Kate McKinnon

    Kate McKinnon is an American comedian and actress. She first gained recognition in 2006 on Logo's The Big Gay Sketch Show. McKinnon is best known for being a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 2012-2022. McKinnon has won two Emmys for playing various characters on the sketch comedy show, including Hillary Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres and Rudy Giuliani. Her most famous films include Ghostbusters (2016), Rough Night (2017) and Bombshell (2019).
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    Megan Thee Stallion and Miles Teller to Host 'Saturday Night Live' amid Cast Shakeup
    SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Natasha Lyonne, Japanese Breakfast Episode 1826 -- Pictured: Kate McKinnon as Ms. Rafferty during the Final Encounter cold open on Saturday, May 14, 2022 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
    'SNL' Creator Lorne Michaels Calls Season 48 a 'Transition Year' in the Wake of 7 Cast Members' Exits
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    'Abbott Elementary' Star Sheryl Lee Ralph Stops Emmys in Song After Historic Win: 'My Voice Belongs'
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    Kate McKinnon Says 'Barbie' Movie Is 'Epic' as She Recalls Going to College with Director Greta Gerwig
    NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 16: Kate McKinnon attends "Bombshell" New York Screening at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 16, 2019 in New York City.
    Kate McKinnon Shares the Two 'SNL' Sketches that Made Her Feel 'Most Connected' to the Audience
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    Kate McKinnon Says She 'Felt Like It Was Time' to Leave 'Saturday Night Live' : 'My Body Was Tired'
    SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Natasha Lyonne, Japanese Breakfast Episode 1826 -- Pictured: Kate McKinnon as Ms. Rafferty during the Final Encounter cold open on Saturday, May 14, 2022 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
    'SNL' (Re-)Breaks All-Time Emmy Nominations Record with 9 New Nods, Including for Exiting Star Kate McKinnon
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    Kenan Thompson on His Career-Launching Secret Weapon as a Comic: 'I Have a Cute Face'
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    Chloe Fineman 'Felt Really Lucky' to Be at Kate McKinnon's 'Crazy Emotional' 'SNL' Goodbye
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 01: Kate McKinnon attends Peacock's "Joe vs Carole" Photo Call at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on March 01, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images); NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Hillary Clinton attends the "Hillary" New York Premiere at Directors Guild of America Theater on March 04, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/WireImage); NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Pete Davidson attends the premiere of "Big Time Adolescence" at Metrograph on March 05, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
    Hillary Clinton 'Can't Wait' to See What Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson Do After 'SNL' Departures
    SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- “Natasha Lyonne, Japanese Breakfast” Episode 1826 -- Pictured: (l-r) Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, and host Natasha Lyonne during the monologue on Saturday, May 14, 2022 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)
    Natasha Lyonne Reunites with Ex Fred Armisen and Pal Maya Rudolph During 'SNL' Opening Monologue
    SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Natasha Lyonne, Japanese Breakfast Episode 1826 -- Pictured: Kate McKinnon as Ms. Rafferty during the Final Encounter cold open on Saturday, May 14, 2022 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
    Kate McKinnon Says Goodbye to 'SNL' with Emotional Farewell: 'Thanks for Letting Me Stay Awhile'
    Aidy Bryant attends the 2021 American Museum of Natural History Gala on November 18, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images); Kate McKinnon attends the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards at Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images); Kyle Mooney is seen leaving the 'Brigsby Bear' Philadelphia Screening at Ritz Five on July 10, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
    Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney Leaving 'Saturday Night Live' : Report
    Kate McKinnon, Hillary Clinton
    Hillary Clinton Says Grandkids, 'Forest Bathing' and Historical Fiction Keep Her Spirits Up
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    Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin Are at War in Kate McKinnon's New 'Tiger King' Series — First Look
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    Paul Feig Slams 'Ghostbusters' Box Set for Excluding His 2016 Reboot: 'Must Be a Mistake'
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    John Cameron Mitchell Compares Playing Joe Exotic to Shakespeare: 'Chance of a Lifetime'
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    Melissa McCarthy on Ghostbusters Reboot Backlash, Five Years Later: 'I Just Don't Get It'
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    Hannah Waddingham Tears Up as She Wins Emmy and Thanks Jason Sudeikis: 'You've Changed My Life'
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    Amanda Seyfried Spotted for the First Time as Elizabeth Holmes on 'The Dropout' Set
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    Melissa Villaseñor Hilariously Impersonates Owen Wilson and Kate McKinnon at 2021 Independent Spirit Awards
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    John Cameron Mitchell Cast as Joe Exotic in Upcoming NBCUniversal Series Opposite Kate McKinnon
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    Amanda Seyfried Takes over for Kate McKinnon in Hulu's Elizabeth Holmes Drama
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    Kate McKinnon Stars as Dr. Anthony Fauci in Hilarious SNL Sketch About COVID-19 Vaccine
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    Adele Previews Her Comedic Talents in SNL Promo Alongside Kate McKinnon and H.E.R.
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    Kate McKinnon Honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg During SNL Season 46 Premiere: 'Rest in Power'
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    Kate McKinnon's Joe Exotic Series Gets TV Order, Will Air on NBC, Peacock and USA
    Jonathan Van Ness and Kate McKinnon read Harry Potter
    Kate McKinnon Calls Harry Potter 'Utterly Fabulous' as She Reads Chapter with Jonathan Van Ness
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    Kevin Bacon Says He'd Play Tiger King's Joe Exotic 'In a Second': He's 'My Type of Guy'
    Kate McKinnon's cat
    Kate McKinnon Stars with Pet Cat — Who Also Does Great Impressions — in 'SNL at Home' Sketch
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    'SNL' Alums Virtually Gather to Honor Late Music Producer and 'Wonderful Friend' Hal Willner
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    Kate McKinnon Set to Star as Carole Baskin in TV Series Based on Tiger King Subjects
    Kate McKinnon during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
    Kate McKinnon Says She Totally 'Blew It' with Beyoncé and Jay-Z at the Golden Globes
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    The 14 Most Talked About Moments of the Golden Globes
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    Kate McKinnon and Sister Walk the Red Carpet at the 2020 Golden Globes
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    Chris Evans Brought His Brother to the 2020 Golden Globes & 8 More Celebs Who Took Family Members as Dates
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    Kate McKinnon Holds Back Tears at Golden Globes Remembering How Ellen DeGeneres' Coming Out Inspired Her
    Breaking Down the Biggest Moments From the 2020 Golden Globe Awards
    People Now: Breaking Down the Biggest Moments From the 2020 Golden Globe Awards  - Watch the Full Episode
    Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Charlize Theron 'Bombshell' film premiere, Arrivals, Regency Village Theatre, Los Angeles, USA - 10 Dec 2019
    Charlize Theron on Working With Women Versus Men: 'You Never Have to Wait for Women'
    SNL Calloway Marriage Story skit
    Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway's Marriage Gets 'SNL' Spoof Treatment After Trump Feuded with Her Husband
    Billy on the Street with THE JONAS BROTHERS!!!!!
    15 'Billy on the Street Moments ' That'll Make You Laugh So Hard, You Cry
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    15 Hilarious Times the 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Couldn't Help But Laugh
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    14 of Emmy Nominee Kate McKinnon's Best 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches
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    Here's What Some of This Year's Emmy Nominees Won Their Very First Emmys for
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    RBG Meets Her 'Star Struck' 'SNL' Performer Kate McKinnon in 'Adorable' Run-in at New York City Musical
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    Watch Kate McKinnon and Billy Eichner Trick People into Believing She's Reese Witherspoon
    Kate McKinnon and Elizabeth Holmes split
    Kate McKinnon Is 'So Excited' to Play 'Polarizing' Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in 'The Dropout'
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    'Princess of Arizona' Meghan McCain Loved That 'Hilarious'' SNL' Skit Mocking 'The View' Drama
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    Kate McKinnon to Star as Elizabeth Holmes in Limited Series 'The Dropout' at Hulu
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    'SNL' Documents the Search for New Oscars Host While Poking Fun at Kanye West, Rami Malek & More
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    With Kevin Hart Out, Who Could (and Wants) to Host Oscars — From Tiffany Haddish to The Rock
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    SNL Women Beg Robert Mueller for a Report on Trump in 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Parody
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    Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Ashley Greene as Abby Huntsman: Roger Ailes Movie's A-List Cast
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    Pete Davidson 'Rides for Ginsburg' — See His Hilarious 'SNL' Rap About the Supreme Court Justice
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    'SNL' Jokingly Calls Alec Baldwin a 'Disgraced Former Actor' During Sketch Skewering Republicans
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    Matt Damon Mocks Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday Night Live: 'I'm a Keg-Is-Half-Full Kind of Guy'
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    The 'Saturday Night Live' Emmy Nominees' Best Sketches of the Season
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    Kate McKinnon Wows Jimmy Fallon by Rapping in Hungarian: 'This Is Unbelievable!'
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    Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon Hijack Someone Else's Uber in 'The Spy Who Dumped Me' Scene
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    Issa Rae, Sarah Silverman and Kate McKinnon Cover 'GQ' - and Shade Vanity Fair's Photoshop Fail
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    Amy Schumer and Kate McKinnon Lock Lips — and Touch Tongues — in 'SNL' Make-Out Sketch
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    Stormy Daniels Mocks Trump in Star-Studded 'SNL' Cold Open: 'A Storm's a Coming, Baby'
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    Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller Turn 'Meet the Parents' Into Trump Drama on 'Saturday Night Live' : 'Yikes!'