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