Michaela Watkins
Acting
- Born:
- 1971-12-14
- Place of birth:
- 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).
Known For
Filmography
The Miniature Wife
Are We Good?
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Suze
Heart Eyes
Hollywood Squares
Dinner with the Parents
The American Society of Magical Negroes
After Midnight
You Hurt My Feelings
Tiny Beautiful Things
Paint
The Night Agent
The Young Wife
History of the World: Part II
Will Trent
The Dropout
Abbott Elementary
Werewolves Within
Hacks
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Close Enough
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
Bad Therapy
The Way Back
Transparent: Musicale Finale
The Unicorn
Brittany Runs a Marathon
Good Boys
Sword of Trust
The House of Tomorrow
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films
Under the Eiffel Tower
Antiquities
Wayne
Ibiza
Dude
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
No Activity
Big Mouth
Get Shorty
The Guest Book
Person to Person
Brigsby Bear
Danger & Eggs
The House
Nobodies
How to Be a Latin Lover
Punching Henry
The Mick
Search Party
Lazy Eye
Easy
Speechless
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
To Tell the Truth
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Angie Tribeca
Cuddle Party
Casual