Kate McKinnon

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Kate McKinnon
Born Kate McKinnon Berthold[1][2]
(1984-01-06) January 6, 1984 (age 29)
Sea Cliff, New York[3]
Alma mater Columbia University
Occupation Actress/Comedian
Years active 2006–present

Kate McKinnon Berthold,[1][2] (born January 6, 1984) commonly known as Kate McKinnon, is an American actress and comedian, best known for her sketch comedy work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and The Big Gay Sketch Show.[4]

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Life and career [edit]

McKinnon was born and raised on Long Island. As a child, McKinnon played the piano, cello, and guitar. She attended Columbia University.[2] In 2007, she joined the original cast of the Logo Network's Big Gay Sketch Show, where she was a cast member on the series for all three seasons.[5] Among her best-known characters was Fitzwilliam, a British boy whose only wish is to have a vagina.[6]

McKinnon is known for her strong character work[5] and celebrity impressions.[7] Since 2008, she has performed live sketch comedy regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.[5][8] She has also worked as a voiceover actress, and has voiced characters for series such as The Venture Brothers, Robotomy, and Ugly Americans.[6][8] In 2009 McKinnon won a Logo NewNowNext Award for Best Rising Comic.[9] She was nominated for an ECNY Emerging Comic Award in 2010.[5]

McKinnon debuted as a featured player on Saturday Night Live on April 7, 2012. She is SNL's first openly lesbian cast member,[10][note 1] as well as the third gay cast member in the show's history.[11] Among her most popular impressions is that of talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, which she has also performed on Ellen's own program.[12]

Celebrity impressions on SNL [edit]

Recurring characters on SNL [edit]

  • Sheila Sovage

Filmography [edit]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Danitra Vance's sexual orientation was not revealed until her death in 1994.

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Shuster, Yelena (March 2007). "One Funny Voice at a Time". Columbia College Today. Retrieved 20 May 2012. 
  2. ^ a b c Gay, Verne (29 March 2012). "Kate McKinnon joining 'SNL' cast". Newsday. Retrieved 20 May 2012. 
  3. ^ http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/mar_apr07/features2.php
  4. ^ "Cast Bios: Kate McKinnon". NBC.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012. 
  5. ^ a b c d McGlynn, Katla (29 March 2012). "Kate McKinnon Joining 'SNL' As Featured Player". Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
  6. ^ a b Vary, Adam B. (30 March 2012). "Kate McKinnon to join 'Saturday Night Live'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
  7. ^ "Kate McKinnon: Who is SNL's first open lesbian cast member?". The Week. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
  8. ^ a b "Kate Mckinnon". Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
  9. ^ Warn, Sarah (21 May 2009). "2009 NewNowNext Awards". AfterEllen. Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
  10. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (8 April 2012). "SNL's First Out Lesbian Featured Player Kate McKinnon Makes Splash with Penelope Cruz Pantene Sketch". SheWired. Retrieved 10 April 2012. 
  11. ^ Wallace, Lary (8 April 2012). "Kate McKinnon Debuts as ‘SNL"s Newest Cast Member". The Faster Times. Retrieved 10 April 2012. 
  12. ^ Eby, Margaret (24 April 2013). "'Saturday Night Live' actress Kate McKinnon spoofs Ellen DeGeneres on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2013. 

External links [edit]
Repertory players
Featured players
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