Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress & Author; Known for "Saturday Night Live," "Barbie" & "Ghostbusters"

New York, NY, USA
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Kate McKinnon Biography

Kate McKinnon is a comedian, actress, and author known for her character work and celebrity impressions in television, film, and publishing. A graduate of Columbia University, where she studied theater, McKinnon developed her skills in improv comedy in New York City, including regular performances at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, before joining the original cast of Logo TV's "The Big Gay Sketch Show."

McKinnon joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" and became recognized for her impressions of public figures such as Hillary Clinton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kellyanne Conway, Ellen DeGeneres, and Angela Merkel. She became the longest-running female cast member on the show, appearing in more than 200 episodes, and was the first openly gay woman to join the SNL cast. Her work on the series earned her multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, with two Emmy wins for acting. She also received a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

In addition to her television career, McKinnon has appeared in films such as "Ghostbusters," "Sisters," "Rough Night," "The Spy Who Dumped Me," "Yesterday," and "Bombshell." She played Weird Barbie in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and has taken on roles in "The Roses," "In the Blink of an Eye," and "The Wrong Girls." McKinnon has contributed voice work to animated projects including "Finding Dory," "DC League of Super-Pets," and "A Minecraft Movie."

McKinnon is also the author of the middle-grade novel "The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science," which became a New York Times bestseller, as well as its sequels "Secrets of the Purple Pearl" and "The Jungle of Carabanana." McKinnon continues to work across comedy, television, film, and literature, engaging audiences in multiple entertainment industries.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 11/05/2026.

Kate McKinnon Videos

Kate McKinnon on Spending 12 Years on Her Debut Novel

Kate McKinnon on Spending 12 Years on Her Debut Novel

Kate McKinnon talks about her yard being overrun by geese working on her debut novel The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette

Kate McKinnon Reads an Imagined Letter to Ellen From Her

Kate McKinnon Reads an Imagined Letter to Ellen From Her

I love that ellen is laughing because of kate mckinnon and crying for losing her cats at the same time 😂😂.. genuine moment

SNL Presents Kate McKinnon as Ellen DeGeneres

SNL Presents Kate McKinnon as Ellen DeGeneres

Watch the best of Kate McKinnon’s spot-on impression of talk show host, comedian and dancer Ellen DeGeneres.

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