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