Girl Power Archive: Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, television producer, television director and author.

Kaling first gained recognition starring as Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom The Office, for which she also served as a writer, executive producer, and director. For her work on the series, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and five times for Outstanding Comedy Series. She gained wider attention for creating, writing, producing and starring in the Fox/Hulu comedy series The Mindy Project. She also created the NBC sitcom Champions, the Hulu miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the Netflix comedy-drama series Never Have I Ever.

Kaling’s film career includes voice work in Despicable Me, Wreck-It Ralph, and Inside Out. She had roles in such comedy films as The Night Before, Ocean’s 8, and Late Night, the lattermost of which she also wrote and produced. Kaling has also written two New York Times best-selling memoirs, titled Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) and Why Not Me?

In December 2017, Kaling gave birth to a daughter, whose godfather is B. J. Novak.

On June 10, 2018, she received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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