Kate McKinnon Net Worth in 2021

Kate McKinnon is a famous American actress, voice actress, and comedian known mostly for her hilarious celebrity impersonations. If you’re a fan of the “Saturday Night Live” show then you already know about her diverse talents. Let us find out what is Kate McKinnon net worth in 2021.

She can act, sing, play multiple instruments, perform comedy, and whatnot. She has achieved several awards and award nominations for her witty comebacks and great impact in the entertainment industry. 

Her main source of income is her acting career and she’s actually quite passionate about everything she does. From a very young age, she started showing interest in music, but her life took a different path and she ended up being a comedian and actress.

Moreover, her gay lifestyle had caught her fans oblivious but she didn’t have to face any criticism because of her sexual orientation.

Kate McKinnon Net Worth and Overview

Net worth	$10 Million
Date of Birth	January 6, 1984
Age	37 years
Height	1.61 m
Source of wealth	Entertainment Industry
Country of Origin	United States of America
Last Updated	February 2021

Early Life

Recalling her early life, Kathryn McKinnon Berthold was born in Sea Cliff, New York on 6^th January, 1984. She was raised in a middle-class family along with her younger sister.

Her father, Michael Thomas Berthold, who worked as an architect died in 1947 when Kate was 18. Besides, her mother Laura Campbell worked as a parent educator.

From Kate’s early childhood, she was quite passionate about musical instruments and started playing piano at the age of 5. However, she could play other instruments like the cello and guitar as well.

Her versatility led her to dive into acting and impression when she was little. Once, in her fifth grade, she used an English accent to imitate the Queen of England.

She passed from North Shore High School in 2002. In 2006, she graduated from Columbia University where she studied theatre and co-founded her parody group named “Tea Party”.

During her college years, she was more focused on improv comedy. She was featured in several university shows and was also a part of a comedy group that recorded college pranks.

Career

Kate McKinnon started her career in 2007 with “The Big Gay Sketch” show. For three seasons she played her role in that show.

In the subsequent year, she started performing live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City. She’s been doing that up to date.

She was a voice on-screen actress on a couple of movies and series like “Finding Dory”, “The Angry Birds Movie”, “The Simpsons”, “Family Guy” and many more.

Besides, she has made her appearances in various films such as “Ghostbusters”, “Balls Out”, “Rough Night”, “Bombshell”, “The Spy Who Dumped Me”, and “Yesterday”. 

In 2012, Kate made her debutant on the show “Saturday Night Live” since Vanessa Bayer left the show. Also, she’s the most recognized face and longest-serving celebrity of this show.

Moreover, she was featured in several advertisements for Ford Focus in 2015. She supplemented her income over time through such brand endorsements. 

Highlights and Achievements

Kate was nominated for tons of awards and won a lot of them too throughout her career. In 2009, she won the “New Now Next Award”. She was nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards and in 2016 and 2017 she won the awards.

Not to mention, she was awarded “Comedy Star of the year” in 2018. In 2020, being the star of the Saturday Night Live (SNL), she was nominated for the People’s Choice Award of this show.

Age, Height, and Weight

Kate was born on 6 January, 1984, in Sea Cliff, New York. As of now she’s 37 years old and stands a height of 1.61 m i.e., 5 feet and 4 inches. Similarly, she has a slim figure and weighs around 50 kg.

She’s got bold blue eyes and gorgeous blonde hair. Undoubtedly, she possesses the most amazing female physique.

Personal Life

Reflecting on her personal life, Kate McKinnon is a lesbian and isn’t hiding in a closet because of it. Rather, she has been open about it for a long time and is dating Marla Mindelle since 2013. They are quite happy with their romantic relationship. 

However, she dated Bari Weiss, a future journalist while she was in college, and another relation, she had worth mentioning is with actress Jackie Abbott.

This SNL fan-favorite star is also quite fond of cats, there was even a segment on SNL named “Whiskers R We” which focused on this fact. She has adopted a pet cat whom she sarcastically refers to as her son.

Criticism

Although this award-winning SNL actress didn’t face much criticism because of her work or sexuality, her fans were a bit unaware of her sexual orientation and gay lifestyle.

However, she had to face some criticisms because of keeping things private from her fans. But as she’s an insular person, she doesn’t feel comfortable with sharing details about her everyday life. 

She’s famous for strongly backing for the LGBT community as well. During the 2020 Golden Globes, she confessed about her being a lesbian and thanked Ellen DeGeneres for making this less scary.

Kate McKinnon Net Worth in 2021

So, the star of Saturday Night Live, Kate McKinnon net worth is of $10 million, and her source of income is basically the entertainment industry. Despite starting her career in the early 2000s, she was rather quick in gaining mainstream recognition.

She’s made quite an impression in her acting and hosting career, no wonder with each year passing, her net worth is shooting up.

Since she’s been with SNL for eight years, she’s one of the highest-paid cast members of it. Her salary is around $25000 per episode.

Well, Forbes has featured Kate in their “30 Under 30” in entertainment, acknowledging her potential to be a great comedian. She’ll also be playing the role of Elizabeth Holmes in the eight-episode adaptation of “The Dropout” which is expected to debut this year on Hulu.

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