Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon (Kate McKinnon Berthold) was born on January 6th, 1984 and is currently 42 years old. Kate McKinnon was born in Sea Cliff, New York, USA. McKinnon attended Columbia University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre.

Kate McKinnon is an American actress and comedian best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, where she was a cast member from 2012 to 2022. On the show, she became widely recognized for her original characters and celebrity impressions. Her performance earned her ten Emmy nominations - nine for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and one for songwriting. She won twice, in 2016 and 2017.

McKinnon also starred in The Big Gay Sketch Show (2007–2010) and voiced lead roles in children’s television series such as Nature Cat (2015–2025) and The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2017–2021). In 2022, she portrayed Carole Baskin in the Peacock limited series Joe vs. Carole.

Her film credits include comedies such as Sisters (2015), Office Christmas Party (2016), Rough Night (2017), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), Yesterday (2019), The Bubble (2022), and the blockbuster Barbie (2023).

McKinnon is also the author of The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, a delightfully chaotic and imaginative adventure for young readers.

The story centers on three eccentric sisters - Gertrude, Eugenia, and Dee-Dee Porch - who never quite fit in. They live in the prim and proper town of Antiquarium, where girls are expected to attend etiquette school and the only acceptable dogs are bichon frises. But the Porch sisters are far more interested in explosions than embroidery.

They don’t feel at home with their adoptive family either - where all their cousins are named Lavinia and their aunt owns more brooches than books. After being expelled from Mrs. Wintermacher’s etiquette academy for preferring science over manners, the sisters seem out of options.

Then, one day, they receive a mysterious invitation to a new kind of school.

Enter Millicent Quibb: a legendary mad scientist with worms in her hair, oysters in her bathtub, and a love for all things wonderfully weird. Her school, located at 231 Mysterium Way, is nothing like the girls have seen before. The pizza can be deadly, the school bus is powered by gerbils, and the Dean of Students is - a hermit crab.

The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science is a wildly original tale bursting with imagination, humor, and heart. It's a perfect match for readers who dream of defying expectations and embracing their inner mad genius.

Kate McKinnon: Awards & Accolades

McKinnon's book, Secrets of the Purple Pearl won the Audie Award, Best Young Listeners, in 2026.

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4. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games Series.
5. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

Kate McKinnon: F.A.Q