Kate Mckinnon Biography and Wiki
Kate McKinnon is an American comedian, actress and writer well-recognized for her character work and comedy sketches on Saturday Night Live (SNL), The Big Gay Sketch Shows and Ghostbusters (2014). She is also known for playing various roles in films and movies like Balls Out, Office Christmas Party (2016), The Spy Who Dumped me (2018), Bombshell and many more.
Kate Mckinnon Education
McKinnon attended the North Shore High School in Glen Head New York. Later, she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre from Columbia University in 2006. While in college, she formed a comedy group called Tea Party.
Kate Mckinnon Age
How Old Is Kate? McKinnon is 40 years old as of 2024. She was born Kate McKinnon Berthold on January 6, 1984, in Sea Cliff, New York City, United States. Her birthday is celebrated on 6th January every year. Her zodiac birth sign is Capricorn. READ: Dave Chappelle
Kate Mckinnon Nationality and Ethnicity
McKinnon holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. She was born and raised in Sea Cliff, New York City, United States. She is of white ethnicity/heritage.
Kate Mckinnon Height
Kate stands at an average height of 5 feet 3 inches, She also maintains an average body weight of around 50 kilograms. Her other body measurements are 34-24-35 inches respectively. Kate’s hair color and eyes are hazel.
Kate Mckinnon Parents
Mckinnon was born and raised in the Long Island town of Sea Cliff, New York City by her loving and caring parents. She grew up as the daughter of Laura Campbell (mother) and Michael Berthold (father). Her mother worked as a parent educator while her father is a professional architect. Her younger sister is Emily Lynne. The two collaborated on a project called Heads Will Roll.
Kate Mckinnon Wife | Partner
Is Kate Married? Mckinnon is openly a Lesbian. She thanked fellow comedian and TV host Ellen De Generress for making it less scary to come out as a Lesbian to the world. Kate briefly dated Jackie Abbott but they split. Kate is currently unavailable on social media but she has been rumored to be dating fellow SNL star, Leslie Jones. READ: Kai Musk
Kate Mckinnon Net Worth
McKinnon is an accomplished American SNL Writer, Comedian and Actress who has an estimated net worth of around $9 Million.
Kate Mckinnon SNL
McKinnon first began her career as an original cast member and comedian on Logo TV’s The Big Gay Sketch Show back in 2007. In 2008, she performed live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre based in New York City. From there, she worked as a voice-over artist for The Venture Bros, Robotomy, and Ugly Americans.
Kate officially joined SNL in April 2012 as a featured player. Later, she was promoted to repertory status in season 9 in 2013. Her work then earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2014, she won the American Comedy Award for Best Supporting Actress TV for her work on SNL.
Mckinnon went on to play various roles on SNL to this date. She began playing Hillary Clinton in 2016 and other characters from that year onwards. Some of her famous SNL characters include Oly Povlatsky, Jodi Clark and more. She has also made other appearances on, Life Partners, voiced the Angry bird’s movie, The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space and Toy Story of Terror!
Kate Mckinnon And Leslie Jones Relationship
Annette Leslie Jones is a famous American comedian and actress who is well-recognized for her work as a cast member and writer on The Saturday Night Live Shows. She also played several roles in popular series like Ghostbusters and became a performer on Just for Laughs in her early years as a comedian Kate and Leslie are in a relationship and they don’t mix their private life with their work on SML. READ: Keri D’Angelo
Kate Mckinnon Jackie Abbott Split
Jackie Abbot is a famous American New York City actor and artist who dated Kate for close to one year. However, the two ended their relationship due to unknown reasons. Kate and Jackie have never gotten back together and they have never shared any intentions of wanting to get back together anytime soon.
Kate Mckinnon Salary | How Much Does She Make Per Year
Sources have confirmed that Kate makes around $25,000 per episode from her work as an actress and comedian on the Saturday Night Live Show and other popular TV Shows.
Kate SNL Characters
- Emilia Clarke
- Hillary Clinton
- Kellyanne Conway
- Penelope Cruz
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Betsy DeVos
- Dido
- Robert Durst
- Elizabeth II
- Anthony Fauci
- Jodie Foster
- Cecilia Giménez
Kate Mckinnon Movies And TV Shows
- 2010 Mr. Ross
- 2011 Elizabeth Taylor’s Video Will
- 2012 My Best Day
- 2014 Life Partners
- 2015 Giant Sloth
- 2016 The Angry Birds Movie
- 2017 Rough Night
- 2019 Yesterday
- 2020 The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
- 2022 DC League of Super-Pets
- 2007–2010 The Big Gay Sketch Show
- 2008 Mayne Street
- 2010 We Have to Stop Now
- 2010 Concierge: The Series
- 2010 Vag Magazine
- 2010–2011 Robotomy
- 2010–2016 The Venture Bros.
- 2011 The Back Room Susan Boyle
- 2011 The 40-Year-Old 20-Year-Old
- 2012–present Saturday Night Live
- 2012 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
- 2013 Toy Story of Terror!
