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Kathryn McKinnon Berthold, is an American actress, comedian and writer. She is known for her character work and celebrity impressions on the sketch comedy series The Big Gay Sketch Show (2007–2010) and Saturday Night Live (2012–present). McKinnon has appeared in films such as Balls Out (2014), Ghostbusters (2016), Office Christmas Party (2016), Rough Night (2017), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), Yesterday (2019) and Bombshell (2019).

Birth Name

Kathryn McKinnon Berthold

Born

Friday, 06 January 1984

Actress Filmography

DC League of Super-Pets	(voice)	2022
Lifetime Presents Variety's Power of Women the Comedians		2021
The Magic School Bus Rides Again in the Zone	Ms. Fiona Frizzle	2020
Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself	Self - Audience Member	2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection	Ms. Fiona Frizzle	2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space	Ms. Fiona Frizzle	2020
Celebrity Escape Room	Herself / Self - Cameo	2020
Heads Will Roll	Queen Mortuana / Russell Crow / Molly Mcmolly / Jossemin the Harpy / Rowan the Sycophant Jr. Jr. Jr. / Phil Crow / Trol / Polly the Poison Girl / Bards	2020
Hillary	Self	2020
Bombshell	Jess Carr	2019

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Actress Filmography

DC League of Super-Pets	(voice)	2022
Lifetime Presents Variety's Power of Women the Comedians		2021
The Magic School Bus Rides Again in the Zone	Ms. Fiona Frizzle	2020
Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself	Self - Audience Member	2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection	Ms. Fiona Frizzle	2020
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space	Ms. Fiona Frizzle	2020
Celebrity Escape Room	Herself / Self - Cameo	2020
Heads Will Roll	Queen Mortuana / Russell Crow / Molly Mcmolly / Jossemin the Harpy / Rowan the Sycophant Jr. Jr. Jr. / Phil Crow / Trol / Polly the Poison Girl / Bards	2020
Hillary	Self	2020
Bombshell	Jess Carr	2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration	Self	2019
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner	Self	2019
Yesterday	Debra Hammer	2019
Family	Jill	2019
Fyre Fraud	Self	2019
The Spy Who Dumped Me	Morgan	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
RBG	Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Archive Footage)	2018
Irreplaceable You	Glass Half Full Kate	2018
Ferdinand	Lupe (voice)	2017
The Magic School Bus Rides Again	Ms. Fiona Frizzle, Ms. Frizzle (voice) / Ms. Fiona Frizzle	2017
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards	Herself - Winner	2017
Friends from College	Shawna	2017
Rough Night	Pippa / Kiwi	2017
The Oscars	Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Costume Design	2017
Detroiters		2017
Women in Business		2017
Leap!	Felicie's Mother (voice) / Mother Superior (voice) / Regine (voice)	2016
Office Christmas Party	Mary	2016
Masterminds	Jandice	2016
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards	Herself - Winner	2016
Ghostbusters	Jillian Holtzmann	2016
Finding Dory	Wife Fish (voice)	2016
Maya & Marty	Heidi Cruz	2016
The Angry Birds Movie	Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)	2016
Sisters	Sam	2015
Nature Cat	Squeeks (voice), Squeeks, Squeeks the Mouse (voice)	2015
Moonbeam City	Panache Miller	2015
Difficult People	Abra Cadouglas	2015
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter	Self	2015
The Spoils Before Dying	Dallas Boudreau	2015
Staten Island Summer	Mrs. Bandini Jr.	2015
Ted 2	Kate McKinnon	2015
Giant Sloth	Nina	2015
The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors	Herself	2014
Life Partners	Trace	2014
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards	Herself - Nominee	2014
American Comedy Awards	Herself - Winner	2014
Balls Out	Vicky	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self, Self - Guest, Self - New Year's Resolution	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self, Self - Guest, Self - Musical Beers Player	2014
Hudson Valley Ballers	Just Jamie	2013
Toy Story of Terror	PEZ Cat (voice)	2013
Celebrity Page	Self	2013
The Awesomes	Lola Gold	2013
Hannah Has a Ho-Phase	Nicky	2013
I Expect You to Die	Mary	2013
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	(archive footage), Self	2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!	Effie Villalopolus	2012
My Best Day	Heather	2012
I Wanna Have Your Baby		2011
Jest Originals	Vomit Girl	2011
China, IL	Sunshine	2011
Conan	Herself - Guest	2010
Robotomy	Megawatt's Mom / Flight Attendant, Mrs. Crunchite / Teary / Exploda, Nana / Snail Lady, (voice), Driver	2010
Vag Magazine	Bethany	2010
Diamonds Wow!		2010
The Back Room	Susan Boyle	2010
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Herself - Guest	2009
We Have to Stop Now	Angela	2009
Mayne Street	Olga Svenson	2008
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition	Ann Romney, Voter	2008
The Graham Norton Show	Self - Guest	2007
Access Hollywood	Herself, Herself (archive footage)	2006
The Big Gay Sketch Show	Various	2006
Made in Hollywood	Self	2005
The Insider	Herself	2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Herself - Guest, Herself, Self	2003
The Venture Bros.	Redusa (voice), Eenie-Meanie (voice), Mailwoman (voice), Margaret Fictel / Nikki Fictel (voice), Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice), Thalia / Nikki Fictel / Mrs. Fictel (voice), Warriana (voice), Warriana / Alexis Warrington (voice), Warriana / Dot Comm (voice)	2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Herself - Guest	2003
Family Guy	Farmer's Date, Karen Griffin (Heavy Flo), Philippa	1999
Extra with Billy Bush	Self, Self (archive footage), Hillary Clinton (archive footage)	1994
The Simpsons	Hettie	1989
Inside Edition	Herself	1988
Wisdom	Nancy Allenford	1986
Entertainment Tonight	Herself, Herself (archive footage)	1981
Saturday Night Live	Various, Hillary Clinton / Various, Hillary Clinton / Deenie / Various, Wendy Darling / Justin Bieber / Kevin McCallister / Various, Infinity + 5 / Olya Povlatsky / Various, Jane Lynch / Kate / Billy Jean King / Kris Jenner / Shakira / Lorde / Belle / Various, Jane Lynch / Tilda Swinton / Hillary Clinton / Pat Lynhart / Various, Jane Lynch / Various, Jeff Sessions / Kellyanne Conway / Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Sessions / Kellyanne Conway, Jeff Sessions / Ms. Rafferty / Angela Merkel / Psychiatrist, Jessa Johansson / Various, Joanne Pendak / Barbara DeDrew / Various, Jodie Foster / Various, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg / Various, Justin Bieber / Dutch Plains / Various, Justin Bieber / Hozier / Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg / Various, Justin Bieber / Various, Justin Bieber / Winnie Mayhood / Mrs. Santini / Various, Kaci Hickox / Barbara Corcoran / Jodi Cork / Various, Kate Bolduan / Piglet / Emilia Clarke / Various, Kathleen Sebelius / Tilda Swinton / Various, Kathy Daly / Justin Bieber / Various, Keith Urban / Various, Kellyanne Conway / Dutch Plains as Les Dykawitz / Angela Merkel, Kellyanne Conway / Felix 900 Presenter / Ms. Rafferty / Penny / Hillary Clinton / Paramedic, Kellyanne Conway / Napoleon / Kayleight McEnany / Barbara DeDrew, Kellyanne Conway / Student Theatre MemberThe Christmas Candle Singer / Black-Clothed Soldier / Hillary Clinton / Debette Goldry, Kris Jenner / Susan Boyle / Various, Little Denise, Lucille Ball / Garage / Various, Maggie Greene / Barbara Corcoran / Various, Maria von Trapp / Various, Martha Raddatz / Various, Martha Stewart / Various, Mary Barra / Chancellor Angela Merkel, Miss Bolivia / Angela Merkel / Various, Miss Reese / Olya Povlatsky / Robert Durst / Various, Miss Trash New York / Ilsa Lund / Various, Ms. Rafferty / Melisandre / Ginger Rogers / Various, Ms. Rafferty / Various, Olya Povlatsky / Various, Olya / Kellyanne Conway / Lisa Broderick, Penélope Cruz / Various, Piper / Great Grandma Vogelcheck / Various, Portia / Various, Pregnasty, Reedy / Cherry Grove Lesbian / Jeff Sessions / Shud, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz / Maggie Smith / Hillary Rodham Clinton / Ed Sheeran / Various, Reporter / Beard Hunk Woman / Genevieve / Curse-Bringer / Susan B. Anthony / Bev, Robyn / Lorde / Sheila Sovage / Various, S.E. Cupp / Theresa Caputo / Ellen Degeneres / Cecilia Giménez / Jodie Foster / Various, Samantha Scheibe / Rosie / Various, Sen. Lindsey Graham / Noelle LeSoup / Various, Shakira / Olya Povlatsky / Various, Shannon / Olya Povlatsky / Various, Sheila Sovage / Various, Sturdy Barbie / Sheila Sovage / Various, Susie Tenderfield / Diana Nyad / Barbara DeDrew / Various, Tabitha Coffey / Penelope Cruz, That Twerp Who Raised the Price of AIDS Medication / Janet Huckabee / Hillary Clinton / Various, The Cookies / Olya Povlatsky / Various, Various / Ann Romney / Ellen DeGeneres, Various / Ann Romney, Various / Black Widow, Various / Edie Falco, Various / Hillary Clinton, Various / Marina Chapman / Sheila Sovage, Various / Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Various / Sen. Lindsey Graham, Various / Shakira, Hillary Clinton / Flossie Dickey / Various, Hillary Clinton / Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg / Various, Hillary Clinton / Kathy Daly / Die Antwoord / Claudette Fontaine / Cecilia Gimenez / Jane Lynch / Various, Hillary Clinton / Kellyanne Conway / Debette Goldry / Various, Hillary Clinton / Kellyanne Conway / Eleven / Various, Hillary Clinton / Mrs. Leonie Hemsworth / Iggy Azalea / Various, Hillary Clinton / Tilda Swinton / Various, Abby Whelan / Various, Angela Merkel / Big Ang / Sheila Sovage / Various, Angela Merkel / Customs Agent / Betsy DeVos / Justin Bieber / Grandma, Ann Romney / Various, Carly Fiorina / Marilyn / Barbara DeDrew / Various, Carmela DeAngelis / Various, Chancellor Angela Merkel / La Touch / Various, Dame Maggie Smith / Tauriel / Keith Urban / Linda Tayhoe / Various, Dancer / Teacher, Debbie Wasserman Schultz / Mrs. Freda Santini / Various, Debette Goldry, Elizabeth Warren, Ellen DeGeneres / Angela Lansbury / Wendy Darling / Various, Ellen DeGeneres / Various, Game Night Participant, Greta Van Susteren / Angela Merkel / Various, Helga Handler / Various, Hillary Clinton / Barbara DeDrew / Various	1975

2021	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2020	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2019	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2018	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2017	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Won
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Won
2015	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2014	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2014	Emmy	Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics	Nominated