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Michaela Watkins

Acting

Born December 14, 1971 · Syracuse, New York, USA

Biography

Michaela Watkins is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 34th season between 2008 and 2009. Since leaving SNL, she has starred on the Hulu series Casual and on the short-lived sitcoms The Unicorn and Trophy Wife. Watkins has also had recurring roles on other television series, such as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Catastrophe, Enlightened and Search Party and appeared in films such as The Back-up Plan (2010), Wanderlust (2012), Enough Said (2013), Sword of Trust (2019), and Suze (2023).

Filmography50+ titles

Malcolm in the Middle

2000as Receptionist

Wayne

2019as Maureen McNulty

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Nikki Ratlin

Charmed

1998as Andrea

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Saundra

Modern Family

2009as Susan

Archer

2009

The Night Agent

2023as Freya Myers

Key and Peele

2012as Mary Magdalene

Big Mouth

2017as Cantor Dina Reznick (voice)

Californication

2007as Executive

Robot Chicken

2005as Carol / Sarah Cage / Nerd's Mother (voice)

Suze

2023as Suze

Abbott Elementary

2021as Miss Barco

The Goldbergs

2013as Miss Taraborelli

Veep

2012as Patty

Parenthood

2010as Lucy Estman

Private Practice

2007as Laura Martin

Medium

2005as Clerk

Hacks

2021as Stacey

New Girl

2011as Gina

Strong Medicine

2000as Julia

Family Guy

1999as Girl Pulling Train (voice)

The Miniature Wife

2026

Will Trent

2023as Susan Barno

The Dropout

2022as Linda Tanner

Without a Trace

2002as Marla

Law & Order

1990as Madeline Bennett

Kittens in a Cage

as Vanessa

Get Shorty

2017as Ali Egan

Brigsby Bear

2017as Louise Pope

The Mick

2017as Trish

The New Adventures of Old Christine

2006as Lucy

The Guest Book

2017as Phyllis

Enlightened

2011as Janice Holm

Childrens Hospital

2008as Lacey Briggs

American Dad!

2005as Pharmacist (voice)

How to Be a Latin Lover

2017as Gwen

Speechless

2016as Becca

Search Party

2016as Polly Danzinger

Benched

2014Writer

Another Period

2013as Brothel Madam

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Various Characters

Tiny Beautiful Things

2023as Amy Adler

Good Boys

2019as Saleswoman

The House of Tomorrow

2017as Mrs. Whitcomb

Drunk History

2013as Nurse

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

2020as Narrator (voice)

No Activity

2017as Erin

Enough Said

2013as Hillary