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My Take
Kate McKinnon is, for my money, the most fearless sketch performer of her generation. Over a decade on Saturday Night Live she didn't just impersonate famous people; she found the absurd inner logic of each one and committed to it with her whole body. Two consecutive Emmys only hint at how often she rescued a middling sketch through pure conviction. What I appreciate most is the intelligence underneath the chaos — there is a Columbia-educated precision to her timing that makes the weirdness land. She is also quietly historic as an openly gay SNL star, carrying that visibility with effortless grace.
Overview
Kate McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022, where she became known for her character work and celebrity impressions.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kate McKinnon
- Name (Japanese)
- ケイト・マッキノン
- Reading
- けいと・まっきのん
- Born
- January 6, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Sea Cliff, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 162 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / comedian / voice actor / politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- North Shore High School
- University
- Columbia University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.