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My Take
Megan Mullally is, to my mind, one of the great technicians of American comedy. Karen Walker could have been a one-note cartoon, all shrill voice and casual cruelty, but Mullally tuned every element with a musician's precision, and two Emmys barely cover the achievement. What I find most instructive is that she broke through near forty, after years of stage work and a Northwestern education; her timing is the timing of someone who earned it the long way. Add the stage roles, the voice acting, and the singing, and you get a performer who treats comedy as a craft, not a personality. I trust her instincts completely.
Overview
Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress, comedian and singer. She is best known for playing Karen Walker in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning twice, in 2000 and 2006.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Megan Mullally
- Name (Japanese)
- メーガン・ムラーリー
- Reading
- めーがん・むらーりー
- Born
- November 12, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / stage actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Northwestern University
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Lucy Award
- 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- 2006 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
Television actor — see all → · Film 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.