Kathryn Marie Hahn is an American actress and comedian. She became a worldwide phenomenon when she starred as Agatha Harkness in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries
WandaVision (2021) for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
She was born in Westchester, Illinois, but her family then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where she spent most of her time growing up. She is of German, Irish, and English descent. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater from Northwestern University. She later attended Yale, where she enrolled in the school of drama and starred as "Sally Bowles" in "Cabaret" and as "the heartless Célimène" in
MoliĆØre's play, "The Misanthrope". Kathryn has extensive stage experience, and appeared with the Huntington Theater Company's production of
Jon Robin Baitz's "Ten Unknowns", with
Ron Rifkin of
Alias (2001) (Arvin Sloane).
Kathryn got her role as "Lily" when she was "discovered" by an NBC casting director at the Williamstown Theater Festival, and the
Crossing Jordan (2001) role of "Lily" was created for her by creator/producer
Tim Kring.
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 2017 sequel, and the Tamara Jenkins drama
Private Life (2018). For the latter, she received critical acclaim and a Gotham Award nomination for Best Actress. She has appeared in various dramatic films, including
Revolutionary Road (2008),
This Is Where I Leave You (2014),
Tomorrowland (2015),
The Visit (2015), and
Captain Fantastic (2016), for which she received her first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She voiced Ericka Van Helsing in the
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) and
Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022) and Doctor Octopus in the Academy Award winning animated film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
In television, Hahn was featured in a recurring guest role on the NBC sitcom
Parks and Recreation (2009), for which she received a Critics' Choice nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series, she starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama series
Transparent (2014), for which she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Hahn also starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series
I Love Dick (2016), the HBO comedy miniseries
Mrs. Fletcher (2019), and the HBO drama miniseries
I Know This Much Is True (2020). Since 2020, Hahn has voiced Paige Hunter in the Apple TV+ animated musical comedy series
Central Park (2020).
She lives in Los Angeles, where she paints and practices yoga when she's not busy acting. She is married to
Ethan Sandler, with whom she has two children.