Kate was born and raised in the Long Island town of the Sea Cliff, New York. As a child, she has played several instruments. She used an English accent and auditioned for ‘the queen of reading week.’ She completed her academic qualification from North Shore High School. Kate has done BA from Columbia University.
Mckinnon is a well-known writer, comedian, and actress. She worked as a voice-over artist and appeared in the Kennedy Center Honors as part of a tribute to Lily Tomlin. In 2016 she starred in the reboot ‘Ghostbusters’ alongside Melissa McCarthy.
She has made appearances as a voice actress in series like ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Family Guy.’ The celebrity is popular for her impressions and character work. In Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (New York), she has regularly performed live sketch comedy since 2006.
In 2015, she appeared in several commercials.
In 2016, the celebrity with Kumail Nanjiani co-hosted the 31st Independent Spirit Awards.
In 2017, the star played a supporting role in the movie ‘Yesterday.’
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Her mother is Laura Campbell. She has made several cameos on Saturday Night Live. Laura is a public speaker and president of her daughter’s high school drama club.
On the same token, Michael Thomas Berthold (her father) was an architect by profession. During his entire career, he has designed several residential and commercial projects on Long Island.
She has a younger sister, comedian Emily Lynne Berthold. With her sister, she has collaborated on the Audible series ‘Heads, Will Roll.’ In addition to it, a digital series named ‘Notary Publix.’ She is well-known for her work in ‘Pudding Face.
Kate earns a decent amount of money from her profession. Her net worth is $9 Million in 2022. Here is a brief description of her salary from various sources.
Per second is $0.03
Per minute is $1.83
Per hour is $109
Per day is $2,630
Per week is $18,461
Per month is $80,000
Per year is $9,60,000
From one episode of SNL, the actress earns 25,000 US Dollars.
In 2020 she was the nominee of the People’s Choice Award for Saturday Night Live and Ghostbusters in 2016. Whereas, in 2018, she won the award of Comedy Star of the year.
McKinnon has been nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Out of eight, 1 is for outstanding original music, and 7 are for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2016 and 2017, she was announced as the winner.