russian woman who appears on Weekend Update and voices her opinions on current events, comparing them to the outrageous struggles she faces in her village.
- Sheila Sauvage, a heavily intoxicated woman at a bar who meets and hooks up with a heavily intoxicated man, played by the host, at closing time.
- Jodi Cork, one of the hosts of Women in the Workplace
- Barbara DeDrew, a lesbian volunteer at a Cat Shelter called Whiskers R We
- Mrs. Santini, an apartment dweller who writes passive-aggressive notes to her neighbors. Originally performed as Effie Villalopolus on Comedy Bang! Bang!
Celebrity Impressions
- Iggy Azalea
- Ingrid Bergman
- Justin Bieber
- Susan Boyle
- Theresa Caputo
- Hillary Clinton
- Tabatha Coffey
- Barbara Corcoran
- Penelope Cruz
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Robert Durst
- Edie Falco
- Jodie Foster
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Hozier
- Janet Huckabee
- Kris Jenner
- Billie Jean King
- Jemima Kirke (as Jessa Johansson in Girls)
- Lorde
- Jane Lynch
- Angela Merkel
- Diana Nyad
- Ann Romney
- Kathleen Sebelius
- Shakira
- Ed Sheeran
- Martha Stewart
- Tilda Swinton
- Keith Urban
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Other work
Aside from SNL, she also co-created and co-stars in the web series Notary Publix with her sister, Emily Lynne.[25][26] 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.[25]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Mr. Ross | Debby | Short film |
2011 | Elizabeth Taylor's Video Will | Elizabeth Taylor | Short film |
2011 | Pudding Face | Amy | Short film |
2012 | My Best Day | Heather | |
2012 | Hannah Has a Ho-Phase | Nicky | |
2014 | Life Partners | Trace | |
2014 | Balls Out | Vicky | |
2015 | Giant Sloth | Nina | Short film |
2015 | Ted 2 | Herself | Cameo |
2015 | Sisters | Sam | |
2016 | Masterminds | Jandice | Post-production |
2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Stella (voice) | |
2016 | Ghostbusters | Jillian Holtzmann | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Mayne Street | Olga Svenson | Episode: "Parking Tickets" |
2010 | We Have to Stop Now | Angela | Episode: "Celesbianism" |
2006–2010 | The Big Gay Sketch Show | Various | 23 episodes |
2010 | Vag Magazine | Bethany | 6 episodes |
2010–2011 | Robotomy | Various voices | 5 episodes |
2010–2013 | The Venture Bros. | Various voices | 4 episodes |
2011 | The Back Room | Susan Boyle | Episode: "Todd Barry" |
2012 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Voter, Ann Romney, Woman | 2 episodes |
2012–present | Saturday Night Live | Herself, Various | Main cast |
2013 | Toy Story of Terror | PEZ Cat (voice) | TV special |
2013 | Hudson Valley Ballers | Just Jamie | 2 episodes |
2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Effie Villalopolus | Episode: "Nick Offerman Wears a Green Flannel Shirt & Brown Boots" |
2014 | The Awesomes | Lola "The Agravator" Gold (voice) | Recurring role |
2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Dallas Boudreaux[27] | Miniseries |
2015 | Difficult People | Abra Cadouglas[28] | Episode: "Pledge Week"[29] |
2015 | Family Guy | Karen Griffin (voice) | Episode: "Peter's Sister" |
2015 | Nature Cat | Squeeks | Voice |
2015 | Moonbeam City | Panache Miller (voice) | Episode: "Lasers and Liars" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2012 | Ashland Independent Film Festival Award | Special Jury Mention for Acting Ensemble: Feature | My Best Day | Won |
2014 | American Comedy Award[30] | Comedy Supporting Actress – TV | Saturday Night Live | Won |
2014 | Dorian Award[31] | Wilde Wit of the Year | Nominated | |
2014 | Primetime Emmy Award[32] | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated |
2014 | Primetime Emmy Award[32] | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Saturday Night Live for "Home For The Holiday (Twin Bed)" | Nominated |
2015 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated |
See also
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