Michaela Watkins
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).
TV Shows(68)
The Miniature Wife
2026
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Dinner with the Parents
Jane
2024
After Midnight
Self
2024
Tiny Beautiful Things
Amy Adler
2023
The Night Agent
Freya Myers
2023
History of the World: Part II
Israel Ambassador
2023
Will Trent
Susan Barno
2023
The Dropout
Linda Tanner
2022
Abbott Elementary
Miss Barco
2021
Hacks
Stacey
2021
Close Enough
Brienne Bishop (voice)
2020
The Unicorn
Delia
2019
Wayne
Maureen McNulty
2019
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017
No Activity
Erin
2017
Big Mouth
Cantor Dina Reznick (voice)
2017
Get Shorty
Ali Egan
2017
The Guest Book
Phyllis
2017
Danger & Eggs
Life Coach Nanny / Robot Door / Administrator (voice)
2017
The Mick
Trish
2017
Search Party
Polly Danzinger
2016
Easy
Karen Treska
2016
Speechless
Becca
2016
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Angie Tribeca
Melanie Burke
2016
Casual
Valerie
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Rhonda
2015
Another Period
Brothel Madam
2015
Kittens in a Cage
Vanessa
2015
Marry Me
Janet
2014
Transparent
Yetta
2014
Playing House
Dr. Laura Meredith
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
2013
Trophy Wife
Jackie Fisher
2013
The Goldbergs
Miss Taraborelli
2013
Drunk History
Nurse
2013
Anger Management
Lisa
2012
Veep
Patty
2012
Bent
Carol
2012
Key & Peele
Mary Magdalene
2012
Enlightened
Janice Holm
2011
New Girl
Gina
2011
Parenthood
Lucy Estman
2010
Modern Family
Susan
2009
Archer
2009
Childrens Hospital
Lacey Briggs
2008
Eli Stone
Judge Leigh Rappaport
2008
Private Practice
Laura Martin
2007
Californication
Executive
2007
Modern Men
2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Lucy
2006
Grey's Anatomy
Nikki Ratlin
2005
Robot Chicken
Carol / Sarah Cage / Nerd's Mother (voice)
2005
American Dad!
Veterinarian (voice)
2005
Medium
Clerk
2005
Miss Match
Susan Scott
2003
Without a Trace
Marla
2002
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Saundra
2000
Strong Medicine
Julia
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Receptionist
2000
Family Guy
Girl Pulling Train (voice)
1999
Charmed
Andrea
1998
Law & Order
Madeline Bennett
1990
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Movies(51)
Are We Good?
Self
2025
Suze
Suze
2025
Heart Eyes
Crystal Cane
2025
The American Society of Magical Negroes
Masterson
2024
You Hurt My Feelings
Sarah
2023
Paint
Katherine
2023
The Young Wife
Lara
2023
Werewolves Within
Trisha Anderton
2021
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Narrator (voice)
2020
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
Self
2020
Bad Therapy
Judy Small
2020
The Way Back
Beth
2020
Transparent: Musicale Finale
Yetta
2019
Brittany Runs a Marathon
Catherine
2019
Good Boys
Saleswoman
2019
Sword of Trust
Mary
2019
The House of Tomorrow
Mrs. Whitcomb
2019
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films
Jane
2019
Under the Eiffel Tower
Tillie
2019
Antiquities
Dolores Jr.
2019
Ibiza
Sarah
2018
Dude
Jill Weil
2018
Person to Person
The Widow
2017
Brigsby Bear
Louise Pope
2017
The House
Raina
2017
How to Be a Latin Lover
Gwen
2017
Punching Henry
Mara
2017
Lazy Eye
Mel
2016
Divorce: The Greatest Hits
2016
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Ivana Trump
2016
The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United
Nerd's Mom (voice)
2015
Cuddle Party
Jane
2015
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various (voice) (archive sound)
2014
They Came Together
Habermeyer
2014
Bunion
Therapist
2014
Thanks for Sharing
Margo
2013
Enough Said
Hillary
2013
Afternoon Delight
Jennie
2013
In a World...
Dani
2013
iSteve
Melinda Gates
2013
Wanderlust
Marissa
2012
Una Hora Por Favora
Elissa
2012
Home for Actresses
Michaela
2011
Worst Enemy
Wooly
2010
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
Welcome to the Jungle Gym
Principal Gilly
2010
The Back-Up Plan
Mona
2010
The Prankster
Miss LaFleur
2010
Yoga Matt
Jill Goering
2008
The Best Is Yet To Come
Desert Flowers