Portrait of Kate McKinnon

Acting

Kate McKinnon

Career

Active from 2010 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Barbie
Barbie
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kate McKinnon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.2, average 4.0
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Workplace Comedy 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Quirky Humor 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Positive Role Models 2
  • Nostalgic Reboot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Lunch Witch
The Lunch Witch

as Grunhilda

2020s

11 titles ยท average score 54
In the Blink of an Eye
In the Blink of an Eye (2026)
GoodWatch score 41

as Coakley

The Wrong Girls
The Wrong Girls (2026)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Olsen

The Roses
The Roses (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Amy

A Minecraft Movie
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
GoodWatch score 52

as Alex (voice) (uncredited)

An SNL Thanksgiving
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)

as (archive footage)

Barbie
Barbie (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

as Barbie

Joe vs Carole
Joe vs Carole (2022)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Carole Baskin

DC League of Super-Pets
DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lulu (voice)

The Bubble
The Bubble (2022)
GoodWatch score 33

as Paula the Studio Head

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space (2020)

as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)

The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Frizz Connection (2020)

as Ms. Fiona Frizzle (voice)

2010s

34 titles ยท average score 60
Bombshell
Bombshell (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jess Carr

The Spy Who Dumped Me
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
GoodWatch score 54

as Morgan

Irreplaceable You
Irreplaceable You (2018)
GoodWatch score 47

as Glass Half Full Kate

Family
Family (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jill

Ferdinand
Ferdinand (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lupe (voice)

The Magic School Bus Rides Again
The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Ms. Frizzle (voice)

Rough Night
Rough Night (2017)
GoodWatch score 48

as Pippa

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jillian Holtzmann

Masterminds
Masterminds (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jandice

Office Christmas Party
Office Christmas Party (2016)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mary

Nature Cat
Nature Cat (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Squeeks (voice)

Balls Out
Balls Out (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

as Vicky

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 73
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Big Gay Sketch Show
The Big Gay Sketch Show (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. (2004)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Warriana (voice) / Warriana / Alexis Warrington (voice)

1990s

1 title ยท average score 64
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Farmer's Date (voice) / Philippa (voice)

1980s

1 title ยท average score 83
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Hettie Mae Boggs (voice)