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Mindy Kaling Biography

Birth Name:

Vera Mindy Chokalingam

Birth Place:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actor, writer

Fast Facts

Created, wrote and illustrated the comic strip Badly Drawn Girl for her college newspaper
Performed in an improvisational comedy troupe called the Dog Day Players
Created, co-wrote and starred in the off-Broadway show Matt & Ben, a satirical take on how Ben Affleck and Matt Damon wrote the Oscar-winning script for Good Will Hunting
Wrote scripts for The Office, including the episodes "The Dundies" and "Take Your Daughter to Work Day
" Wrote her first book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), released in 2011

2019People's Choice Awards-Favorite Comedic Movie Actor: nominated
2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2010Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2009Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2008Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
2007Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner