Michaela Watkins
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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
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The Back-Up Plan (2010)
as Mona
Good Boys (2019)
as Saleswoman
The Way Back (2020)
as Beth
Heart Eyes (2025)
as Crystal Cane
They Came Together (2014)
as Habermeyer
Enough Said (2013)
as Hillary
Werewolves Within (2021)
as Trisha Anderton
The House (2017)
as Raina
Brigsby Bear (2017)
as Louise Pope
You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
as Sarah
Wanderlust (2012)
as Marisa
The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)
as Masterson
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
as Gwen
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Thanks for Sharing (2013)
as Margo
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
Punching Henry (2017)
as Mara
The Young Wife (2023)
as Lara
Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
as Catherine
Paint (2023)
as Katherine
The House of Tomorrow (2019)
as Mrs. Whitcomb
Dude (2018)
as Jill Weil
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films (2019)
as Jane
Bad Therapy (2020)
as Judy Small
Afternoon Delight (2013)
as Jennie
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016)
as Ivana Trump
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
In a World... (2013)
as Dani
Ibiza (2018)
as Sarah
Under the Eiffel Tower (2019)
as Tillie
Sword of Trust (2019)
as Mary
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials (2014)
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
Person to Person (2017)
as The Widow
Desert Flowers (—)
Actor
Are We Good? (2025)
as Self
I Want to Feel Fun (—)
Actor
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music (2020)
as Self
Divorce: The Greatest Hits (2016)
Actor
The Best Is Yet to Come (—)
Actor
Transparent: Musicale Finale (2019)
as Yetta
Suze (2025)
as Suze
iSteve (2013)
as Melinda Gates
The Prankster (2010)
as Miss LaFleur
Bunion (2014)
as Therapist
Lazy Eye (2016)
as Mel
Welcome to the Jungle Gym (2010)
as Principal Gilly
Cuddle Party (2015)
as Jane
Una Hora Por Favora (2012)
as Elissa
Worst Enemy (2010)
as Wooly
Home for Actresses (2011)
as Michaela
Antiquities (2019)
as Dolores Jr.
Yoga Matt (2008)
as Jill Goering