Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 14, 1971
Place of Birth
Syracuse, New York, USA
Credits
121 titles
Michaela Watkins
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?
Self
Suze
Suze
Heart Eyes
Crystal Cane
Hollywood Squares
Self
Dinner with the Parents
Jane
The American Society of Magical Negroes
Masterson
After Midnight
Self
You Hurt My Feelings
Sarah
Tiny Beautiful Things
Amy Adler
Paint
Katherine
The Night Agent
Freya Myers
The Young Wife
Lara
History of the World: Part II
Israel Ambassador
Will Trent
Susan Barno
The Dropout
Linda Tanner
Abbott Elementary
Miss Barco
Werewolves Within
Trisha Anderton
Hacks
Stacey
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Narrator (voice)
Close Enough
Brienne Bishop (voice)
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
Self
Bad Therapy
Judy Small
The Way Back
Beth
Transparent: Musicale Finale
Yetta
The Unicorn
Delia
Brittany Runs a Marathon
Catherine
Good Boys
Saleswoman
Sword of Trust
Mary
The House of Tomorrow
Mrs. Whitcomb
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films
Jane
Under the Eiffel Tower
Tillie
Antiquities
Dolores Jr.
Wayne
Maureen McNulty
Ibiza
Sarah
Dude
Jill Weil
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
No Activity
Erin
Big Mouth
Cantor Dina Reznick (voice)
Get Shorty
Ali Egan
The Guest Book
Phyllis
Person to Person
The Widow
Brigsby Bear
Louise Pope
Danger & Eggs
Life Coach Nanny / Robot Door / Administrator (voice)
The House
Raina
How to Be a Latin Lover
Gwen
Punching Henry
Mara
The Mick
Trish
Search Party
Polly Danzinger
Lazy Eye
Mel