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