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Ellie Kemper

Birth Name:
Elizabeth Claire Kemper
Birth Place:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Ellie Kemper

Fast Facts

  • She has been nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Satellite Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards
  • Studied English at Princeton University, where she was a member of the field hockey team
  • Studied English literature at Oxford University
  • Married creator Michael Koman in 2012
  • Sister to writer Carrie Kemper
  • Trained in improvisation with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and People's Improv Theatre
  • Worked as an intern for the show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien․"
  • Actor Jon Hamm served as her high school drama teacher
  • Has contributed articles to the satirical newspaper "The Onion․"
  • Wrote and performed the one-woman show "Dumb Girls․"

Awards

  • 2010Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2010Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2011Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2011PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Nominated
  • 2012Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2012Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2012COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2012Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2012MTV Movie Award - Best Gut-Wrenching Performance:Winner
  • 2013Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2015Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Lead Actress:Nominated
  • 2015Webby Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2016Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2016Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2016Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Lead Actress:Nominated
  • 2016Gracie - Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy or Musical:Winner
  • 2016INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2016OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2017Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Lead Actress:Nominated
  • 2017OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2017Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
  • 2018Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2018Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
  • 2019Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
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