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Mindy Kaling Biography

Birth Name:Vera Mindy Chokalingam

Birth Place:Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Director

Fast Facts

Donated to a different charity every hour on her birthday in 2011
Won an Asian Excellence Award in 2007 for her work on "The Office․"
Earned a degree in playwriting from Dartmouth College in 2001
While studying at Dartmouth, she was involved in various creative outlets, including being a member of an improvisational troupe, an a cappella group, and drawing her own comic strip in the campus newspaper
Frequently portrays self-absorbed, exaggerated characters
Was named after a character in the TV show "Mork & Mindy․"
Was the only female staff writer when "The Office" began

Awards

2006Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2006WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
2006WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2007Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
2007Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: winner
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2007WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: winner
2008Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
2008Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2008Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2008WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2009Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2009Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2009WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2010Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Episode of the Year: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2011Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2011WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2013Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: winner
2013BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: winner
2013Gracie-Outstanding Producer - Entertainment: winner
2013Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actress: Comedy: nominated
2013WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
2014Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Lead Actress: nominated
2014Gracie-Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: winner
2014Image Award-Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
2014Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actress: Comedy: nominated
2014TCA Award-Individual Achievement in Comedy: nominated
2015Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: nominated
2015Image Award-Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
2015Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical: winner
2016BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: winner
2016BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role: nominated
2016BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: winner
2016Vision Award-Best Performance - Comedy: nominated
2018Vision Award-Best Performance - Comedy: nominated
2018Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy: nominated
2019HCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019People's Choice Award-Favorite Comedy Movie Star: nominated
2019Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Actress: nominated
2019WFCC Award-Best Screen Couple: nominated
2021Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: nominated