Kate McKinnon

Birthday: 6 January 1984, Sea Cliff, New York, USA

Birth Name: Kathryn McKinnon Berthold

Height: 161 cm

Kate McKinnon was born on January 6, 1984 in Sea Cliff, New York, USA as Kathryn McKinnon Berthold. She is an actress, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Finding Dory (2016) and Ghostbusters (2016).

I was very serene, and I still am, until I start talking in another voice, then suddenly I have a lo...Show more »

I was very serene, and I still am, until I start talking in another voice, then suddenly I have a lot of volume and I'm frantic. But I didn't want to be one of those people who's always talking in accents in real life, so I started doing sketch comedy. Show less «

I started watching 'SNL' when I was thirteen or so; those were the Molly Shannon/Ana Gasteyer/Cheri ...Show more »

I started watching 'SNL' when I was thirteen or so; those were the Molly Shannon/Ana Gasteyer/Cheri Oteri years. Show less «

If you asked me to seriously kiss someone on a screen, I would be very uncomfortable. But I will lic...Show more »

If you asked me to seriously kiss someone on a screen, I would be very uncomfortable. But I will lick any part of your face. Show less «

[on playing "Vicky" in Intramural (2014)] She's extraordinarily high- maintenance and spirited in al...Show more »

[on playing "Vicky" in Intramural (2014)] She's extraordinarily high- maintenance and spirited in all the wrong ways, but still genuinely confident in what she believes she deserves. I wanted to inject as much sweetness or likability as possible into this insane person. You see some characters like that on reality TV and just hate them. I wanted to see if I could play someone like that and make her not hate-able - to try to understand the humanity inside that behavior. Show less «

I worked as a telemarketer for an SAT-prep company. That was the worst of it, because I had to call ...Show more »

I worked as a telemarketer for an SAT-prep company. That was the worst of it, because I had to call people in post-Katrina New Orleans and offer them this very, very expensive SAT class. And I'm not even a good salesman. Show less «

Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.

For an impression, I just find that I can do a lot of the people I love without much research, becau...Show more »

For an impression, I just find that I can do a lot of the people I love without much research, because I've already watched hours and hours of them on video and it seeped into my brain while I wasn't thinking about it. Show less «

I only come up with things when I am talking to myself, which I do constantly. The sidewalk and the ...Show more »

I only come up with things when I am talking to myself, which I do constantly. The sidewalk and the subway are the best places for this. I speak at full volume and then laugh at myself if I like what I just said. Show less «

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