Actor profile

Michaela Watkins

14th December 1971 Syracuse, New York, USA Acting

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).

51 Movies 68 TV Shows 119 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Are We Good? poster

Are We Good? 3rd October 2025 as Self

Suze poster

Suze 7th February 2025 as Suze

Heart Eyes poster

Heart Eyes 6th February 2025 as Crystal Cane

The American Society of Magical Negroes poster

The American Society of Magical Negroes 15th March 2024 as Masterson

You Hurt My Feelings poster

You Hurt My Feelings 26th May 2023 as Sarah

Paint poster

Paint 6th April 2023 as Katherine

The Young Wife poster

The Young Wife 12th March 2023 as Lara

Werewolves Within poster

Werewolves Within 25th June 2021 as Trisha Anderton

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close poster

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close 14th October 2020 as Narrator (voice)

Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music poster

Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music 10th June 2020 as Self

Bad Therapy poster

Bad Therapy 17th April 2020 as Judy Small

The Way Back poster

The Way Back 5th March 2020 as Beth

Transparent: Musicale Finale poster

Transparent: Musicale Finale 27th September 2019 as Yetta

Brittany Runs a Marathon poster

Brittany Runs a Marathon 23rd August 2019 as Catherine

Good Boys poster

Good Boys 14th August 2019 as Saleswoman

Sword of Trust poster

Sword of Trust 12th July 2019 as Mary

The House of Tomorrow poster

The House of Tomorrow 20th June 2019 as Mrs. Whitcomb

Modern/Love in 7 Short Films poster

Modern/Love in 7 Short Films 18th June 2019 as Jane

Under the Eiffel Tower poster

Under the Eiffel Tower 8th February 2019 as Tillie

Antiquities poster

Antiquities 25th January 2019 as Dolores Jr.

Ibiza poster

Ibiza 25th May 2018 as Sarah

Dude poster

Dude 20th April 2018 as Jill Weil

Person to Person poster

Person to Person 28th July 2017 as The Widow

Brigsby Bear poster

Brigsby Bear 27th July 2017 as Louise Pope

The House poster

The House 29th June 2017 as Raina

How to Be a Latin Lover poster

How to Be a Latin Lover 6th March 2017 as Gwen

Punching Henry poster

Punching Henry 24th February 2017 as Mara

Lazy Eye poster

Lazy Eye 11th November 2016 as Mel

Divorce: The Greatest Hits 6th September 2016

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie poster

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie 10th February 2016 as Ivana Trump

The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United poster

The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United 13th December 2015 as Nerd's Mom (voice)

Cuddle Party poster

Cuddle Party 8th December 2015 as Jane

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials poster

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials 18th November 2014 as Various (voice) (archive sound)

They Came Together poster

They Came Together 27th June 2014 as Habermeyer

Bunion 16th March 2014 as Therapist

Thanks for Sharing poster

Thanks for Sharing 19th September 2013 as Margo

Enough Said poster

Enough Said 18th September 2013 as Hillary

Afternoon Delight poster

Afternoon Delight 30th August 2013 as Jennie

In a World... poster

In a World... 9th August 2013 as Dani

iSteve poster

iSteve 14th April 2013 as Melinda Gates

Wanderlust poster

Wanderlust 23rd February 2012 as Marissa

Una Hora Por Favora 19th January 2012 as Elissa

Home for Actresses poster

Home for Actresses 1st January 2011 as Michaela

Worst Enemy 31st December 2010 as Wooly

The Women of SNL poster

The Women of SNL 1st November 2010 as Various (archive footage)

Welcome to the Jungle Gym 23rd October 2010 as Principal Gilly

The Back-Up Plan poster

The Back-Up Plan 23rd April 2010 as Mona

The Prankster poster

The Prankster 1st January 2010 as Miss LaFleur

Yoga Matt 8th October 2008 as Jill Goering

Desert Flowers

The Best Is Yet To Come

The Miniature Wife poster

The Miniature Wife 9th April 2026

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 16th January 2025 as Self

Dinner with the Parents poster

Dinner with the Parents 17th April 2024 as Jane

After Midnight poster

After Midnight 17th January 2024 as Self

Tiny Beautiful Things poster

Tiny Beautiful Things 7th April 2023 as Amy Adler

The Night Agent poster

The Night Agent 23rd March 2023 as Freya

History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II 6th March 2023 as Israel Ambassador

Will Trent poster

Will Trent 3rd January 2023 as Susan Barno

The Dropout poster

The Dropout 3rd March 2022 as Linda Tanner

Abbott Elementary poster

Abbott Elementary 7th December 2021 as Miss Barco

Hacks poster

Hacks 13th May 2021 as Stacey

Close Enough poster

Close Enough 9th July 2020 as Brienne Bishop (voice)

The Unicorn poster

The Unicorn 16th September 2019 as Delia

Wayne poster

Wayne 16th January 2019 as Maureen McNulty

Do You Want to See a Dead Body? poster

Do You Want to See a Dead Body? 17th November 2017

No Activity poster

No Activity 11th November 2017 as Erin

Big Mouth poster

Big Mouth 29th September 2017 as Cantor Dina Reznick (voice)

Get Shorty poster

Get Shorty 13th August 2017 as Ali Egan

The Guest Book poster

The Guest Book 3rd August 2017 as Phyllis

Danger & Eggs poster

Danger & Eggs 30th June 2017 as Life Coach Nanny / Robot Door / Administrator (voice)

The Mick poster

The Mick 1st January 2017 as Trish

Search Party poster

Search Party 21st November 2016 as Polly Danzinger

Easy poster

Easy 22nd September 2016 as Karen Treska

Speechless poster

Speechless 21st September 2016 as Becca

To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth 14th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

Angie Tribeca poster

Angie Tribeca 17th January 2016 as Melanie Burke

Casual poster

Casual 7th October 2015 as Valerie

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp poster

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 31st July 2015 as Rhonda

Another Period poster

Another Period 23rd June 2015 as Brothel Madam

Kittens in a Cage poster

Kittens in a Cage 20th February 2015 as Vanessa

Marry Me poster

Marry Me 14th October 2014 as Janet

Transparent poster

Transparent 26th September 2014 as Connie

Playing House poster

Playing House 29th April 2014 as Dr. Laura Meredith

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones 6th February 2014 as Self

@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster

@midnight with Chris Hardwick 21st October 2013 as Self

The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs 24th September 2013 as Miss Taraborelli

Trophy Wife poster

Trophy Wife 24th September 2013 as Jackie Fisher

Drunk History poster

Drunk History 9th July 2013 as Nurse

Anger Management poster

Anger Management 28th June 2012 as Lisa

Veep poster

Veep 22nd April 2012 as Patty

Bent poster

Bent 21st March 2012 as Carol

Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele 31st January 2012 as Mary Magdalene

Enlightened poster

Enlightened 10th October 2011 as Janice Holm

New Girl poster

New Girl 20th September 2011 as Gina

Parenthood poster

Parenthood 2nd March 2010 as Lucy Estman

Modern Family poster

Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as Susan

Archer poster

Archer 17th September 2009

Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital 8th December 2008 as Lacey Briggs

Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone 31st January 2008 as Judge Leigh Rappaport

Private Practice poster

Private Practice 26th September 2007 as Laura Martin

Californication poster

Californication 13th August 2007 as Executive

Modern Men poster

Modern Men 17th March 2006

The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine 13th March 2006 as Lucy

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Nikki Ratlin

Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken 20th February 2005 as Carol / Sarah Cage / Nerd's Mother (voice)

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Pharmacist (voice)

Medium poster

Medium 3rd January 2005 as Clerk

Miss Match poster

Miss Match 26th September 2003 as Susan Scott

Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace 26th September 2002 as Marla

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Saundra

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 23rd July 2000 as Julia

Malcolm in the Middle poster

Malcolm in the Middle 9th January 2000 as Receptionist

Family Guy poster

Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Girl Pulling Train (voice)

Charmed poster

Charmed 7th October 1998 as Andrea

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Madeline Bennett

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Various Characters