Michaela Watkins
Biography
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).
Movie Appearances

The Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United
as Nerd's Mom (voice)
2015

The Back-Up Plan
as Mona
2010

Wanderlust
as Marissa
2012

The Prankster
as Miss LaFleur
2010

The Young Wife
as Lara
2023

Thanks for Sharing
as Margo
2013

Afternoon Delight
as Jennie
2013

In a World...
as Dani
2013

You Hurt My Feelings
as Sarah
2023

iSteve
as Melinda Gates
2013

Enough Said
as Hillary
2013

The American Society of Magical Negroes
as Masterson
2024

They Came Together
as Habermeyer
2014
Una Hora Por Favora
as Elissa
2012

Punching Henry
as Mara
2017

Suze
as Suze
2025
Welcome to the Jungle Gym
as Principal Gilly
2010
Worst Enemy
as Wooly
2010
Bunion
as Therapist
2014

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
as Ivana Trump
2016
TV Appearances

Eli Stone
as Judge Leigh Rappaport
2008

New Girl
as Gina
2011

Californication
as Executive
2007

Miss Match
as Susan Scott
2003

Charmed
as Andrea
1998

Malcolm in the Middle
as Receptionist
2000

Without a Trace
as Marla
2002

Close Enough
as Brienne Bishop (voice)
2020

The Mick
as Trish
2017

Enlightened
as Janice Holm
2011

The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Lucy
2006

Modern Men
2006
