Mindy Kaling


Actress

About

Also Known As
Vera Mindy Chokalingam
Birth Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Born
June 24, 1979

Biography

Life Events

2002

Co-wrote the hit off-Broadway play "Matt & Ben" with Brenda Withers; also played Ben Affleck

2004

Hired as a writer and performer for the U.S. version of "The Office" (NBC)

2005

First onscreen role in a feature film, playing the object of Paul Rudd's unwanted affections in "The 40 Year-Old Virgin"

2005

Cast as Kelly Kapoor on the NBC sitcom "The Office"; made first appearance on the episode "Diversity Day"

2010

Voiced the character of Tourist Mom in the animated film "Despicable Me"

2011

Released the memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

2012

Cast opposite Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in romantic comedy "The Five-Year Engagement"

2012

Created, executive produced, and played lead on Fox single-camera comedy "The Mindy Project"; character based on her mother Swati

2015

Co-starred in the Pixar comedy "Inside Out" as the personification of Disgust in the brain of a young girl.

2015

After Fox canceled Mindy Project, Hulu announced it was picking the series up for season 4.

2015

Landed a supporting role in the holiday comedy "The Night Before"

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