Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling

Known for
Acting
Born
June 24, 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She rose to prominence in 2005 for her work on the NBC sitcom The Office, where she portrayed Kelly Kapoor and served as a writer, executive producer, and occasional director throughout most of the series' run. Kaling created, wrote, produced, and starred in the Fox/Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project, which ran for six seasons from 2012 to 2017. Kailing's film career includes voice work in the films Despicable Me (2010), Wreck It Ralph (2012), Inside Out (2015) and starring roles in the fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time and heist-comedy Ocean's 8, both 2018. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mindy Kaling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Good in Bed

Good in Bed

Movie

2025
With Love, Meghan poster

With Love, Meghan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler poster

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2023
The Heart of New England poster

The Heart of New England

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2023
Velma poster

Velma

TV · as Velma (voice) · 21 eps

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Locked Down poster

Locked Down

Movie · as Kate

2021
Friends: The Reunion poster

Friends: The Reunion

Movie · as Self

2021
Monsters at Work poster

Monsters at Work

TV · as Val (voice) · 20 eps

2020
Some Good News poster

Some Good News

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Late Night poster

Late Night

Movie · as Molly Patel

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh poster

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Morning Show poster

The Morning Show

TV · as Audra · 6 eps

2018
Reimagining The Met Gala

Reimagining The Met Gala

Movie · as Self

2018
Ocean's Team 3.0 poster

Ocean's Team 3.0

Movie · as Self

2018
Ocean's Eight poster

Ocean's Eight

Movie · as Amita

2018
A Wrinkle in Time poster

A Wrinkle in Time

Movie · as Mrs. Who

2018
Family Feud poster

Family Feud

Movie · as Foremother

2018
Busy Tonight poster

Busy Tonight

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
Champions poster

Champions

TV · as Priya Patel · 5 eps

2018
What the Fit poster

What the Fit

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
100 Years poster

100 Years

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2015
Inside Out poster

Inside Out

Movie · as Disgust (voice)

2015
The Night Before poster

The Night Before

Movie · as Sarah

2015
Mind Candy poster

Mind Candy

Movie · as Disgust (voice)

2015
Riley's First Date? poster

Riley's First Date?

Movie · as Disgust (voice)

2015
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise poster

It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise

Movie · as Self

2015
The Muppets poster

The Muppets

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014 poster

The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014

Movie · as Self

2014
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt poster

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

TV · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Trailblazer Honors poster

Trailblazer Honors

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
This Is the End poster

This Is the End

Movie · as Mindy Kaling

2013
The Office Retrospective poster

The Office Retrospective

Movie · as Self

2012
The Five-Year Engagement poster

The Five-Year Engagement

Movie · as Vaneetha

2012
Wreck-It Ralph poster

Wreck-It Ralph

Movie · as Taffyta Muttonfudge (voice)

2012
The Mindy Project poster

The Mindy Project

TV · as Dr. Mindy Lahiri · 117 eps

2011
Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool poster

Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool

Movie · as Herself

2011
No Strings Attached poster

No Strings Attached

Movie · as Shira

2010
Despicable Me poster

Despicable Me

Movie · as Tourist Mom (voice)

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
The Talk poster

The Talk

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian poster

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Movie · as Docent

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps

2008
House Poor

House Poor

TV · 1 ep

2007
License to Wed poster

License to Wed

Movie · as Shelly

2006
Unaccompanied Minors poster

Unaccompanied Minors

Movie · as Restaurant Hostess

2005
The 40 Year-Old Virgin poster

The 40 Year-Old Virgin

Movie · as Amy

2005
The Office poster

The Office

TV · as Kelly Kapoor · 156 eps

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Cindy · 1 ep

2004
Matt & Ben poster

Matt & Ben

Movie · as Ben

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Sucré salé poster

Sucré salé

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Richard Lewis's assistant · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA poster

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited)

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep