Mindy Kaling
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Vera Mindy Chokalingam is an Indian-American actress, comedienne, producer, writer and director from Cambridge, Massachusetts known for playing Kelly Kapoor from The Office, Disgust from Inside Out and creating The Mindy Project. She also acted in Wreck-It Ralph, Despicable Me, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Ocean's 8 and Monsters at Work. She had two children.
- Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
- 14 wins & 40 nominations total
Known for
Credits
Actress
Producer
- Untitled Mindy Kaling/Kate Hudson/Netflix Basketball Series
- executive producer
- Pre-production
- TV Series
Writer
- 2020–2023
- 2021–2022
- 2021
- Four Weddings and a Funeral7.2TV Mini Series
- created for television by
- written by
- written for television by
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2012–2017
- 2005–2012
- 2008
- 2006
- 2006
Personal details
- Official sites
- Alternative name
- Kelly Kapoor
- Height
- 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Born
- ChildrenKatherine Swati Kaling
- ParentsSwati Raisircar
- Relatives
- Vijay Jojo Chokalingam(Sibling)
- Other worksShe starred in the web comedy series "Erik the Librarian" for 60Frames Entertainment.
- Publicity listings
Did you know
- TriviaHer mother, Swati Chokalingam (1945-2012) was an OB/GYN physician and once worked in the same Boston hospital with Ronald Krasinski, the internist father of her The Office (2005) (TV) co-star, John Krasinski.
- QuotesWell, all the guys want to have sex with me all the time. Every day I come to work it's nonstop sexual harassment. They had to have some people from General Electric come down and talk to us about it. There's a lawsuit that's about to happen. But other than that, it's been great. - on being one of only 2 female writers on a staff of 14 for The Office (2005)
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