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Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Kate McKinnon is an American comedian, actress, and author. Born in Sea Cliff, New York, she was an original cast member of the Logo sketch series The Big Gay Sketch Show from 2007 to 2010. She joined Saturday Night Live in 2012 and stayed through 2022, becoming known for her characters and impressions of political and celebrity figures. Her work on the show earned ten Primetime Emmy nominations and wins in 2016 and 2017. On film, she has appeared in Ghostbusters (2016), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), Rough Night (2017), Bombshell (2019), Office Christmas Party (2016), and Barbie (2023), where she played Weird Barbie. She also voiced roles in Finding Dory (2016), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Ferdinand (2017), and DC League of Super-Pets (2022), and starred as Carole Baskin in the miniseries Joe vs. Carole. She wrote the Millicent Quibb books for middle grade readers.

42years old

Turns 43 on January 6in 86 days

  • Born Sea Cliff
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Also credited as Kate McKinnon Berthold

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
14 years2012 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. Behind the award

    McKinnon won the award the following year, and she was the first actor from SNL to take it since Dana Carvey in 1993.

  2. A first

    McKinnon returned for season 46, becoming the show's longest tenured female cast member. She passed Cecily Strong and Aidy Bryant by five episodes.

  3. First role

    McKinnon joined the original cast of Logo TV's The Big Gay Sketch Show in 2007 and stayed with the series for all three of its seasons.

Kate McKinnon movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Barbie2023 Adventure, Comedy, Fantasyas Barbie

    IMDb rating 6.8706K votes

  2. Ghostbusters2016 Action, Comedy, Fantasyas Jillian Holtzmann

    IMDb rating 6.8261K votes

  3. The Spy Who Dumped Me2018as Morgan

    IMDb rating 6.188K votes

  4. Ferdinand2017as Lupevoice

    IMDb rating 6.772K votes

  5. Office Christmas Party2016as Mary

    IMDb rating 5.995K votes

  6. Masterminds2016as Jandice

    IMDb rating 5.967K votes

  7. The Roses2025as Amy

    IMDb rating 6.662K votes

  8. DC League of Super-Pets2022as Luluvoice

    IMDb rating 6.881K votes

Most often with

Angus MacLane directed two of these films, Andrew Stanton two and Jay Roach two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Karan Soni, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Karan SoniJillian Bell, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jillian BellAllison Janney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Allison JanneyKristen Wiig, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kristen WiigNatasha Lyonne, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Natasha LyonneFred Armisen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Fred ArmisenAngus MacLaneDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Angus MacLaneAndrew StantonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Andrew StantonJay RoachDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jay Roach

Films together

Box office

What Kate McKinnon's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.0 billion

14 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

Barbie2023as Barbie$1.4 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Barbie2023as Barbie
    $1.4B36.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Finding Dory2016as Wife Fish (voice)
    $1.0B25.7% of the total
  3. 3
    The Angry Birds Movie2016as Stella / Eva the Birthday Mom (voice)
    $350M8.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Ferdinand2017as Lupe (voice)
    $295M7.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Ghostbusters2016as Jillian Holtzmann
    $229M5.7% of the total
  6. 6
    DC League of Super-Pets2022as Lulu (voice)
    $203M5.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Office Christmas Party2016as Mary
    $115M2.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Ballerina2016as Regine / Mother Superior / Felicie's Mother (US version)
    $110M2.7% of the total
Bombshell (2019), $61.4 millionThe Roses (2025), $52.0 millionRough Night (2017), $47.3 millionThe Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), $33.6 millionMasterminds (2016), $29.2 millionLife Partners (2014), $8,265

$224 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2016 to 2017, two of them major.

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Kate McKinnon's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2017Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night LiveWon
2016Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night LiveWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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