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Quick facts for kids Kathryn Hahn
Hahn in 2016
Born	Kathryn Marie Hahn (1973-07-23) July 23, 1973 (age 51) Westchester, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Northwestern University (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Spouse(s)	Ethan Sandler ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2

Kathryn Marie Hahn (born July 23, 1973) is an American actress and comedian. 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 has 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 a guest role on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2012–2015) and a regular role in the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series Transparent (2014–2019), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress nomination. 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 and for the latter, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. For starring in the Hulu series Tiny Beautiful Things (2023), she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.

Early life

Kathryn Marie Hahn was born in Westchester, Illinois, the daughter of Karen (née Bunker) and Bill Hahn.

She grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and was raised in the Catholic faith. She attended St. Ann School (now Communion of Saints School) and Beaumont School, both located in Cleveland Heights. Hahn then attended Northwestern University, where she obtained a BA in theater. Afterward, she earned her MFA in drama from Yale University.

In 2024, Kathryn Hahn delivered the commencement address to Northwestern University’s graduating class and received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree.

Career

1999–2012: Early work

Hahn's first appearance on television was in Hickory Hideout, a local puppet show for children for then-NBC owned-and-operated station WKYC in Cleveland. While attending a festival, she was introduced to creator-producer Tim Kring. Hahn impressed Kring so favorably that he created the character of Lily Lebowski in Crossing Jordan specifically for her. The series aired from 2001 to 2007. Hahn has said of meeting Kring, "NBC and Tim Kring took a huge leap of faith in casting me. To be worked into a show that was in production and on the schedule is an amazing stroke of luck." On October 21, 2008, TV Guide reported that Hahn had signed a talent holding deal with Fox.

In 2003, Hahn appeared in a supporting role in the romantic comedy film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. The following year she appeared in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Around the Bend, and Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie. She later had more supporting roles in films, including the 2005 romantic comedy-drama A Lot like Love; The Holiday (2006); the science fiction adventure drama The Last Mimzy (2007); Step Brothers (2008); Revolutionary Road (2008); The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009), How Do You Know (2010), Our Idiot Brother (2011), and Wanderlust (2012).

In 2008, she made her Broadway theatre debut in the revival of the comedy Boeing-Boeing. She starred as Gloria, an American fiancée and airline stewardess. In 2009, she was cast as Eddy in a proposed American remake of the British TV series Absolutely Fabulous. A pilot was filmed but it was not picked up to series.

On television, Hahn starred in the short-lived NBC comedy series Free Agents, a 2011 remake of the British series of the same name. She had recurring roles on HBO shows Hung and Girls. From 2012 to 2015, she received praise for her recurring role on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation as Jennifer Barkley, the campaign manager of Leslie Knope's (Amy Poehler) opponent Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd).

She received a 2012 Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for her performance in Parks and Recreation.

2013–2017: Film and television breakthrough

Hahn at the premiere of This Is Where I Leave You in 2014

In 2013, Hahn played her first leading role, in the comedy-drama film Afternoon Delight, which was written and directed by Joey Soloway. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. For her role, she was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor. Later that year, Hahn appeared in the box-office hit We're the Millers, and co-starred in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. In 2014 she starred in the comedy film Bad Words, and the ensemble comedy-drama film This Is Where I Leave You.

In 2014, Hahn was cast as Rabbi Raquel Fein in the Amazon Studios critically acclaimed dark comedy-drama Transparent, whose creator, Joey Soloway, had directed her in Afternoon Delight. She received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2017) as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination along with the cast.

In 2015, Hahn starred in the Showtime comedy-drama Happyish, but the show was canceled after a single season. That year Hahn co-starred in the science-fiction adventure film Tomorrowland, and starred in the box-office horror hit The Visit. She also starred in Peter Bogdanovich's She's Funny That Way.

In 2016, Hahn appeared in the drama film Captain Fantastic and in the comedy film Bad Moms. IndieWire's Kate Erbland gave the film a B−, noting that it "boasts some good jokes but Hahn's revelatory performance is the big draw." The film earned more than $183.9 million with a budget of $20 million. She next appeared in the Amazon comedy series I Love Dick, based on the novel by the same name by Chris Kraus and directed by Joey Soloway. It premiered on August 19, 2016.

Following the financial success from Bad Moms, STX Entertainment greenlit a sequel titled A Bad Moms Christmas. It was released in November 2017 and earned more than $130 million with a budget of $28 million.

2018–present: Focus on television

Hahn at the premiere of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery in 2022

In 2018, Hahn starred in the drama film Private Life, directed by Tamara Jenkins. She received critical acclaim for her performance. She began appearing in television commercials for Chrysler.

The same year, Hahn had voice roles in two animated films from Sony Pictures Animation. First, Hahn provided the voice of character Ericka Van Helsing in the comedy Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. Second, Hahn had a voice role in the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, as Dr. Olivia "Liv" Octavius / Doctor Octopus.

In 2019, Hahn starred in and produced the HBO comedy miniseries Mrs. Fletcher. Hahn's performance as protagonist Eve Fletcher received critical praise.

In 2020, Hahn starred in the HBO drama miniseries I Know This Much Is True, based on the novel of the same name by Wally Lamb. That same year, Hahn began voicing Paige Hunter in the Apple TV+ animated musical comedy series Central Park. Apple Inc. had given a two-season order to Central Park, with each season set to consist of thirteen episodes.

In 2021, Hahn joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe by starring in the Disney+ limited series WandaVision as Agnes, a mysterious "nosy neighbor", later revealed to be Agatha Harkness. The role earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Her next miniseries The Shrink Next Door, premiered on Apple TV+ on November 12, 2021. She played Jo Polniaczek in The Facts of Life segment of the third edition of Live in Front of a Studio Audience on December 7, 2021. She also starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the sequel to the 2019 mystery film Knives Out. Hahn starred in the WandaVision spinoff focused on Harkness, Agatha All Along. When the series was first reported, it was also stated Hahn signed an overall deal with Marvel Studios. The project, originally titled Agatha: House of Harkness, was retitled Agatha: Coven of Chaos in July 2022, and later to Agatha: Darkhold Diaries in September 2023, and finally to Agatha All Along in May 2024, with episodes releasing from September 2024. For her performance in the series, Hahn was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

In June 2022, it was announced that she would star in the upcoming Hulu limited series Tiny Beautiful Things based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed. On April 7, 2023, Hulu released all eight episodes of Tiny Beautiful Things, in which Hahn starred in the lead role of Clare. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her performance. During the summer of 2022, Hahn was featured in a series of "Back to School" commercials for Amazon. In June, she was announced to voice Honey in a film titled Fixed. Hahn was the guest narrator at the Disneyland Candlelight Processional in December 2024.

Personal life

Hahn is married to actor Ethan Sandler, whom she met at Northwestern University. They reside in Los Angeles and have two children.

Filmography

Key

Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Flushed	Woman
2003	How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	Michelle Rueben
2004	Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!	Angelica
	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Helen
	Around the Bend	Sarah
	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Helen
2005	A Lot like Love	Michelle
2006	The Holiday	Bristol
2007	The Last Mimzy	Naomi Schwartz
2008	Step Brothers	Alice Huff
	Revolutionary Road	Milly Campbell
2009	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Babs Merrick
2010	How Do You Know	Annie
2011	Our Idiot Brother	Janet
2012	Wanderlust	Karen
	The Dictator	Pregnant Woman
2013	Afternoon Delight	Rachel
	We're the Millers	Edie Fitzgerald
	Dark Around the Stars	Judith
	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Odessa Mitty
2014	Bad Words	Jenny Widgeon
	This Is Where I Leave You	Annie Altman
2015	She's Funny That Way	Delta Simmons
	The D Train	Stacey
	Tomorrowland	Ursula Gernsback
	Len and Company	Isabelle
	The Visit	Loretta Jamison
	The Family Fang	Camille Fang
2016	Captain Fantastic	Harper Cash
	The Do-Over	Becca
	Bad Moms	Carla Dunkler
2017	Flower	Laurie Vandross
	A Bad Moms Christmas	Carla Dunkler
2018	Private Life	Rachel Biegler
	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	Ericka Van Helsing	Voice
	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Dr. Olivia "Liv" Octavius / Doctor Octopus
2022	Hotel Transylvania: Transformania	Ericka Van Helsing
	Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery	Claire Debella
2023	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Dr. Olivia "Liv" Octavius / Doctor Octopus	Voice; archival audio
TBA	Fixed	Honey	Voice; post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981–1991	Hickory Hideout	Herself
2001–2007	Crossing Jordan	Lily Lebowski	104 episodes
2006	Four Kings	Sharon	2 episodes
2009	Ab Fab	Eddy	US remake of Absolutely Fabulous. Pilot episode only. Series not picked up.
2010	Hung	Claire	3 episodes
2011	Funny or Die Presents	Huntress	2 episodes
	Traffic Light	Kate
	Mad Love	Linda Clay	Episode: "Friends"
	Free Agents	Helen	Main role
2012–2015	Parks and Recreation	Jennifer Barkley	11 episodes
2012	Girls	Katherine Lavoyt	4 episodes
	Newsroom, TheThe Newsroom	Carrie	Episode: "I'll Try to Fix You"
	Childrens Hospital	Lamaze Teacher	Episode: "Childrens Lawspital"
	Robot Chicken	Mrs. Marquez / T-shirt Girl #1	Voice, episode: "Hemlock, Gin and Juice"
2013–2015	Kroll Show	Mikey's Mom	5 episodes
2013	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Marge	Episode: "TGI Murder"
	The Greatest Event in Television History	Greta Strauss / Sara Rush	2 episodes
2014, 2020, 2022	Bob's Burgers	Jessica	Voice, 3 episodes
2014	Chozen	Tracy	Voice, 8 episodes
	American Dad!	Luli	Voice, episode: "Honey, I'm Homeland"
2014–2019	Transparent	Raquel Fein	22 episodes
2015	Happyish	Lee Payne	Main role
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Wife	Episode: "Daily Fantasy Sports"
	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Herself	Episode: "Kathryn Hahn Wears Ripped Jeans and Black Heels"
2016	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Eleanor Horstweil	Episode: "Hostage Situation"
2016–2017	I Love Dick	Chris Kraus	Main role; also executive producer
2018	The Romanoffs	Anka	Episode: "End of the Line"
	Angie Tribeca	Susan	Episode: "Air Force Two"
2019	Mrs. Fletcher	Eve Fletcher	Main role; also producer
2020	I Know This Much Is True	Dessa Constantine	6 episodes
2020–2022	Central Park	Paige Hunter	Voice, 39 episodes
2020	Make It Work!	Herself	Television special
2021	WandaVision	Agatha Harkness / "Agnes"	9 episodes
	The Shrink Next Door	Phyllis Markowitz	8 episodes
	Live in Front of a Studio Audience	Jo Polniaczek	Episode: "Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life"
2021–2024	Marvel Studios: Assembled	Herself	2 episodes
2023	Tiny Beautiful Things	Clare Pierce	Main role; also executive producer
2024	Agatha All Along	Agatha Harkness / "Agnes O'Connor"	Main role
	Die Hart	Jillian Jones	7 episodes
	What If...?	Agatha Harkness	Voice, episode: "What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?"
2025	The Studio	Maya

Theater

Discography

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Kathryn Hahn para niños