Michaela Watkins

Birth Name:

Michaela Suzanne Watkins

Birth Place:

Syracuse, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

Received an LA Weekly award for a premiere musical called "Laura Comstock's Bag Punching Dog․"
Earned her BFA from Boston University, where she studied theater and acting
Started out working in regional theater, appearing on the Portland Center Stage and with the Toad City Productions improvisation group
Quote: "I do like to play people I wouldn't want to spend five minutes in a room with․"
As a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," one of her recurring characters was Angie Tempura, a nerdy, celebrity bashing iced coffee lover, and she also did impressions of such celebrities as Barbara Walters and Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Her regional stage credits include a production of "Rosencrantz & Gildenstern are Dead" at the Portland Center Stage and a production of "Arcadia" at the Portland Repertory Theatre
Joined the Circle X Theatre Co․ based in Los Angeles
Joined the main company of The Groundlings improvisational comedy troupe

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