Michaela Watkins
Scheda di Michaela Watkins
Persona conosciuta per Le piccole cose della vita (serie), Ibiza (film), Good Boys – Quei cattivi ragazzi (film), A cena con il lupo: Werewolves Within (film), Tornare a vincere (film), The Dropout (serie)
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Biografia
MICHAELA WATKINS is a natural talent with an undeniable energy who has made her mark through a variety of impressive and unforgettable roles. Watkins can currently be seen in the fourth and final season of the hit Hulu show "Casual," playing a newly divorced sex therapist who is re-entering the world of casual dating. She plays Rob Delaney's sister in the new season of "Catastrophe" and joins the cast of "Search Party" as a tightly wound federal prosecutor hell-bent on putting Dory (Alia Shawkat) and Drew (John Reynolds) behind bars. Watkins is quickly becoming an indie film darling, after memorable performances in Lake Bell's In a World…, Jill Soloway's Afternoon Delight and Dave McCary's Brigsby Bear. She previously co-starred in such films as Wanderlust, opposite Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd; Ibiza, with Gillian Jacobs and Vanessa Bayer; The House, alongside Will Ferrell and Jason Mantzoukas; They Came Together, opposite Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd; and Nicole Holofcener's Enough Said, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Watkins recently wrapped production on Gavin O'Connor's drama Torrance, with Ben Affleck. On the small screen, Watkins appeared in the first and second season of Amazon's Golden Globe Award®-winning drama "Transparent," with Jeffrey Tambor; the Netflix limited series "Wet Hot American Summer," opposite Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd; and ABC's "Trophy Wife," alongside Bradley Whitford and Malin Ackerman. Her other TV credits include "Veep," "The Goldbergs," "Married," "The Comedians," "New Girl," "Enlightened," "Modern Family," "Children's Hospital," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Parenthood," "Key and Peele," "The Kroll Show," "Drunk History" and "Californication." Watkins executive produced and co-created the USA Network comedy series "Benched," starring Eliza Coupe. Watkins hails from the Groundlings Theatre, where many distinguished "Saturday Night Live" alums got their start. She joined the "SNL" cast in the 2008–09 season and made her mark with spot-on impressions of Arianna Huffington, Barbara Walters and Kathie Lee Gifford's sidekick Hoda Kotb. Born in Syracuse, New York, and raised in Boston, Watkins pursued a career in regional theater before moving to Los Angeles. She received her B.F.A. from Boston University, where she studied acting and theater.
