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Kate McKinnon

(1984) Film Actor United States

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Kate McKinnon says she never had to clean a couch, which feels too grown‑up. She believes science and art are close relatives and enjoys working with some of the funniest writers. She also notes that making an audience care for a character requires a likable performance.

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Kate McKinnon is a film actor from the United States, best known for Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science.

Quick Facts About Kate McKinnon

Born: January 6, 1984
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

About Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon Berthold 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. For her work on the series, she was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and nine for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2016 and 2017.

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Quotes by Kate McKinnon

I lost $6 in Atlantic City once and said, 'Never again.'

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I love gross kissing. I think it's the most fun thing to do.

Fun

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I'm a very low-key person, but for some reason, I like to act out.

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I find donating stuff to be the biggest hassle.

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I just like playing unique characters that I love.

Character

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If I had Instagram, it would be pictures of my son, who is a cat.

Cat

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I pride myself on being tragically uncool.

Being

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I work with some of the funniest writers in the country.

Country

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When I was on 'The Big Gay Sketch Show' I thought, 'Well, this is going well now, but then when it's over…

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If I had my druthers, I would be a brain in a jar, with a burlap skirt around the cart I'm on…

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My mom watches really obscure stuff on IFC. She's a real comedy fan. She knows everything that's going on.

Comedy

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What's not to love about a crazy cat lady? You have to be very giving to be a crazy cat lady.

Cat

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'SNL' can be a stressful environment, and I am panicking constantly, but I guess I keep it pretty internal.

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I was just never discouraged from doing something wacky like trying to be a comedian.

Comedian

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I love Jared Hess' movies. He's such a weirdo and such a nice, funny guy.

Funny

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Even if you're an angry, intense person, you also have to have intense joy about life and intense feelings about the world.

Anger

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Some people look at movies and think, 'Oh my gosh, that's so amazing.' But to me, I look at a politician or…

Amazing

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It's hard not to be the straight man when Zach Galifianakis is there. He's such a delightfully bizarre creature. Everything he does…

Bizarre

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Basically hated everything made in the '80s, music television - it was really about the '90s for me. 'Encino Man' was a…

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You've gotta believe in yourself, and you just have to work harder at it than you've ever worked at anything before in…

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I always wanted to live alone for a month in a lakeside cabin. In my fantasy, I enter a state of perfect…

Alone

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I admire my boss, Lorne Michaels. He never stops producing. I think, for him, comedy is a tool of compassion, a way…

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I do get approached occasionally, but not a ton. I'm unrecognizable because I'm coated in cat hair and sweat. And there's a…

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'Mean Girls' stands the test of time as one of the greatest comedies ever produced. I've seen it way too many times,…

Comedies

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For 'Ghostbusters,' the thing that makes it such an amazing franchise and an amazing idea is that it is adds the element…

Amazing

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I had this dream in my head of, if I got hired by 'SNL, what that moment would be like. And I…

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I have no skills. I'm bad at most things.

Ambitious

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I hate the feeling of having hair on my neck.

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I will not hear a word against him. I love my Bieber!

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I feel like science and art are cousins.

Art

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Everyone has some kind of light inside them.

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Citizens, you will elect me - I will be your leader.

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Nothing makes me laugh more than farting.

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I'm a physical comedian first - and I'm a woman before that.

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It's hard to write a comedy sketch.

Comedy

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A good impression is sort of a juxtaposition of disparate elements.

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I hope to be on 'SNL' as long as they'll let me.

Hope

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To be employed in the entertainment industry is a miracle.

Entertainment

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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.

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I love the produce section at the grocery store.

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Kate McKinnon by topic

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