Michaela Watkins

Acting

Michaela Watkins

Born December 14, 1971Syracuse, New York, USA119 credits

Michaela is currently a main company member of The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Before moving to Los Angeles, Michaela pursued a life in regional theater. She received her BFA from Boston University School For the Arts. Her father is a math professor at Syracuse University, and her mother teaches Latin in the Boston area.

Known For

Are We Good?
1.0

Are We Good?

Movie

2025

Suze
7.6

Suze

Movie

2025

Heart Eyes
6.3

Heart Eyes

Movie

2025

Hollywood Squares
6.2

Hollywood Squares

TV

2025

Dinner with the Parents
6.0

Dinner with the Parents

TV

2024

The American Society of Magical Negroes
4.8

The American Society of Magical Negroes

Movie

2024

Filmography

Are We Good?
2025Are We Good?as SelfMovie
Suze
2025Suzeas SuzeMovie
Heart Eyes
2025Heart Eyesas Crystal CaneMovie
Hollywood Squares
2025Hollywood Squaresas SelfTV
Dinner with the Parents
2024Dinner with the Parentsas JaneTV
The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024The American Society of Magical Negroesas MastersonMovie
After Midnight
2024After Midnightas SelfTV
You Hurt My Feelings
2023You Hurt My Feelingsas SarahMovie
Tiny Beautiful Things
2023Tiny Beautiful Thingsas Amy AdlerTV
Paint
2023Paintas KatherineMovie
The Night Agent
2023The Night Agentas Freya MyersTV
The Young Wife
2023The Young Wifeas LaraMovie
History of the World: Part II
2023History of the World: Part IIas Israel AmbassadorTV
Will Trent
2023Will Trentas Susan BarnoTV
The Dropout
2022The Dropoutas Linda TannerTV
Abbott Elementary
2021Abbott Elementaryas Miss BarcoTV
Werewolves Within
2021Werewolves Withinas Trisha AndertonMovie
Hacks
2021Hacksas StaceyTV
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Closeas Narrator (voice)Movie
Close Enough
2020Close Enoughas Brienne Bishop (voice)TV
Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
2020Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Musicas SelfMovie
Bad Therapy
2020Bad Therapyas Judy SmallMovie
The Way Back
2020The Way Backas BethMovie
Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019Transparent: Musicale Finaleas YettaMovie
The Unicorn
2019The Unicornas DeliaTV
Brittany Runs a Marathon
2019Brittany Runs a Marathonas CatherineMovie
Good Boys
2019Good Boysas SaleswomanMovie
Sword of Trust
2019Sword of Trustas MaryMovie
The House of Tomorrow
2019The House of Tomorrowas Mrs. WhitcombMovie
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films
2019Modern/Love in 7 Short Filmsas JaneMovie
Under the Eiffel Tower
2019Under the Eiffel Toweras TillieMovie
Antiquities
2019Antiquitiesas Dolores Jr.Movie
Wayne
2019Wayneas Maureen McNultyTV
Ibiza
2018Ibizaas SarahMovie
Dude
2018Dudeas Jill WeilMovie
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017Do You Want to See a Dead Body?TV
No Activity
2017No Activityas ErinTV
Big Mouth
2017Big Mouthas Cantor Dina Reznick (voice)TV
Get Shorty
2017Get Shortyas Ali EganTV
The Guest Book
2017The Guest Bookas PhyllisTV
Person to Person
2017Person to Personas The WidowMovie
Brigsby Bear
2017Brigsby Bearas Louise PopeMovie
Danger & Eggs
2017Danger & Eggsas Life Coach Nanny / Robot Door / Administrator (voice)TV
The House
2017The Houseas RainaMovie
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017How to Be a Latin Loveras GwenMovie
Punching Henry
2017Punching Henryas MaraMovie
The Mick
2017The Mickas TrishTV
Search Party
2016Search Partyas Polly DanzingerTV
Lazy Eye
2016Lazy Eyeas MelMovie
Easy
2016Easyas Karen TreskaTV
Speechless
2016Speechlessas BeccaTV
D
2016Divorce: The Greatest HitsMovie
To Tell the Truth
2016To Tell the Truthas Self - PanelistTV
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movieas Ivana TrumpMovie
Angie Tribeca
2016Angie Tribecaas Melanie BurkeTV
The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United
2015The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas Unitedas Nerd's Mom (voice)Movie
Cuddle Party
2015Cuddle Partyas JaneMovie
Casual
2015Casualas ValerieTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Campas RhondaTV
Another Period
2015Another Periodas Brothel MadamTV
Kittens in a Cage
2015Kittens in a Cageas VanessaTV
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014Robot Chicken: Christmas Specialsas Various (voice) (archive sound)Movie
Benched
2014BenchedWriterTV
Marry Me
2014Marry Meas JanetTV
Transparent
2014Transparentas YettaTV
They Came Together
2014They Came Togetheras HabermeyerMovie
Playing House
2014Playing Houseas Dr. Laura MeredithTV
B
2014Bunionas TherapistMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas SelfTV
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwickas SelfTV
Trophy Wife
2013Trophy Wifeas Jackie FisherTV
The Goldbergs
2013The Goldbergsas Miss TaraborelliTV
Thanks for Sharing
2013Thanks for Sharingas MargoMovie
Enough Said
2013Enough Saidas HillaryMovie
Afternoon Delight
2013Afternoon Delightas JennieMovie
In a World...
2013In a World...as DaniMovie
Drunk History
2013Drunk Historyas NurseTV
iSteve
2013iSteveas Melinda GatesMovie
Anger Management
2012Anger Managementas LisaTV
Veep
2012Veepas PattyTV
Bent
2012Bentas CarolTV
Wanderlust
2012Wanderlustas MarissaMovie
Key & Peele
2012Key & Peeleas Mary MagdaleneTV
U
2012Una Hora Por Favoraas ElissaMovie
Enlightened
2011Enlightenedas Janice HolmTV
New Girl
2011New Girlas GinaTV
Home for Actresses
2011Home for Actressesas MichaelaMovie
W
2010Worst Enemyas WoolyMovie
The Women of SNL
2010The Women of SNLas Various (archive footage)Movie
W
2010Welcome to the Jungle Gymas Principal GillyMovie
The Back-Up Plan
2010The Back-Up Planas MonaMovie
Parenthood
2010Parenthoodas Lucy EstmanTV
The Prankster
2010The Pranksteras Miss LaFleurMovie
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas SusanTV
Archer
2009ArcherTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas Lacey BriggsTV
Y
2008Yoga Mattas Jill GoeringMovie
Eli Stone
2008Eli Stoneas Judge Leigh RappaportTV
Private Practice
2007Private Practiceas Laura MartinTV
Californication
2007Californicationas ExecutiveTV
Modern Men
2006Modern MenTV
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006The New Adventures of Old Christineas LucyTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Nikki RatlinTV
Robot Chicken
2005Robot Chickenas Carol / Sarah Cage / Nerd's Mother (voice)TV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Veterinarian (voice)TV
Medium
2005Mediumas ClerkTV
Miss Match
2003Miss Matchas Susan ScottTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas MarlaTV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas SaundraTV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas JuliaTV
Malcolm in the Middle
2000Malcolm in the Middleas ReceptionistTV
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Girl Pulling Train (voice)TV
Charmed
1998Charmedas AndreaTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Madeline BennettTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Various CharactersTV
T
—The Best Is Yet To ComeMovie
D
—Desert FlowersMovie