Kate McKinnon Berthold is an American actress, comedian, impressionist, and writer born in Sea Cliff, New York. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022, becoming 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.
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Cast Credits
Live with Kelly and Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 1x62: Kate McKinnon, Hayley Atwell, Lauren Daigle (Jul 11, 2023)
Joe vs Carole (2022)
Starring as Carole Baskin
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Survival of the Fittest (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: The Florida Problem (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: A Fairy Tale (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: The Tiger King (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: A Gun-Toting, Animal-Loving, Mullet-Wearing Motherf**king Star (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Don (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Sanctuary (Mar 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Unwanted Animals (Mar 3, 2022)
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (2019)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 1x04: Phnom Penh with Kate McKinnon (Oct 23, 2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 4x162: Barbie Dream Hour (Jun 12, 2023)
The Alec Baldwin Show (2018)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode S01 Special: Special Sneak Peek (Mar 4, 2018)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2017)
Starring as Ms. Fiona Frizzle
(29 episodes)
- Episode S02 Special: The Magic School Bus Rides Again In the Zone (Dec 26, 2020)
- Episode S02 Special: The Magic School Bus Rides Again The Frizz Connection (Oct 20, 2020)
- Episode S02 Special: The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x13: Making Magic (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x12: Janet's Mystery Gene (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: Waste Not, Want Not (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Tim and the Talking Trees (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Ralphie and the Flying Tennellis (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Send in the Clouds (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: The Good, the Bad and the Gnocchi (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Ready, Set, Fail! (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: I Spy with My Animal Eyes (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Nothin' But Net (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Ghost Farm (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Claw and Order (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: The Land Before Tim (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 1x13: DA and the Deep Blue Sea (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x12: Monster Power (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x11: Ralphie Strikes a Nerve (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: The Tales Glaciers Tell (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Space Mission: Selfie (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Three in One (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Hides and Seeks (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Carlos Gets the Sneezes (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: The Magnetic Mambo (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: The Battle for Rock Mountain (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: In the Swim (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Pigs in the Wind (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Frizzle of the Future (Sep 29, 2017)
Guest starring as Fiona Frizzle
- Episode S02 Special: The Magic School Bus Rides Again The Frizz Connection (Oct 20, 2020) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as The Frizz
- Episode S02 Special: The Magic School Bus Rides Again The Frizz Connection (Oct 20, 2020) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Ms. Frizzle
- Episode S02 Special: The Magic School Bus Rides Again The Frizz Connection (Oct 20, 2020) [Uncredited]
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x75: Kate McKinnon, Hailee Steinfeld, Lance Ulanoff (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x82: Kate McKinnon,Uzo Aduba (Aug 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x32: Kate McKinnon, Uzo Aduba (Jun 13, 2017)
Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist (2016)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 5x03: Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon (Jan 19, 2020)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2023-12-12: Kate McKinnon, Carmelo Anthony, The Kid Mero, Marcus Gilmore (Dec 12, 2023)
- Episode 2019-06-27: Kate McKinnon, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Jun 27, 2019)
- Episode 2018-05-17: Kate McKinnon, Candice Bergen, Andre Leon Talley, Matt Byrne (May 17, 2018)
- Episode 2017-06-13: Kate McKinnon, Brian Tyree Henry, Janet Mock, Eric Moore (Jun 13, 2017)
- Episode 2016-12-05: Kate McKinnon, Benjamin Bratt, The Hold Steady, Abe Cunningham (Dec 5, 2016)
- Episode 2016-07-12: Bryan Cranston, Kate McKinnon, the Julie Ruin, Thomas Lang (Jul 12, 2016)
- Episode 2014-07-14: Kate McKinnon, Pete Rose, Betty Who (Jul 14, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2022-08-09: Kate McKinnon, Lili Reinhart, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Jon Pardi (Aug 9, 2022)
- Episode 2022-02-28: Kate McKinnon, Paul Dano, YG ft. Moneybagg Yo (Feb 28, 2022)
- Episode 2019-12-19: Kate McKinnon, Noah Baumbach, Dua Lipa (Dec 19, 2019)
- Episode 2019-04-29: Kate McKinnon, Noah Centineo, Mac DeMarco (Apr 29, 2019)
- Episode 2018-08-01: Kate McKinnon, Mo Rocca, Nicky Jam & J Balvin (Aug 1, 2018)
- Episode 2017-12-05: Kate McKinnon, Patton Oswalt, Wiz Khalifa ft. Ty Dolla $ign (Dec 5, 2017)
- Episode 2017-06-09: Kate McKinnon, John Cena, Mac DeMarco (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 2016-09-28: Sting, Kate McKinnon (Sep 28, 2016)
- Episode 2016-01-26: Josh Brolin, Kate McKinnon, Billy Ocean (Jan 26, 2016)
The Awesomes (2013)
Guest starring as Misc. Voices
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x03: Les Miserawesomes (Sep 15, 2015)
- Episode 3x02: Villain-Tine's Day (Sep 8, 2015)
Guest starring as Lola Gold
- Episode 2x05: The Awesomes Awesome Show (Aug 25, 2014)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 10x10: Kate McKinnon: A Brain in a Jar (Jul 6, 2018)
Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 3x06: Nick Offerman Wears a Green Flannel Shirt and Brown Boots (Jun 12, 2014)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 2014-01-21: Bill Gates, Kate McKinnon, Wild Cub (Jan 21, 2014)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 19x13: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, Charlie Sheen, Christine and the Queens (Jun 17, 2016)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2020-01-07: Kate McKinnon, O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Jan 7, 2020)
- Episode 2016-02-24: Kate McKinnon (Feb 24, 2016)
The Venture Bros. (2003)
Guest starring as Warriana
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x05: Tanks for Nuthin' (Feb 28, 2016)
- Episode 6x04: Rapacity in Blue (Feb 21, 2016)
- Episode 6x01: Hostile Makeover (Jan 31, 2016)
Guest starring as Dot Com
- Episode 6x01: Hostile Makeover (Jan 31, 2016)
Guest starring as Redusa
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x03: Faking Miracles (Feb 14, 2016)
- Episode 6x02: Maybe No Go (Feb 7, 2016)
Guest starring as Eenie-Meanie
- Episode 6x06: It Happening One Night (Mar 6, 2016)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 2016-06-08: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones (Jun 8, 2016)
Christmas in Rockefeller Center (1997)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 2016-11-30: Christmas In Rockefeller Center 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Independent Spirit Awards (1986)
Starring as Host
- Episode 2016-02-27: Independent Spirit Awards 2016 (Feb 27, 2016)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 2023-07-11: Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Jessica Pegula, Cast of "The Bear" (Jul 11, 2023)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Starring as Kate McKinnon
(71 episodes)
- Episode 47x21: Natasha Lyonne / Japanese Breakfast (May 21, 2022)
- Episode 47x20: Selena Gomez / Post Malone (May 14, 2022)
- Episode 47x19: Benedict Cumberbatch / Arcade Fire (May 7, 2022)
- Episode 47x18: Lizzo (Apr 16, 2022)
- Episode 47x17: Jake Gyllenhaal / Camila Cabello (Apr 9, 2022)
- Episode 47x16: Jerrod Carmichael / Gunna (Apr 2, 2022)
- Episode 47x15: Zoë Kravitz / Rosalía (Mar 12, 2022)
- Episode 47x14: Oscar Isaac / Charli XCX (Mar 5, 2022)
- Episode 47x13: John Mulaney / LCD Soundsystem (Feb 26, 2022)
- Episode 47x12: Willem Dafoe / Katy Perry (Jan 29, 2022)
- Episode 47x11: Will Forte / Måneskin (Jan 22, 2022)
- Episode 47x10: Ariana DeBose / Bleachers (Jan 15, 2022)
- Episode 47x09: Paul Rudd (Dec 18, 2021)
- Episode 47x08: Billie Eilish (Dec 11, 2021)
- Episode 46x20: Anya Taylor-Joy / Lil Nas X (May 22, 2021)
- Episode 46x19: Keegan-Michael Key / Olivia Rodrigo (May 15, 2021)
- Episode 46x18: Elon Musk / Miley Cyrus (May 8, 2021)
- Episode 46x17: Carey Mulligan / Kid Cudi (Apr 10, 2021)
- Episode 46x16: Daniel Kaluuya / St. Vincent (Apr 3, 2021)
- Episode 46x15: Maya Rudolph / Jack Harlow (Mar 27, 2021)
- Episode 46x14: Nick Jonas (Feb 27, 2021)
- Episode 46x13: Regé-Jean Page / Bad Bunny (Feb 20, 2021)
- Episode 46x12: Regina King / Nathaniel Rateliff (Feb 13, 2021)
- Episode 46x11: Dan Levy / Phoebe Bridgers (Feb 6, 2021)
- Episode 46x10: John Krasinski / Machine Gun Kelly (Jan 30, 2021)
- Episode 46x09: Kristen Wiig / Dua Lipa (Dec 19, 2020)
- Episode 46x08: Timothée Chalamet / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (Dec 12, 2020)
- Episode 46x07: Jason Bateman / Morgan Wallen (Dec 5, 2020)
- Episode 46x06: Dave Chappelle / Foo Fighters (Nov 7, 2020)
- Episode 46x05: John Mulaney / The Strokes (Oct 31, 2020)
- Episode 46x04: Adele / H.E.R. (Oct 24, 2020)
- Episode 46x03: Issa Rae / Justin Bieber (Oct 17, 2020)
- Episode 46x02: Bill Burr / Jack White (Oct 10, 2020)
- Episode 46x01: Chris Rock / Megan Thee Stallion (Oct 3, 2020)
- Episode 45x18: SNL at Home: Kristen Wiig / Boyz II Men (May 9, 2020)
- Episode 45x17: SNL at Home: Brad Pitt / Miley Cyrus (Apr 25, 2020)
- Episode 45x16: SNL at Home: Tom Hanks / Chris Martin (Apr 11, 2020)
- Episode 45x15: Daniel Craig / The Weeknd (Mar 7, 2020)
- Episode 45x14: John Mulaney / David Byrne (Feb 29, 2020)
- Episode 45x13: RuPaul / Justin Bieber (Feb 8, 2020)
- Episode 45x12: JJ Watt / Luke Combs (Feb 1, 2020)
- Episode 45x11: Adam Driver / Halsey (Jan 25, 2020)
- Episode 45x10: Eddie Murphy / Lizzo (Dec 21, 2019)
- Episode 45x09: Scarlett Johansson / Niall Horan (Dec 14, 2019)
- Episode 45x08: Jennifer Lopez / DaBaby (Dec 7, 2019)
- Episode 45x07: Will Ferrell / King Princess (Nov 23, 2019)
- Episode 45x06: Harry Styles (Nov 16, 2019)
- Episode 45x05: Kristen Stewart / Coldplay (Nov 2, 2019)
- Episode 45x04: Chance the Rapper (Oct 26, 2019)
- Episode 45x03: David Harbour / Camila Cabello (Oct 12, 2019)
- Episode 45x02: Phoebe Waller-Bridge / Taylor Swift (Oct 5, 2019)
- Episode 45x01: Woody Harrelson / Billie Eilish (Sep 28, 2019)
- Episode 44x21: Paul Rudd / DJ Khaled (May 18, 2019)
- Episode 44x18: Emma Stone / BTS (Apr 13, 2019)
- Episode 44x16: Sandra Oh / Tame Impala (Mar 30, 2019)
- Episode 44x13: Don Cheadle / Gary Clark, Jr. (Feb 16, 2019)
- Episode 44x06: Steve Carell / Ella Mai (Nov 17, 2018)
- Episode 44x02: Awkwafina / Travis Scott (Oct 6, 2018)
- Episode 43x16: Bill Hader / Arcade Fire (Mar 17, 2018)
- Episode 43x02: Gal Gadot / Sam Smith (Oct 7, 2017)
- Episode 43x01: Ryan Gosling / Jay Z (Sep 30, 2017)
- Episode 42x19: Chris Pine / LCD Soundsystem (May 6, 2017)
- Episode 42x01: Margot Robbie / The Weeknd (Oct 1, 2016)
- Episode 41x19: Brie Larson / Alicia Keys (May 7, 2016)
- Episode 41x05: Elizabeth Banks / Disclosure (Nov 14, 2015)
- Episode 40x18: Taraji P. Henson / Mumford & Sons (Apr 11, 2015)
- Episode 40x17: Michael Keaton / Carly Rae Jepsen (Apr 4, 2015)
- Episode 40x14: Dakota Johnson / Alabama Shakes (Feb 28, 2015)
- Episode 40x01: Chris Pratt / Ariana Grande (Sep 27, 2014)
- Episode 38x07: Anne Hathaway / Rihanna (Nov 10, 2012)
- Episode 37x18: Sofía Vergara / One Direction (Apr 7, 2012)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
(4 episodes)
- Episode 49x17: Ryan Gosling / Chris Stapleton (Apr 13, 2024)
- Episode 49x08: Kate McKinnon / Billie Eilish (Dec 16, 2023)
- Episode S40 Special: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary (Feb 15, 2015)
- Episode S44 Special: A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (Dec 4, 2018)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-03-10: The 96th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 10, 2024)
- Episode 2017-02-26: The 89th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 26, 2017)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2022-09-12: The 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 2019-09-22: The 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 (Sep 22, 2019)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Guest starring as Kate McKinnon
- Episode 2020-01-05: The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2020 (Jan 5, 2020)