This buxom brunette studied ballet as a child before transitioning to acting while in college. After spending some time in the Chicago theater scene, Mullally moved to Hollywood and snagged a leading role on the short-lived series
The Ellen Burstyn Show in 1986. Over the next decade, the comic actress struggled to find work before upping her profile opposite Matthew Broderick in the 1995 Broadway revival of
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. A succession of TV guest spots followed before she landed her signature, Emmy-winning role as a high-pitched princess on
Will & Grace. Mullally proved so popular with audiences that once the sitcom ended in 2006, she launched her own eponymous talk show, but it lasted less than five months. Off-screen, she is married to character actor Nick Offerman and sings for the cover band Supreme Music Program.
Megan Mullally Fast Facts:
- Father was a contract player for Paramount and mother was a model.
- Studied ballet from the age of 6 and performed with the American Ballet Theater in New York City in the summers while attending high school.
- Attended Northwestern University and studied English Literature and Art History, but left before graduating.
- A singer and performer in Supreme Music Program, which has released two albums.
- Close friends with college classmate Laura Innes.
- Megan Mullally Relationships:
- Carter Mullally Jr. - Father
- Martha Mullally - Mother
- Michael Katcher - Ex-husband
- Nick Offerman - Husband
- Megan Mullally Awards:
- 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- College:
- Attended Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
