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| name = Michaela Watkins | image = Michaela Watkins 2010.jpg | image_size = 240px | alt = Michaela Watkins in 2010 | caption = Watkins performing at the "Improv in Iraq Tour" in 2010 | birth_name = Michaela Suzanne Watkins | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|14}} | birth_place = Syracuse, New York, United States | alma_mater = Boston University | occupation = Actress, comedian | years_active = 1998–present | known_for = Saturday Night Live Trophy Wife Casual | spouse = {{marriage|Fred Kramer|2013|}} }} Michaela Suzanne Watkins (born December 14, 1971)[1] is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for starring on the Hulu series Casual and on the short-lived ABC sitcom Trophy Wife, as well as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2009. She has also recurred on television series such as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Enlightened and Transparent, and has had appearances in the films The Back-up Plan (2010), Wanderlust (2012) and Enough Said (2013). Early lifeWatkins was born in Syracuse, New York, the daughter of former Latin teacher mother[2] Myrna Watkins and Syracuse University mathematician father Mark Watkins.[3][4][5] She has two sisters, Rebecca Kent and Sarah Fitts.[3] She was raised in DeWitt, New York,[6] a suburb of Syracuse, in a Jewish family.[2] After her parents' divorce, Watkins' mother obtained a marketing degree and relocated the family to Boston when Watkins was 15.[2][7] She attended Moses DeWitt Elementary School and Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Michaela graduated from Boston University, where she studied theater and acting. Watkins auditioned for a part in a British farce at a community theater when she was 15, and got the part. Joan Rivers was one of her inspirations to go into show business.[2] CareerTheaterAfter theater school, Watkins lived and worked in New York City for a year but struggled to build her career. She moved with a friend to Portland, Oregon.[8] She lived there from 1996–2000 and appeared onstage with Portland Center Stage and the defunct improv group Toad City Productions.[9] She traveled around the country doing regional theater, then decided to move to Los Angeles.[8] She was active in Los Angeles Theatre for many years, taking on roles with Circle X Theatre[10] and 2100 Square Feet.[11] Regional theater
ImprovShe became a regular performer at The Groundlings,[14] where she was discovered by Saturday Night Live.[15] Watkins said the appeal of sketch work is that she can write her own material.[2] TVSaturday Night LiveIn November 2008, Watkins joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL), along with Abby Elliott. Watkins said (at that time) that she was the oldest woman they ever hired.[2] Watkins has since been surpassed by Leslie Jones, who was 47 when she joined SNL. Watkins made her first major appearance on the show as Arianna Huffington on the November 22nd Weekend Update.[16][17] Watkins remained on SNL as a featured player throughout the rest of the 2008-2009 season, up to the season finale on May 16, 2009. However while SNL was on summer hiatus, the news broke in early September 2009, that Watkins, along with fellow castmate Casey Wilson, were both to be let go from the show[18][19] and would not be returning for the 2009-10 season.[20][21] Recurring characters on SNL
Post–Saturday Night Live TVShe has appeared with recurring roles in the comedy programs as Lucy opposite Hamish Linklater in the sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine, Enlightened, New Girl, Anger Management. As well as making guest appearances on shows such as Hung, Childrens Hospital, Kroll Show, Key & Peele, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Modern Family. Watkins also starred alongside Malin Åkerman, Bradley Whitford, and Marcia Gay Harden in the short-lived, but well-received[22] ABC sitcom Trophy Wife.[23][24] The series aired for one season from September 2013 to May 2014.[25] In 2015, it was announced that Watkins will star in the Hulu series produced by Jason Reitman called Casual, which will be executive produced by Liz Tigelaar.[26] In 2018 it was announced that Watkins would be joining the cast of the Amazon Prime series Catastrophe, playing the sister of lead character Rob Norris (Rob Delaney).[27] Producing, writingWatkins co-created (with writing partner and fellow Groundling, Damon Jones)[28] the short-lived 2014 USA Network comedy series Benched.[29] The series starred Eliza Coupe and Jay Harrington and premiered on October 28, 2014.[30] Watkins and Jones were also executive producers on the show.[31] FilmWatkins has appeared with supporting roles in films such as Enough Said, In a World...,[32] Afternoon Delight, The Back-Up Plan, Wanderlust, They Came Together and Lazy Eye. Personal lifeWatkins is married to Fred Kramer, who is a founding partner of Reason Ventures and General Manager of Critical Mass Studios, Inc.[33] Kramer used to be Executive Director of the Jewish World Watch organization, a Los Angeles-based anti-genocide non-profit, focused on the situations in Sudan and Congo.[34] FilmographyFilm
Television
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Michaela Suzanne Watkins profile|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KJ35-FZ2|website=FamilySearch|accessdate=September 6, 2014}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|last1=Rivers|first1=Joan|title=In Bed With Joan - Episode 51: Michaela Watkins|url=http://inbedwithjoan.com/2014/04/episode-51-michaela-watkins|website=In Bed With Joan|accessdate=September 6, 2014|format=Video interview|date=April 2, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906223243/http://inbedwithjoan.com/2014/04/episode-51-michaela-watkins/|archivedate=September 6, 2014|df=}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Watkins|first1=Mark E.|title=Mark E. Watkins - My Biography|url=http://mewatkin.mysite.syr.edu/Biography.pdf|website=Webpage of Mark E. Watkins, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics|accessdate=6 September 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Mark Watkins, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics|url=http://asfaculty.syr.edu/pages/math/watkins-mark.html|website=Syracuse University|accessdate=September 6, 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/comedy/articles/2009/03/21/shes_got_characters|title=She's got characters|work=Boston Globe|date=March 21, 2009|accessdate=August 24, 2013}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Herbert|first1=Geoff|title='Trophy Wife': Syracuse native Michaela Watkins stars on new ABC TV show|url=http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/09/trophy_wife_abc_tv_show_michaela_watkins.html|accessdate=September 6, 2014|work=Syracuse Post-Standard|date=September 24, 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Episode 66: Michaela Watkins|url=http://mentalpod.com/Michaela-Watkins-podcast|last=Gilmartin|first=Paul|work=The Mental Illness Happy Hour|accessdate=July 5, 2012|date=June 22, 2012}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Hoffman|first1=David|title=The Groundlings Podcast: 04: Michaela Watkins|url=http://groundlings.libsyn.com/the-groundlings-podcast-04|website=The Groundlings|accessdate=September 7, 2014|format=Audio interview - mp3|date=August 30, 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|last=Hughley |first=Marty |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2008/11/former_portlander_michaela_wat.html|title=Former Portlander Michaela Watkins to join "SNL" cast|work=Oregon Live|date=November 14, 2008|accessdate=August 25, 2013}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm?int_news_id=4474|title=Circle X Theatre|last=Schwartz|first=Jonas|work=Theater Mania|date=March 9, 2004|accessdate=August 25, 2013}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Mikulan|first1=Steven|title=As I Die Lying: Tuning family heartstrings in the ICU|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2005-01-20/stage/as-i-die-lying|accessdate=September 6, 2014|work=LA Weekly|date=January 20, 2005}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Productions|url=http://www.circlextheatre.org|website=Circle X Theatre|accessdate=March 1, 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web|last1=Kuruvilla|first1=Sunil|title=Fighting Words|url=http://www.vineyardplayhouse.org/programs/2003/program0301.html|website=The Vineyard Playhouse|accessdate=September 6, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620110038/http://www.vineyardplayhouse.org/programs/2003/program0301.html|archivedate=June 20, 2006}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Performers: Michaela Watkins - Main Company|url=http://www.groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=343|website=Groundlings|accessdate=7 September 2014}} 15. ^{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Julie|title=40 Years of Improv Comedy: An Oral History of the Groundlings|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/groundlings-oral-history|accessdate=September 7, 2014|work=Vanity Fair|date=June 5, 2014}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update-arianna-huffington/848661|title=Update: Arianna Huffington - Video - Saturday Night Live|publisher=NBC|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521043732/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update-arianna-huffington/848661|archivedate=May 21, 2010|date=November 22, 2008|accessdate=August 25, 2013}} 17. ^{{cite web|last1=Mechare|first1=Ethan|title=Michaela Watkins on Doin' It With Ethan|url=http://doinitwithethan.com/celebrity-interview/michaela-watkins-on-doin-it-with-ethan|website=Doin It With Ethan|accessdate=September 7, 2014|date=November 3, 2010}} 18. ^{{cite news|last1=Ausiello |first1=Michael |title=Exclusive: Michaela Watkins 'shocked' by 'SNL' firing |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2009/09/04/exclusive-michaela-watkins-shocked-by-snl-firing |accessdate=September 7, 2014 |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 4, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907074308/http://insidetv.ew.com/2009/09/04/exclusive-michaela-watkins-shocked-by-snl-firing/ |archivedate=September 7, 2014 }} 19. ^{{cite news|last1=Itzkoff|first1=Dave|title=Michaela Watkins on Her ‘Saturday Night Live’ Exit|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/exit-offsets-entrances-at-saturday-night-live/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|accessdate=September 7, 2014|work=The New York Times|date=September 4, 2009}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=http://thecomicscomic.typepad.com/thecomicscomic/2009/09/addition-through-subtraction-snl-fires-michaela-watkins-and-casey-wilson.html|last=McCarthy|first=Sean L.|title=Addition through subtraction: SNL fires Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson!?|work=The Comic's Comic|date=September 4, 2009|accessdate=August 25, 2013}} 21. ^{{cite news|last1=Holmes|first1=Linda|title=SNL's Michaela Watkins 'Just Too Classically Pretty To Be Hilarious'?|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/09/snls_michaela_watkins_just_too.html|accessdate=September 7, 2014|work=Monkey See (blog)|publisher=NPR|date=September 9, 2009}} 22. ^{{cite news|last1=Heisler|first1=Steve|title=Trophy Wife’s Michaela Watkins on Her Brief SNL Stint, Modern Divorce, and Crazy Ladies|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/04/interview-michaela-watkins-trophy-wife.html|accessdate=7 September 2014|work=Vulture|publisher=New York Magazine|date=1 April 2014}} 23. ^{{cite news|last1=Shattuck|first1=Kathryn|title=Defying Expectations, TV Actors Try Different Roles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/arts/television/defying-expectations-tv-actors-try-different-roles.html|accessdate=7 September 2014|work=The New York Times|date=6 September 2013}} 24. ^{{cite news|last1=Rodman|first1=Sarah|title=Michaela Watkins is ‘Wife’ material|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2013/09/23/michaela-watkins-wife-material/SqsgPoPDb0F56TEp2aKMbP/story.html|accessdate=6 September 2014|work=Boston Globe|date=24 September 2013}} 25. ^{{cite news|last1=Sepinwall|first1=Alan|title=ABC reportedly cancels 'Trophy Wife' & 'Mixology'|url=http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/abc-reportedly-cancels-trophy-wife-mixology|accessdate=September 7, 2014|work=HitFix|date=May 9, 2014}} 26. ^{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=Michaela Watkins to Star in Hulu's Jason Reitman Comedy 'Casual'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/michaela-watkins-star-hulus-jason-769658|accessdate=March 1, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter}} 27. ^{{cite news |last=Singer |first=Jenny |url= https://forward.com/schmooze/404264/catastrophe-snags-jewish-comedy-gem-michaela-watkins-for-season-4/ |title=‘Catastrophe’ Snags Jewish Comedy Gem Michaela Watkins For Season 4 |work=The Forward |date=June 27, 2018 |accessdate=June 28, 2018}} 28. ^{{cite news|last1=Katz|first1=Jessie|last2=Kirby|first2=Brandon|title='Off the Cuff' Podcast: Michaela Watkins Explains Why Her 'Tropphy Wife' Costumes are a 'Fashion Jam'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cuff-podcast-trophy-wifes-michaela-700170|accessdate=September 7, 2014|series=Pret-a-Reporter|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 30, 2014|format=Podcast interview}} 29. ^{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title='Under the Dome' Alum Boards USA's 'Benched' (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/under-dome-alum-boards-usas-682236|accessdate=September 7, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 21, 2014}} 30. ^{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=USA Orders Eliza Coupe Comedy 'Benched' to Series|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/usa-orders-eliza-coupe-comedy-673784|accessdate=September 7, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 24, 2014}} 31. ^{{cite news|last1=Peikert|first1=Mark|title=Spotlight On: Michaela Watkins, ABC’s ‘Trophy Wife’|url=http://www.backstage.com/interview/spotlight-michaela-watkins-abcs-trophy-wife/|accessdate=September 7, 2014|work=Backstage|date=February 11, 2014}} 32. ^{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Krista|title=Lake Bell and Michaela Watkins on "In a World"|url=http://video.vanityfair.com/watch/lake-bell-and-michaela-watkins-on-in-a-world-|accessdate=September 7, 2014|work=Vanity Fair|date=January 21, 2013|format=Video interview}} 33. ^{{cite web|title=Team: Fred Kramer, Founding Member/Partner|url=http://reasonv.com/team.php|website=Reason Ventures|accessdate=September 6, 2014}} 34. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywoodjew/item/new_world_view_20120515|last=Berrin |first=Danielle |title=New world view|work=Jewish Journal|date=May 15, 2012|accessdate=August 24, 2013}} External links
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