Kathryn McKinnon Berthold famed as Kate McKinnon is an American actress. Moreover, she is also a comedian and writer. She is famous for her work and celebrity impressions on the sketch comedy series The Big Gay Sketch Show (2007-2010) and Saturday Night Live (2012-present). 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. In addition to this, she has made her roles in movies like Balls Out (2014), Ghostbusters (2016), Office Christmas Party (2016), Rough Night (2017), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), Yesterday (2019) and Bombshell (2019).
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Elizabeth Warren made a surprise 'SNL' appearance where she met her impersonator Kate McKinnon
Elizabeth Warren made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live's cold open on NBC, finally meeting up with her impersonator, Kate McKinnon. Warren was in light spirits after suspending her campaign earlier this week, quipping "I'm not dead. I'm just in the Senate." "We built a wide coalition of teachers, preschool teachers, middle school teachers, and teachers' pets," Warren said. "And not only did I not accept money from billionaires-I got to give one a swirly on live TV."
Famous For
- Being an American Actress.
- For her comedy series The Big Gay Sketch Show and Saturday Night Live.
Early Life of Kate McKinnon
On 6th January 1984, Kate McKinnon was born in Sea Cliff, New York. As of 2020, she celebrated her 36th birthday with her friends. She is the daughter of Laura Campbell and Michael Thomas Berthold. Her mother worked as a parent educator and her father worked as an architect. Her nationality is American and her ethnicity is Mixed of German and Scottish. She studied at North Shore High School and attended Columbia University where she graduated with a theater major. She has a younger sister, comedian Emily, whom she has collaborated with before on Audible series, “Heads Will Roll,” as well as digital series, “Notary Publix”. Her father died when she was 18 years old. She started playing the piano when she was five years old, the cello when she was 12 and taught herself how to play the guitar when she was 15. She is Christian by religion.
Career of Kate McKinnon
- Kate began her career journey joining the original cast of Logo TV’s The Big Gay Sketch Show in the year 2007.
- She appeared all three seasons of the show.
- She has appeared on numerous television series doing short roles.
- She has also worked as a voice-over actress and has voiced characters for series such as The Venture Bros., Robotomy, and Ugly Americans.
- In the year 2010, she appeared in the short film Mr. Ross portraying the character of Debby.
- Her career took on a successful path when she became the main cast as the television series Saturday Night Live in the year 2012.
- The show is still running and she has won various awards for her work in the show.
- She has also given her voice in movies and television series including Giant Sloth, The Angry Birds Movie, Finding Dory, Ferdinand, Nature Cat, The Simpsons, and The Magic School Bus Rides Again.
- She has also appeared in the video game LEGO Dimensions playing the role of Dr. Jillian Holtzmann in 2015.
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- In 2016, she starred in the reboot Ghostbusters.
- In 2017, McKinnon is attached to star in Amblin Entertainment's Lunch Witch, an adaptation of a young adult graphic novel by Deb Lucke. She has been set to play the title role of Grunhilda, an out-of-work witch who takes a job in a school cafeteria to make ends meet.
- 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.
- On 11th February 2017, she debuted her impression of Elizabeth Warren during Weekend Update and Jeff Sessions in the cold open.
- McKinnon and Lynne also created and released fantasy-comedy audio series Heads Will Roll, which premiered in May 2019 on Audible.
- In 2019 she played a supporting role in the summer movie Yesterday.
Moreover,
- She appeared in a number of commercials for the Ford Focus in 2015.
- She also co-hosted the 31st Independent Spirit Awards with Kumail Nanjiani in 2016.
- While presenting an award to Ellen DeGeneres at the 77th Golden Globe Awards in 2020, she opened up about being gay and thanked DeGeneres for making it less scary for her to accept her sexual orientation while watching her TV sitcom, Ellen.
Personal Life of Kate McKinnon
Kate is an openly lesbian. She is dating Marla Mindelle since 2013. As of now, the duo is living a happy life without any disturbances. She has adopted a pet cat, Nino Positano to whom he jokingly refers as her son. Previously, she was in a relationship with photographer and actress Jackie Abbott. While presenting an award to Ellen DeGeneres at the 77th Golden Globe Awards in 2020, McKinnon opened up about being gay and thanked DeGeneres for making it less scary for her to accept her sexual orientation while watching her TV sitcom, Ellen.
Net Worth of Kate McKinnon
Kate McKinnon is a very successful actress and she has reached a great height in her career. She has accumulated a huge amount of money from her acting career. As of 2020, her net worth is estimated to have $8 Million whereas her exact salary is under review and will be added soon.
Body Measurements of Kate McKinnon
Kate McKinnon is a very hot and sexy lady with an amazing body features. She stands at the tall height of five feet four inches with the bodyweight of 50 KG. She has a slim body with blue eyes and blonde hair color. She wears a 34B bra size and dresses size of 4 (US). Her body measures 34-26-35 inches.
