Megan Mullally

Personal context

Summary

Megan Mullally is an actor and singer best known for playing Karen Walker on Will & Grace and for comedic roles in Parks and Recreation and other television series. Her work often features brash, eccentric characters, including women who defy conventional manners. Mullally and Nick Offerman appeared in a Human Rights Campaign video supporting marriage equality; she has also said Will & Grace may have helped increase acceptance of gay people. She called Donald Trump’s becoming president-elect “heinous” in a 2016 interview. Her public record includes these statements and campaign participation, but no sustained public role in political or identity advocacy is on record.