Kate McKinnon Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Boyfriend & More)
Kathryn McKinnon Berthold, most famously known as Kate McKinnon, is an American actress, and comedienne. She is so known for her being on the regular cast of Saturday Night Live and The Big Gay Sketch Show as a member and also for playing the character of Dr. Jillian Holtzmann in the Ghostbusters reboot which was on screen by the year 2016.
She is well-known for her character works and is also known for her celeb impression of comedian television host Ellen DeGeneres and pop singer Justin Bieber and also some political people who include, Kellyanne Conway, Jeff Sessions, Elizabeth Warren, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Robert Mueller, Betsy DeVos, and Hillary Clinton.
Kate has the honor of being nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics once and four times for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards. Not just that but she has won two times in 2016 and the consecutive year.
Personal Details
| Full Name | Kate McKinnon Berthold |
| Nick Name | Kate McKinno |
| Date of Birth | January 6, 1984 |
| Age | 41 years as of November 2025 |
| Birth Place | Sea Cliff, New York, United States |
| Currently lives in | Sea Cliff, New York, United States |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Christian |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations | Actress and Comedian |
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| Net Worth | $10 million as of 2025 |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
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Physical Appearance
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Hair Colour | Blonde |
| Figure | 36-26-36 |
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| Shoe Size | 6 US |
| Dress Size | 4 US |
Personal Life (Family, Friends, Boyfriends, Children)
| Father | Michael Thomas Berthold |
| Mother | Laura Campbell |
| Siblings | Emily Lynne Berthold |
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Early life, Family and Relationship
Kathryn McKinnon was born on January 6, 1984. She was born and also was raised in the same place of Sea Cliff, New York, USA. Her mother Laura Campbell is a parent educator whereas her father Michael Thomas Berthold is an architect.
Kathryn lost her father when she was eighteen. Being a child she knew to play quite some musical instruments and of that, and she had her piano under her finger at the age of five and a cello with her when she was twelve. She had self-taught guitar playing when she was in her fifteen.
Education
Kate got graduated in 2002 as for High School from North Shore High School & talking about college, Columbia University in 2006 with a major in theatre. She co-founded a comedy group, Tea Party which was based on musical improv comedy.
When in Columbia she starred in three Varsity shows which of those are, The Sound of Muses, Dial D for Deadline & Off-Broadway. She was also been a member of Prangstgrup which was a student comedy group that engaged in recorded elaborate college pranks.
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Marriage, Spouse, Husband, Partner, Boyfriend
- She dated American journalist Bari Weiss while studying at Columbia University.
- In 2016, she began a relationship with popular American actress Jackie Abbott, but they parted ways in 2019.
Kate McKinnon’s Success and career
Kate McKinnon got into, The Big Gay Sketch Show, and that too in the original cast which was on Logo TV. She was a cast member in it for three seasons. Kate was in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City where she performed a live sketch comedy in the year 2008. She was also a voice-over actress and has also voiced characters for the series, Robotomy, Ugly Americans & The Venture Bros.
Awards
- In 2017, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and in the same year she won Dorian Award for Wilde Artist of the Year and T.V. Musical Performance of the Year.
- In 2016 she won Women Film Critics Circle for Best Comedic Actress and Best Female Action Hero for her work Ghostbusters.
- In the same year, she won three more awards- the USA Today Award for Entertainer of the Year, the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
- In 2013 she won American Comedy Award For Comedy Supporting Actress -TV.
- In 2012 she won Ashland Independent Film Festival Awards For Special Jury Mention for Acting Ensemble: Feature.
- In 2009 she won NewNowNext Awards For Brink of Fame: Comic.
Movies and Television Shows list
Film:
| Year | Title | Worked As |
| Upcoming | The Lunch Witch | Grunhilda |
| Upcoming | In the Blink of an Eye | – |
| 2025 | The Roses | Amy |
| 2025 | A Minecraft Movie | Alex (Voice) |
| 2023 | Barbie | Weird Barbie |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Lulu |
| 2022 | The Bubble | Paula |
| 2020 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space | Miss Fiona Frizzle (Voice) |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Jess Carr |
| 2019 | Yesterday | Debra Hammer |
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Morgan Freeman |
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Glass Half Full Kate |
| 2017 | Ferdinand | Lupe (Voice) |
| 2017 | Leap! | Régine Le Haut / Felicie’s Mother / Mother Superior (Voice) |
| 2017 | Rough Night | Pippa / Kiwi |
| 2016 | Office Christmas Party | Mary Winetoss |
| 2016 | Masterminds | Jandice Gartrell |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Dr. Jillian Holtzmann |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Inez (Voice) |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Stella / Eva (Voice) |
| 2015 | Sisters | Sam |
| 2015 | Staten Island Summer | Mrs. Bandini Jr. |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | Herself |
| 2015 | Giant Sloth (Short Film) | Nina (Voice) |
| 2014 | Balls Out | Vicky Albrecht |
| 2014 | Life Partners | Trace |
| 2012 | Hannah Has a Ho-Phase | Nicky |
| 2012 | My Best Day | Heather |
| 2011 | Pudding Face (Short Film) | Amy |
| 2011 | Elizabeth Taylor’s Video Will (Short Film) | Elizabeth Taylor |
| 2010 | Mr. Ross (Short Film) | Debby |
Television:
| Year | Title | Worked As |
| 2023 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (host) |
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole | Carole Baskin |
| 2020 | Celebrity Escape Room | Herself |
| 2019 | Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Herself |
| 2018 | Sesame Street | Mother Goose |
| 2017–2021 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again | Fiona Felicity Frizzle |
| 2017 | Friends from College | Shawna |
| 2016 | The Simpsons | Hettie Mae Boggs |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty | Heidi Cruz |
| 2016 | 31st Independent Spirit Awards | Herself (host) |
| 2015–2025 | Nature Cat | Squeeks |
| 2015–2016 | Family Guy | Karen Griffin / Additional voices |
| 2015 | Moonbeam City | Panache Miller |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Abra Cadouglas |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Dallas Boudreaux |
| 2015 | China, IL | Sunshine |
| 2014–2015 | The Awesomes | Lola Gold / Additional voices |
| 2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Effie Villalopolus |
| 2013 | Hudson Valley Ballers | Just Jamie |
| 2013 | Toy Story of Terror! | PEZ Cat |
| 2012–2022 | Saturday Night Live | Various |
| 2012 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Various |
| 2011 | The 40-Year-Old 20-Year-Old | Kate |
| 2011 | The Back Room | Susan Boyle |
| 2010–2016 | The Venture Bros. | Nikki and Margaret Fictel / Additional voices |
| 2010–2011 | Robotomy | Additional voices |
| 2010 | Vag Magazine | Bethany |
| 2010 | Concierge: The Series | Mary |
| 2010 | We Have to Stop Now | Angela |
| 2008 | Mayne Street | Olga Svenson |
| 2007–2010 | The Big Gay Sketch Show | Various |
Lesser Known Facts
- Kate’s hobbies are traveling, photography, and shopping.
- Kate has a condition called geographic tongue, which means the surface of her tongue has irregular patches that can change shape and location over time.
- In 2020, while giving Ellen DeGeneres the Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globe Awards, Kate McKinnon shared that she is a lesbian.
- She thanked Ellen for helping her feel less afraid to accept who she is after watching Ellen’s TV show Ellen.
Kate McKinnon Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Boyfriend & More)
