Kate McKinnon
Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984 in Sea Cliff , New York ) is an American actress and comedian .
She belongs to the regular cast of the American comedy show Saturday Night Live and is known for her imitations of Justin Bieber , Ellen DeGeneres , Hillary Clinton , Jeff Sessions and Angela Merkel, among others .
Life
McKinnon was born and raised in Sea Cliff, New York . She is the daughter of Laura Campbell, an educator, and Michael Thomas Berthold († 2002), an architect. She has a younger sister. As a child she played the piano, cello and guitar. She graduated from North Shore High School in New York in 2002 and Columbia University in 2006 , where she also co-founded a comedy group.
From 2006 to 2010 she was part of the cast of The Big Gay Sketch Show . In 2012 she made her debut on Saturday Night Live . She was nominated for “Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series” for Saturday Night Live at the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards . In 2016 and 2017 she won the award.
In 2016, she starred alongside Kristen Wiig , Melissa McCarthy and Leslie Jones in the film Ghostbusters , the reboot of the 1984 cult film of the same name . Wiig and Jones were both part of the Saturday Night Live ensemble. In 2017 she starred in Girls' Night Out .
In 2017 she was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography
- 2006–2010: The Big Gay Sketch Show (TV series, 23 episodes)
- 2009–2012: UCB Comedy Originals (TV series, 16 episodes)
- 2010: Vag Magazine (TV series, six episodes)
- 2010–2011: Robotomy (TV series, five episodes)
- 2010-2016: The Venture Bros. (TV series, seven episodes, voice)
- 2011: I Wanna Have Your Baby (TV series, episode)
- 2012: My Best Day
- since 2012: Saturday Night Live (TV series,> 116 episodes)
- 2013: Hudson Valley Ballers (TV series, two episodes)
- 2014: Life Partners
- 2014: Balls Out
- 2014–2015: The Awesomes (TV series, seven episodes, voice)
- 2015: China, IL (TV series, five episodes, voice)
- 2015-2016: Family Guy (TV series, five episodes, voice)
- 2015–2018, 2020: Nature Cat (TV series, voice)
- 2016: Finding Dory ( Finding Dory , Voice)
- 2016: Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters: Answer the Call)
- 2016: Office Christmas Party
- 2017: Girls' Night Out (Rough Night)
- 2017: The Magic School Bus is on the move again ( The Magic School Bus Rides Again , TV series, 13 episodes, voice)
- 2017: Ferdinand - Go bullish! ( Ferdinand , voice)
- 2018: Family
- 2018: Irreplaceable You
- 2018: Bad Spies (The Spy Who Dumped Me)
- 2019: Yesterday
- 2019: Bombshell - The End of Silence (Bombshell)
- 2020: The Magic School Bus Rides Again - Kids in Space (voice)
Awards and nominations
- 2014 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live
- 2015 : Nomination for best supporting actress in a comedy series for Saturday Night Live
- 2016 : Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live
- 2017 : Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live
- 2018 : Nomination for best supporting actress in a comedy series for Saturday Night Live
- 2017: Nomination as Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Nature Cat
Critics' Choice Television Award
- Jan. 2016 : Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live
- Dec. 2016 : Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live
- 2017 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Ghostbusters
Web links
- Kate McKinnon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Class of 2017". Accessed June 30, 2017. http://www.app.oscars.org/class2017/ .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | McKinnon, Kate |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McKinnon Berthold, Kate (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and comedian |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sea Cliff , New York |