Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn
Hahn holding a microphone
Hahn in 2016
Born
Kathryn Marie Hahn

(1973-07-23) July 23, 1973 (age 51)
Westchester, Illinois, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Spouse
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(m. 2002)​
Children2

Kathryn Marie Hahn (born July 23, 1973)[1][2] is an American actress. She began her career on television, starring as a grief counselor in the NBC crime drama series Crossing Jordan (2001–2007). Hahn gained prominence appearing as a supporting actress in a number of comedy films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Step Brothers (2008), Our Idiot Brother (2011), We're the Millers and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (both 2013), and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).

As a lead actress in film, Hahn starred in Joey Soloway's comedy-drama Afternoon Delight (2013), the comedy film Bad Moms (2016) and its sequel A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), and Tamara Jenkins's drama Private Life (2018). She has appeared in various other dramatic films, including Revolutionary Road (2008), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), The Visit (2015), and Captain Fantastic (2016). She voiced Ericka Van Helsing in two films of the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2018–2022) and Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).

In television, Hahn had guest roles on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2012–2015), and the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series Transparent (2014–2019). Hahn starred in the HBO miniseries Mrs. Fletcher (2019) and I Know This Much Is True (2020). She portrayed Agatha Harkness in the Disney+ miniseries WandaVision (2021) and its spin-off Agatha All Along (2024). For the former, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. For starring in the Hulu series Tiny Beautiful Things (2023), she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.[3][4]

  1. ^ Kathryn Hahn at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. ^ Lee, Benjamin (January 1, 2020). "Kathryn Hahn's X-rated Awakening "I'm 46 years old"". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Han, Karen (February 19, 2021). "We Interrupt This Programming for a Tribute to WandaVision's Kathryn Hahn". Slate. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Dean, Tres (February 4, 2021). "Kathryn Hahn Has Always Been a Secret Weapon". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021.