Kathryn Hahn has been brilliantly deconstructing suburban housewives long before "WandaVision."

It’s safe to say that society as a whole has never talked about Kathryn Hahn more than they have during the past few weeks. Not when she was a series regular for six seasons on cable. Not when she was getting Oscar buzz for a critically adored Sundance drama. And certainly not when she was the lead of her own HBO series (which she also produced).

Thus is the power of “WandaVision” and the MCU at large. The fandom is so fierce, the viewership so broad, that virtually every actor — lead or supporting — gets their time to shine. After seven long weeks waiting for Hahn’s nosy neighbor Agnes to turn into something more, boy did she ever.

And Hahn delivered.

Of course, she always does. There is not a “bad” Kathryn Hahn performance out there. When polling the IndieWire staff for their favorite roles, some bad movies were tossed out, but not bad performances. The fact she can build someone’s most cherished performance within a stale comedy or inept drama is just one more testament to the power of Hahn.

So while it’s beyond great to see the Northwestern grad finally transition from cult favorite character actor to beloved household name (she even has her own merch), one still has to wonder: What took so long? Hahn has been dazzling, day in, day out, for nearly two decades. She’s been the scene-stealing supporting player more times than one can count, and her leading turns have drawn effusive praise. Some of her projects are artistic indies, yes, but she’s also been a key part of major hits like the “Bad Moms” movies, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Parks and Recreation,” and “Step Brothers.”

More to the point, a lot of what people are responding to from Hahn in “WandaVision” stems from her rich history of past performances. Respect must be paid to those toils and triumphs that weren’t as well seen, yet remain instrumental to Hahn delivering that scene and that look and that laugh. Unlike the magic Agatha conjures, Hahn’s enamoring spells didn’t come out of nowhere. So as MCU geeks and indie film fans unite as one to ring the Hahn victory bell, check out the video above and let’s look back on how we got here, what we — well, some people — may have missed, and where the re-Hahn-aissance can go next.

To think: It all started with a puppet show. OK, OK, I’m not going to go back that far into Hahn’s thespian origins, but before her trio of big screen romantic-comedies — “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” and “The Holiday” — Hahn got a marathon education in professional acting via “Crossing Jordan.” The NBC crime drama starring Jill Hennessy lasted six seasons and 117 episodes, including 45 entries in the first two years alone (which also featured co-star Mahershala Ali as well as Damon Lindelof in the writers’ room).

Soon after the show wrapped, Hahn embarked on what could be called her life’s work: deconstructing the myth of the simple suburban housewife. Over the years, Hahn played best friends, moms, divorcees, artists, writers, swingers, and now, a witch, who were one way or another trapped by their domestic duties. And slowly but surely, she busted them out.

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