Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling
Kaling smiling in 2020
Kaling in 2020
Born
Vera Mindy Chokalingam

(1979-06-24) June 24, 1979 (age 45)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationDartmouth College (AB)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2002–present
Children3
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • film
  • books
Genres
Subject(s)

Vera Mindy Chokalingam[1] (born June 24, 1979),[1][2] known professionally as Mindy Kaling (/ˈkeɪlɪŋ/), is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer.[3] Known for her work on television, she has received numerous accolades including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Tony Award, and six nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Kaling first gained recognition starring as Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom The Office, for which she also worked as a writer.[4] For her work on the series, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. She gained wider attention for creating, producing and starring as Dr. Mindy Lahiri in the Fox/Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project. She then created other TV shows such as the Champions, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Never Have I Ever and The Sex Lives of College Girls.[5]

Her film career includes voice roles in Despicable Me (2010), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), and Inside Out (2015) as well as live action roles in No Strings Attached (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Ocean's 8 (2018), and Late Night (2019), the last of which she also wrote and produced. She wrote two memoirs both reaching The New York Times Best Seller list.[6] She also received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop.[7] In 2012, Kaling founded the production company Kaling International.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Mindy Kaling: Television Actress, Writer (1979–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2018.Additional archive on June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Mindy Kaling celebrates birthday with new photo of daughter Katherine". TODAY.com. June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Christensen, Lauren (October 6, 2020). "Mindy Kaling Doesn't Want Your Pity". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021. Kaling may be an A-list actor and television producer, but her genuineness and vulnerability make her struggle to balance being at the top of her career with being a single working mom ...
  4. ^ Sittenfeld, Curtis (September 25, 2011). "A Long Day at 'The Office' With Mindy Kaling". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Mindy Kaling Has a New Show Coming to NBC". Time. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  6. ^ ""I am literally living the dream": Mindy Kaling on overcoming prejudice and finding success". Women in the World in Association with The New York Times – WITW. April 7, 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Jacobs, Julia (June 12, 2022). "Tony Awards 2022 Live Updates: 'A Strange Loop' Wins Best Musical". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Dockterman, Eliana (March 30, 2022). "TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2022: Kaling International". TIME. Retrieved September 8, 2023.