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Los Angeles, California, USA
Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress and singer. After working in the theatre in Chicago, Mullally moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and began to appear in supporting roles in film and television productions. She made her Broadway debut in Grease in 1994 and she has since appeared in several Broadway musicals. From 1998 until 2006, she played Karen Walker on the TV sitcom…
Known for
- Chasing Summer — Layanne2026
- Goodbye Girl2026
- Sovereign — Beverly2025
- The Fabulous Four — Alice2024
- Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry — Self2024
- Dicks: The Musical — Evelyn2023
- First Time Female Director — Marjory / Mama Jean2023
- Carol & the End of the World — (voice)2023
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians — Mrs. Dodds / Alecto2023
- Crush — Angie Evans2022
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Oklahoma raised actress/singer, worked in theatre for much of her early career and later on Broadway including roles in Grease and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She is the lead singer of her band Megan Mullally and Supreme Music Program which she formed before hitting super-stardom and still continues to play with. Became universally known after landing the role of wealthy New York socialite Karen Walker on NBC sitcom Will and Grace whom she played from 1998 until the series
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1958-11-12 ) November 12, 1958 (age 67) , Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Education
- Northwestern University
- Occupations
- Actress, comedian
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Spouses
- Michael Katcher ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1996 ) Nick Offerman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Website
- meganmullally .net
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Megan
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Nick Offerman
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.meganmullally.net
- Image
- Megan Mullally by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress, comedian and singer. She is best known for playing Karen Walker in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning twice, in 2000 and 2006. She also received nominations for numerous other accolades for her portrayal, including seven consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, winning three times, in 2001, 2002, and 2003, as well as receiving four Golden Globe Award nominations.
From 2006 to 2007, Mullally hosted the talk show The Megan Mullally Show. Since then, she has been a series regular on several television series, such as In the Motherhood, Party Down, Childrens Hospital, and Breaking In. She has also appeared in guest spots and recurring roles on other comedy series including, Happy Endings, Bob's Burgers, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Up All Night, Boston Legal, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and The Great North. In addition to television, Mullally has also ventured into film, with appearances in Smashed (2012), The Kings of Summer (2013), and Why Him? (2016).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Megan Mullally” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.